Adult converts are always, frankly, the fucking worst because they already have a fully shaped worldview and they just smash the Catholicism into the gaps no matter how much it distorts what they actually learn in OCIA
April 15, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Adult converts are always, frankly, the fucking worst because they already have a fully shaped worldview and they just smash the Catholicism into the gaps no matter how much it distorts what they actually learn in OCIA
Our priest is so silly. he's constantly trying to make everyone laugh. the OCIA meetings go like this:
OCIA coordinator: [something serious about Jesus, or church procedure]
Priest: [sotto voce wisecrack]
Me & the deacon, the only 2 close enough to hear him: [suppressed snorting, choked laughter]
OCIA coordinator: [something serious about Jesus, or church procedure]
Priest: [sotto voce wisecrack]
Me & the deacon, the only 2 close enough to hear him: [suppressed snorting, choked laughter]
October 8, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Our priest is so silly. he's constantly trying to make everyone laugh. the OCIA meetings go like this:
OCIA coordinator: [something serious about Jesus, or church procedure]
Priest: [sotto voce wisecrack]
Me & the deacon, the only 2 close enough to hear him: [suppressed snorting, choked laughter]
OCIA coordinator: [something serious about Jesus, or church procedure]
Priest: [sotto voce wisecrack]
Me & the deacon, the only 2 close enough to hear him: [suppressed snorting, choked laughter]
Slightly more than half (54%) of OCIA participants were women, contra "young rightwing men are the ones becoming Catholic." Roughly equal numbers of people in OCIA come from "none" / Protestant / baptized Catholic backgrounds.
July 17, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Slightly more than half (54%) of OCIA participants were women, contra "young rightwing men are the ones becoming Catholic." Roughly equal numbers of people in OCIA come from "none" / Protestant / baptized Catholic backgrounds.
Yeah we uh. Also explicitly said this in OCIA. Idk what Baptist church he did his RCIA at but
September 1, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Yeah we uh. Also explicitly said this in OCIA. Idk what Baptist church he did his RCIA at but
When I have to take my OCIA class aside to explain it’s not about the Latin mass it’s in fact the fascism
February 4, 2026 at 12:18 AM
When I have to take my OCIA class aside to explain it’s not about the Latin mass it’s in fact the fascism
Informed my OCIA class that AI is demons 🫡
November 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Informed my OCIA class that AI is demons 🫡
The Archdiocese of Chicago spearheaded surveys of OCIA participants (adults who became Catholic this spring) from 20 US arch/dioceses, and (as I've suspected based on our church's OCIA group), the data does not support any one particular theory.
www.archchicago.org
July 17, 2026 at 5:31 PM
The Archdiocese of Chicago spearheaded surveys of OCIA participants (adults who became Catholic this spring) from 20 US arch/dioceses, and (as I've suspected based on our church's OCIA group), the data does not support any one particular theory.
Most fascinating comment from the OCIA group tonight: we did the Bible basics session and one of our people, whose native language is Arabic, said of the Sacred Scriptures, no offense, but English is not the right language for this sort of thing.
October 6, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Most fascinating comment from the OCIA group tonight: we did the Bible basics session and one of our people, whose native language is Arabic, said of the Sacred Scriptures, no offense, but English is not the right language for this sort of thing.
Interesting chart on OCIA numbers, Archdiocese of Cincinn—wait, what
March 22, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Interesting chart on OCIA numbers, Archdiocese of Cincinn—wait, what
OCIA was a lot of fun tonight. "Can we go over the Trinity again? I'm not sure I get it."
September 22, 2026 at 1:02 AM
OCIA was a lot of fun tonight. "Can we go over the Trinity again? I'm not sure I get it."
🔙 to OCIA
JD Vance on CBS is still trying to Catholic-splain to the freakin' Pope
June 14, 2026 at 5:10 PM
🔙 to OCIA
i should volunteer with ocia
January 23, 2026 at 2:47 AM
i should volunteer with ocia
The "adults converts are all MAGA trads who want to cosplay fascism" narrative is not supported by what data we have (see the Archdiocese of Chicago's National OCIA survey) and it is also not supported by my anecdotal experience as a (cradle Catholic) minister. www.archchicago.org/about-us/ocia
September 11, 2026 at 6:37 PM
The "adults converts are all MAGA trads who want to cosplay fascism" narrative is not supported by what data we have (see the Archdiocese of Chicago's National OCIA survey) and it is also not supported by my anecdotal experience as a (cradle Catholic) minister. www.archchicago.org/about-us/ocia
I had this conversation a few times as an R/OCIA director
I converted to Catholicism a couple weeks ago. Here’s how Communion should work.
February 6, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I had this conversation a few times as an R/OCIA director
If Jesuits had done JD’s OCIA, he would’ve never said this.
Vance: People hang out those hideous signs in their yard that say, "in this house we believe blah blah blah blah blah. You know, love is love, science is science, whatever. No person is illegal." That sign is such a disgusting butchering of the Nicene Creed
June 30, 2026 at 6:48 PM
If Jesuits had done JD’s OCIA, he would’ve never said this.
This is the part I had to translate for my OCIA class. Because if you don’t know, then you’re like oh! Why can’t they have the Latin! But it’s not just the Latin!
July 2, 2026 at 10:28 PM
This is the part I had to translate for my OCIA class. Because if you don’t know, then you’re like oh! Why can’t they have the Latin! But it’s not just the Latin!
So apparently jd got to skip the ocia process most Catholic converts have to go through, which explains a lot.
June 19, 2026 at 2:03 PM
So apparently jd got to skip the ocia process most Catholic converts have to go through, which explains a lot.
rumor has it we've got 40 or 50 people in the pipeline for next year's OCIA class. wild
February 5, 2026 at 10:54 PM
rumor has it we've got 40 or 50 people in the pipeline for next year's OCIA class. wild
There is some self-selection to the people signing up for OCIA (formerly RCIA) at the church where I work so I am conscious of selection bias, AND:
79 people have formally inquired about OCIA this year (49 baptized; 30 not). We ask people "What is one question you have about Catholicism?,"
79 people have formally inquired about OCIA this year (49 baptized; 30 not). We ask people "What is one question you have about Catholicism?,"
September 11, 2026 at 6:32 PM
There is some self-selection to the people signing up for OCIA (formerly RCIA) at the church where I work so I am conscious of selection bias, AND:
79 people have formally inquired about OCIA this year (49 baptized; 30 not). We ask people "What is one question you have about Catholicism?,"
79 people have formally inquired about OCIA this year (49 baptized; 30 not). We ask people "What is one question you have about Catholicism?,"
Trying to explain a novena to my OCIA class: so imagine a burger
June 29, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Trying to explain a novena to my OCIA class: so imagine a burger
Here’s the thing: for official Catholicism, that’s not fake. Exceptions to OCIA aren’t unheard of and often have fine logic behind them. You’re not even fake if you got a shitty religious education. I mean, that would eliminate so many cradle Catholics, lmao.
I read he didn’t do traditional RCIA but had a Dominican friar or something do one on one classes with him. So kinda fake imo
April 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Here’s the thing: for official Catholicism, that’s not fake. Exceptions to OCIA aren’t unheard of and often have fine logic behind them. You’re not even fake if you got a shitty religious education. I mean, that would eliminate so many cradle Catholics, lmao.
In the Catholic Church, the Easter Vigil Mass is when people joining the Church through the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) do so. (Unless they skip OCIA like JD Vance did & get a bespoke initiation, where apparently they skip teaching everything the Church stands for). 1/
March 29, 2026 at 6:48 PM
In the Catholic Church, the Easter Vigil Mass is when people joining the Church through the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) do so. (Unless they skip OCIA like JD Vance did & get a bespoke initiation, where apparently they skip teaching everything the Church stands for). 1/
rollin up as the token convert to OCIA tonight in a sequined sweater and a black wool skirt and black tights
September 30, 2026 at 6:55 PM
rollin up as the token convert to OCIA tonight in a sequined sweater and a black wool skirt and black tights
I agree with the people who are saying that the “owning the libs” thing isn't per se a convert thing but it’s weird to say the opposite. Plenty of them do sit through through RCIA (now called OCIA).
January 5, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I agree with the people who are saying that the “owning the libs” thing isn't per se a convert thing but it’s weird to say the opposite. Plenty of them do sit through through RCIA (now called OCIA).