The Catholic Church and Christian Initiation regards the process of RCIA, the process by which one becomes a convert to the Roman Catholic Faith. It also contains valuable history about Christianity and how it has evolved over the centuries that will aid in nourishing the faith and increased the knowledge of both new converts and life-long Catholic. This book is dedicated to the memory of Sister Dorilda Flynn of the Sisters of Saint Anne, Anna Maria College.

Laurence F. Aucella, Ed.D, Ph.D has always loved God and His Holy Catholic Church while still respecting all religions. He has been an altar server for most of his life and as a Eucharistic minister at various parishes, though primarily at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Waterbury. Currently, he is teaching Sunday School at Saint Anne’s Todos Los Santos Shrine in Waterbury, Connecticut. He attended Catholicschools for twenty years from elementary school through graduate school. He has worked as a counselor for over forty years, mostly in the public school system, and as an adjunct instructor at various colleges since 1985. He has degrees in education, educational and developmental psychology, counseling, statistics, research, and measurement, but views his studies in theology the most rewarding. It has provided spiritual nourishment and knowledge of the Christian Catholic faith. Laurence is a licensed professional counselor. His hobbies include book collecting, reading, and writing as well as statistical and research methodology. Furthermore, he loves to walk, pray and watch sports.