Catholic Introduction - OCIA - Session 1 - Welcome & Journeys(https://www.smartguy.com/) OCIA Session 1: Welcome & Journeys – What is OCIA? Why Does Faith Matter? Welcome, my friends! Let me start by saying how glad I am that you’re here. Seriously. Whatever brought you into this room today - curiosity, love, tradition, or maybe even a little holy confusion - you are not here by accident. The Catholic Church believes the Holy Spirit has a way of arranging encounters at just the right time, and your being here is proof. Now, let’s get this out of the way: you might have heard of “RCIA.” That was the old name: Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. These days we call it OCIA - the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults. Same journey, just a slightly updated name. And if you forget and still call it RCIA? Don’t worry. Half the parish still does. So what is this all about? Is it like night school for Catholics? A book club with incense? A self-help seminar with stained glass windows? Not exactly. OCIA is the process through which people learn about, experience, and ultimately enter into the Catholic Church. It’s not just classes - it’s a journey of faith.