Monday, February 17, 2014

What is the Neocatechumenal Way?

This probably should have been my first post when I started blogging last month.  There may be some people who have never heard about the Neocatechumenal Way.  The Neocatechumenal Way is also known as the Neocatechumenate or simply the Way.  Taking its inspiration from the catechumenate of the Early Catholic Church, it provides post-baptismal formation to Catholics who desire to deepen their faith, and is at the service of the bishop.  

The Way was started in 1964 in Madrid, Spain by Kiko Arguello and Carmen Herdandez.  It's Statutes were approved in 2008, and its Catechetical Directory was approved in 2010.  It also runs about 100 seminaries in various locations and is responsible for hundreds of families in missions living in may areas around the world.  In 2007, there were around 40,000 communities throughout the world, with an estimated million members.  Below is a video showing where and how the Neocatechumenal Way was started.       

      
                                    

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