What It Really Means to Enter the Church: The Rite of Acceptance Explained

Every Knee Shall Bow (Your Catholic Evangelization Podcast)

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4.9 • 863 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

What if becoming Catholic wasn’t just a class, but a public commitment that changes your entire life?

Gomer and Dave unpack the Rite of Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens in the OCIA process and why it marks a serious turning point in someone’s journey toward Christ. They explore how the early Church treated baptism as a life-altering decision, why the Church publicly “receives” catechumens, and what it means to say yes to following Jesus in a real, concrete way. They also discuss conversion, spiritual warfare, and why modern discipleship often lacks the weight it once carried.

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
0:02.9	To discover even more free Catholic podcasts, videos, and resources, to help you live your faith every day, visit ascensionpress.com.
0:11.4	When you raise the bar, guess what happens?
0:15.1	People become more committed because they see that it's worthwhile because they have skin in the game because this
0:22.4	stuff deeply matters.
0:36.1	Welcome, ladies and gentlemen to to Every Knee Shall Bow.
0:39.4	My name is Mike Gomer Gormley, and I am joined today with my homeboy, Dave, the secular
0:45.6	substitute Van Vickle.
0:47.1	How you doing, Dave?
0:48.2	The secular substitute, Van Vickle.
0:50.4	I don't even know what that means.
0:52.3	Hey, just so you know, priest and I I'm going to have beautiful lush hair like you.
0:56.9	Really?
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1:04.0	I don't want to get into that on the air, but...
1:05.6	But pretty soon I'll be like flipping my locks into the camera.
1:13.8	Actually,
1:14.9	maybe Ascension would pay for it because they want us to start recording video too.
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