Follow up after Alpha

"The functions of primary proclamation are to proclaim the Gospel and call to conversion. Catechesis, distinct from the primary proclamation, promotes and matures initial conversion, educates the convert in the faith and incorporates him into the Christian Community"
General Directory for Catechesis para 61

Alpha is only the first step

After attending an Alpha course many people want to continue meeting in small groups to support each other and to continue to deepen their faith.

For non-Catholics the ideal next step after Alpha would be the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults).

The Alpha for Catholics Office is developing a library of Catholic teaching videos and other resources to follow the Alpha course

For "uninformed" Catholics or those enquiring about the Church:

Exploring the Catholic Church
by Dr. M. D'Ambrosio.
8 talks including:

• Who needs the Church?
• Baptism and Confirmation
• What is the Mass?
• Getting more out of the Mass

Catholics listening to God
by Mgr. Mark Coleridge
7 talks on the importance of Scripture, Tradition and Church Teaching

For "established" Catholics:

Drink from the Wells of the Church
by Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, Preacher to the Papal Household
7 talks including:

• How to Read God's Word
• The Eucharist Makes us Holy
• Charisms and Sacraments
• Mary, our Model

Fr. Cantalamessa spoke warmly of the Alpha course, describing it as, "a return to the fundamental things of the Christian faith" during an address at a large inter-church conference in Germany in May 1999.

Further details are available from the Alpha for Catholics Office.