James —

If you were baptized in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost, you received the life of God into your soul, and were empowered to believe His revelation, hope in salvation, and love others as He loves you.

You became a member of Christ, part of His Body, the Church, a son in the Son. You became the dwelling place of God, with an eternal destiny and a mission on Earth to live the life of Christ faithfully and to spread the Kingdom of God.

Mary Ann

James,

You will continue through the process, and, if you choose, you will make a profession of faith and receive the sacraments of Confirmation and the Eucharist, the fullness of initiation into Christ's Church, on Holy Saturday night.

In addition, if you received an invalid form of Baptism (some denominations use a different baptism), you will be baptized, and if there is doubt, you may be conditionally baptized.

Mary Ann

Hi, James —

I just wanted to add to what Mary Ann has said:

You said:

• What does that obligate me to do as a Christian?

Although what Mary Ann said is correct, it is incomplete.

All Protestant Christians, like Catholic Christians, if possible, are bound to form their conscience and intellectually understand what they believe in and why. This is more than just going through the motions at Sunday services.

If a Protestant Christian has the capability to form his conscience, study the roots of (his|her) faith (and|or) church history, yet refuses to act on the results of their study when prompted by the Holy Spirit, then they will be culpable for this at their judgment. Check out one of my favorites here:

• Who founded your church?

You said:

• How will this affect the four steps of RCIA class for me?
  
• Can you recommend any resources to give me a better or deeper understanding of the process?

Studying the faith through the Catechism I sent you and reading about Church history. In addition studying the Early Church Fathers [Source 1][Source 2], will make your faith much stronger than someone who is rushed through RCIA. 

If you are interested in the RCIA process, this link might interest you:

• How does one become a Catholic?

In your last reply you said:

• Are some Catholics more traditional than others?

Sadly, this specific word has been misused by some in the Church who adhere to a specific desired form of worship in the Church. (e.g. the Extraordinary Form <also known as the Traditional Latin Mass> versus the Ordinary Form <also known as the Novus Ordo> [Mass]).

From my view, all faithful, practicing Catholics are traditional Catholics in that they hold on to all the Teachings Jesus and His Church have given us since 33 A.D. and, when need, do give us from age to age, when clarification on certain teachings is required.

Hope this helps,

Mike

James,

If you are open to the Holy Spirit in your life, you have nothing at all to feel guilty about.

Mike