This document discusses the key principles of catechesis according to the Directory for Catechesis. It states that the goal of catechesis is communion with Jesus Christ and it is ecclesial in nature, drawing its message from Scripture, Tradition and the Magisterium. It emphasizes that catechesis aims to help people know, celebrate, live and contemplate the mystery of Christ and that it takes place within Christian communities of various kinds.

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Directory for
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Fr. Vic Cervania, S.D.B.
5th JP II Conference
May 6 2009 l 1:00-5:00 PM

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3. C Communion with Jesus Christ our goal.
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4. C Communion with Jesus Christ our goal.
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5. C Communion with Jesus Christ our goal.
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6. C Communion with Jesus Christ our goal.
A Adult catechesis is a priority.
Task of catechesis is to know, celebrate, live and contemplate
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7. C Communion with Jesus Christ our goal.
A Adult catechesis is a priority.
Task of catechesis is to know, celebrate, live and contemplate
T the Mystery of Christ.
Ecclesial in nature, it draws its message from Scripture-
E Tradition-Magisterium.
C Christian community is home for catechesis.
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8. C Communion with Jesus Christ our goal.
A Adult catechesis is a priority.
Task of catechesis is to know, celebrate, live and contemplate
T the Mystery of Christ.
Ecclesial in nature, it draws its message from Scripture-
E Tradition-Magisterium.
C Christian community is home for catechesis.
H How God teaches is our model.
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9. C Communion with Jesus Christ our goal.
A Adult catechesis is a priority.
Task of catechesis is to know, celebrate, live and contemplate
T the Mystery of Christ.
Ecclesial in nature, it draws its message from Scripture-
E Tradition-Magisterium.
C Christian community is home for catechesis.
H How God teaches is our model.
E Evangelization has a global vision.
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10. C Communion with Jesus Christ our goal.
A Adult catechesis is a priority.
Task of catechesis is to know, celebrate, live and contemplate
T the Mystery of Christ.
Ecclesial in nature, it draws its message from Scripture-
E Tradition-Magisterium.
C Christian community is home for catechesis.
H How God teaches is our model.
E Evangelization has a global vision.
S School of Christian Pedagogy forms the personality of the believer.
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11. C Communion with Jesus Christ our goal.
A Adult catechesis is a priority.
Task of catechesis is to know, celebrate, live and contemplate
T the Mystery of Christ.
Ecclesial in nature, it draws its message from Scripture-
E Tradition-Magisterium.
C Christian community is home for catechesis.
H How God teaches is our model.
E Evangelization has a global vision.
S School of Christian Pedagogy forms the personality of the believer.
I Inculturation is necessary.
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12. C Communion with Jesus Christ our goal.
A Adult catechesis is a priority.
Task of catechesis is to know, celebrate, live and contemplate
T the Mystery of Christ.
Ecclesial in nature, it draws its message from Scripture-
E Tradition-Magisterium.
C Christian community is home for catechesis.
H How God teaches is our model.
E Evangelization has a global vision.
S School of Christian Pedagogy forms the personality of the believer.
I Inculturation is necessary.
S Social obligations of faith forms part of Christian witness.

13. C Communion with Jesus Christ our goal.
A Adult catechesis is a priority.
Task of catechesis is to know, celebrate, live and contemplate
T the Mystery of Christ.
Ecclesial in nature, it draws its message from Scripture-
E Tradition-Magisterium.
C Christian community is home for catechesis.
H How God teaches is our model.
E Evangelization has a global vision.
S School of Christian Pedagogy forms the personality of the believer.
I Inculturation is necessary.
S Social obligations of faith forms part of Christian witness.

14. communion with
Jesus Christ
is our goal.
(GDC 80)

15. Jesus Christ
is the NEWS we
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proclaim.

17. Our communion with him leads to a
deep relationship with the Father,
the Holy Spirit and the Church. (81)

19. Children and
youth catecheses
culminate in adult
catechesis. (171)

24. is the faith-journey of a candidate
for the Sacraments of initiation
(88, 89)

25. The four stages of the Journey
Pre-catechumenate
first proclamation of the message
Catechumenate
integral catechesis (handing on of the Gospel)
Purification & Illumination
more intense preparation to receive the Sacraments of Initiation
Mystagogy
the reception of the Sacraments of Initiation and entry to the Christian Community.

26. Post-baptismal Catechesis
of the Baptismal Catechumenate
seeks to capture the wisdom
and apply it to form a true school of faith. (91)

27. The task of Catechesis
is to know, celebrate, live and
contemplate
the Mystery of Christ. (85)

28. Know: what we believe (content of
faith)

34. Catechesis is essentially an act of the
Church (78)

35. Its three-fold principal and living source
is closely connected: (94, 96)

36. 1) Sacred Scripture:
the written Word of God,

40. The “CCC” is the
standard summary
of the whole
Catholic faith. (120)

41. Christian Community is home
for catechesis. (253-263)

42. This community has a variety of
expressions:

43. 1) Family: the “Domestic Church” where
are the primary educators in the
parents
faith;

44. 2) Parish: the prime mover and
pre-eminent place for catechesis;

45. 3) Catholic schools: the most important
place human and Christian formation;
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46. 4) Christian associations and
movements:laity are formed to fulfill their
where the
mission in the Church and in the world;

47. 5) Basic Ecclesial Communities:
small communities where Christian l
is more intensely lived.

48. How God teaches is our model.
(143)

49. The Pedagogy of God is the way
God revealed himself to humankind.

50. Pedagogy of God

51. 1. God
dialogues
with man
to offer salvation.

52. God gradually
veals himself
d adapts
peoples
d cultures.

53. Jesus Christ is at the center of this
velation
(“pedagogy of the incarnation”).

54. 4. The community-experience of faith
is important (God’s people, Church).

56. 6. Words and deeds are closely
connected (pedagogy of signs).

59. Evangelization is the
process by which the
Church proclaims and
spreads the Gospel
throughout the entire
world. (48)

64. 4) different religions
(urgent quest for Christian unity).

65. School of Christian Pedagogy
forms the personality
of the believer. (30-33)

68. Inculturation is necessary.

70. Catechesis is called to bring the power
of the Gospel into the very heart of
cultures (inculturation). (202)

71. Inculturation is the process by which the
Gospel penetrates the deepest levels
of peoples and cultures. (109)

72. Social
obligations o
faith forms p
of Christia
witness.

73. Catechesis forms Christians
ho are conscious of their faith
nd who acts consistently with
t in their lives (witnessing). (24)

74. An important
commitment of this
witnessing concerns
the social
obligations of faith.