Comments on: Evangelization Versus Catechesis

By: Catechesis and Evangelization…Again « Per Christum

Catechesis and Evangelization…Again « Per Christum — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:45:39 +0000

[...] and Evangelization…Again I posted on the need for the one-two punch of evangelization and catechesis awhile back, but here is something related I read today that reminded me the U.S. Bishops agree: [...]

By: How Do We Reach Out to the Unchurched? « Per Christum

How Do We Reach Out to the Unchurched? « Per Christum — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:13:58 +0000

[...] evangelical conference or something, but it is something I think about a lot. I blogged in the past about evangelization versus catechesis, and I think it is worth bringing up [...]

By: Irenaeus

Irenaeus — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:46:00 +0000

Bingo bingo bingo. A good friend of mine, a priest in the Diocese of Bismarck (ND) who was also involved in teaching at the local Catholic high school, once remarked that he realized more and more that evangelization had to take a certain priority; if kids aren’t committed to Jesus (and ergo the Trinity, to be precise), why should they want to know anything about how to follow him (catechesis)? That is, one needs existential encounter before one can appreciate propositional-conceptual truths. He said he was worried he was making good Catholic kids who respected the Church, her traditions and the religious, but who at the end of the day were more cultural Catholics than Christians.

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:13:00 +0000

-we may have to evangelize before we catechize.-

That hit me like a ton of bricks. In fact, I would go so far to remove the ‘may’ from the statement. You may have hit the nail on the head here when we talk about what’s wrong with the modern approach. Too heady, too much teaching, not enough conversion.