National Directory for Catechesis
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Overview
The National Directory for Catechesis (NDC) serves as the fundamental providential blueprint for Catholic faith formation and evangelization across the United States. It provides a comprehensive framework for teaching the faith by moving beyond rote memorization toward a holistic model centered on a personal encounter with Jesus Christ.
A companion to the General Directory for Catechesis (GDC), it builds on some of the core themes of the GDC like catechesis's relationship to evangelization and worship.
- Serves as the fundamental manual for how the Catholic faith is taught in the United States.
- Presents cathechesis as a comprehensive process involving the whole person and the whole community.
- Provides the specific cultural and pastoral application for the American context while also considering its profound cultural diversity and its rapid technological shifts.
- Introduction
- Proclaiming the Gospel in the United States
- Catechesis Within the Church’s Mission of Evangelization
- This Is Our Faith; This Is the Faith of the Church
- Divine and Human Methodology
- Catechesis in a Worshiping Community
- Catechesis for Life in Christ
- Catechizing the People of God in Diverse Settings
- Those Who Catechize
- Organizing Catechetical Ministry
- Resources for Catechesis
- Conclusion