Office of Catechetics

• Fashioning Faith

•  National Catholic Partnership on Disability

•  National Conference for Catechetical Leadership

•  The National Initiative for Adolescent Catechesis

• ​Catholic Family Faith

   The Office of Catechetics promotes the development of mature faith, nurtures the response of believers to the Word, assists parishes and schools to elicit and form leaders for the ministry of catechesis and sacramental preparation, and encourages evangelization strategies.
   Our primary task is to assist the Bishop in handing on the authentic Deposit of Faith received by the Apostles from Jesus Christ in its fullness for twenty-one centuries through the Magisterium of the Church. We act as a liaison between the Bishop and his priest in order to serve them by providing for their most pressing need in Catechesis in their individual parishes. Providing a special emphasis on supporting parish-based Catechesis such as CCD, Life Teen, In-home Catechesis, RCIA, Apologetics, etc.
        The office is also responsible for overseeing and implementing the certification process for parishes Catechist and Catholic school teachers. The Director of the Office of Catechetics collaborates with the Superintendent of Catholic Schools in this effort, as well as the Office of Hispanic Ministries and the Office of Black Catholic Ministries. Our goal is to implement a vision for Catechesis that transforms volunteers into being intentional missionary disciples who can witness to an encounter with Christ; that is both Catechetical and Evangelical.

“Modern man listens more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if he does listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses.” (41) 
                                        Blessed Paul VI’s Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Nuntiandi  
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CATECHETICAL TEXTBOOK INFORMATION

• Grade Level Expectations for Parish Schools of Religion 

• Policy for the selection of religious education textbooks

• Conformity Listing of Catechetical Texts and Series from the USCCB

PUBLISHERS LISTINGS

• Textbook Publishers

• Bookstores, Bibles, Supplementary Resources

EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

• Loyola Institute for Ministry (LIM)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Resources for Students with Special Needs

• Faith Formation for People with Disabilities

• Sacramental Programs Policies