Liturgical Catechesis in the 21st Century, Revised Edition: A School of Discipleship

by James C. Pauley

Publisher:

Liturgy Training Publications

, 2022

Overview

In Liturgical Catechesis in the 21st Century: A School of Discipleship, Dr. James Pauley explores the sacred action most essential to forming genuine disciples: the transformative encounter with God in the liturgy. Drawing upon important twentieth-century intellectual influences as well as the experience of several of today’s foremost catechetical leaders, this book will inspire readers with a promising new vision for sacramental preparation and mystagogical catechesis, one that places maximum emphasis on apprenticing people into an active and fruitful sacramental life in Christ. Dr. James Pauley stresses the importance of discipleship [based on Sherry Weddell’s Forming Intentional Disciples] and apprenticeship, leading from the visible to the invisible realities of the divine encounter with God in the sacraments. The relationship of liturgy and catechesis is vitally important to full, conscious and active liturgical participation, and to the life of holiness and missionary responsiveness which depends upon liturgy as its source.

Key Features

• Explores the sacred action most essential to forming genuine disciples.
• Unfolds the transformative encounter with God in the liturgy.
• Inspires readers with a promising new vision for sacramental preparation.

Praise for Liturgical Catechesis

Here is a gift to the Church as we enter a new era when Catholics who remain ‘superficial’ in their prayer lives and ‘remote’ in their knowledge of Christ are being overwhelmed by the values of our passing age. Liturgy can be our source of life in God if instruction is more encounter, teaching more communion between learner and Christ, and catechesis more an ignition of supernatural desire. All catechists, clergy, and theologians will benefit from this book if they receive it for what it is: a cry to allow the supernatural to order the passing on of the truths of our faith. Only then will knowledge give birth to devout worship.

—Deacon James Keating, PHD. Director of Theological Formation. Institute for Priestly Formation. Creighton University, Omaha, NE

Dr. James Pauley’s book presents a dynamic synthesis of pertinent conversations about catechesis and evangelization for our day. His timely work can help our brothers and sisters out of their spiritual poverty to enable them see the greatest possible encounter with God. It will help form genuine disciples for generations by enabling them to have a transformative encounter with God in the liturgy.

—Don Kline, VF. Pastor, St. Joan of Arc. Phoenix, AZ.

Product Details

• Title: Liturgical Catechesis in the 21st Century, Revised Edition
• Author: James C. Pauley
• Publisher: Liturgy Training Publications
• Print Publication Date: 2022
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 256
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Liturgy; Catholic Church
• Resource ID: LLS:LTRGCL21RVSDDTN
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-09-27T21:25:31Z

About James C. Pauley

Dr. James Pauley is Professor of Theology and Catechetics at Franciscan University. He is the author of two books focused on the renewal of catechesis: An Evangelizing Catechesis: Teaching from Your Encounter with Christ (Our Sunday Visitor, 2020) and Liturgical Catechesis in the 21st Century: A School of Discipleship (Liturgy Training Publications, 2017). In 2014, Dr. Pauley was appointed editor of The Catechetical Review, Franciscan University’s journal dedicated to catechesis and evangelization. Dr. Pauley began working as a parish catechetical leader in 1989 and has served professionally in parish, diocesan, and university catechetical formation for more than thirty years. Having received his Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Liturgical Institute at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in 2014, he enjoys serving as a frequent speaker in dioceses and parishes nationwide on a variety of topics related to evangelization, catechesis, and the transformative sacramental encounter. Dr. Pauley is married to Katrina, and they are blessed with three daughters.