Parish Catechesis in Building Up Parish Communities as Prophetic Communities

Abstract

The article examines parish catechesis in the building up of the parish community as a prophetic community. The topic is of current interest and vital importance as concerns the predicament of the Church in Croatia. Namely, the issue must be scrutinized with respect to (non-)realization, goal and tasks of parish catechesis, a more efficacious reflection on pastoral-catechetical work and, finally, the life of the parish community as a whole. The first section contains a discussion on the realization of the parish community as a prophetic community. The second section puts an emphasis on parish catechesis in the function of promoting a vital faith of parish community members. The third section of the article reviews the role of the parish priest as the principal catechetist and primary educator in the faith within the parish community.