Catechetical Dimension of the Homily against the Background of the Homiletic Directory. Selected Aspects
Catechetical Dimension of the Homily against the Background of the Homiletic Directory. Selected Aspects

Summary/Abstract: The article ponders upon the catechetical dimension of the homily in light of the instruction contained in the Homiletic Directory published in 2014. This document finds that the homily is not catechetical preaching, but that doctrinal and moral catechesis constitutes its essential dimension. In the opening section, the author discusses the Catechism of the Catholic Church as a source of inspiration for homiletics and homilies. The second section outlines some selected theological paradigms contained in the Catechism that should be employed in liturgical proclamation. The closing section examines a proposal of the authors of the Homiletic Directory to use the content of the Catechism of the Catholic Church in homiletic proclamation. The final section closes with the author’s conclusion and recommendation that the doctrinal and moral content in homilies and catechesis be seen primarily as having the role of the formation of the faithful, and not only as informative and communicating theological knowledge.

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