Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. The relationship of liturgy and catechesis and why it matters. The Catholic impulse in adversity: an introduction --

An evangelizing catechesis: today's great need --

Two movements and a council: rediscovering a fundamental connection --

The kerygmatic mystery: its impact upon catechesis and the liturgy --

Liturgical catechesis: an apprenticeship --

Part II. Liturgical catechesis for the transformative encounter with God. The liturgy: entering the eternal exchange of love --

The trajectory of liturgical catechesis from the visible to the invisible --

Liturgical catechesis as a school of discipleship: apprenticing skills for sacramental living --

Part III: Emerging practices: what it all means for parish liturgical catechesis. Come follow me: a new model for children's catechesis / Sr. Hyacinthe

Defos du Rau, OP --

The liturgical encounter and the child: insights from the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd / Mary Mirrione --

The liturgy's vital role in discipleship ministry with teenagers / Jim Beckman --

Liturgical catechesis and the RCIA process / William J. Keimig --

The liturgy: our lifelong means of evangelization.