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3 Reasons Why Scripture Is the Heart of Catechesis

Authored by Marc Cardaronella in Issue #35.4 of The Sower
For sure, every catechist would agree that Sacred Scripture is an important, perhaps even essential, part of catechesis. But to say that Scripture should be its heart…that might be taking things a bit far. Most textbooks include Scripture, but often as a support to the doctrinal content. I want to go farther than that. In this article, I want to show you three reasons why Scripture should drive your doctrinal content and become the foundation of your teaching.

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