"At the heart of catechesis we find, in essence, a Person, the Person of Jesus of Nazareth, 'the only Son from the Father...full of grace and truth,' who suffered and died for us and who now, after rising, is living with us forever. It is Jesus who is 'the way, and the truth, and the life,' and Christian living consists in following Christ, the sequela Christi."
- Pope St. John Paul II, Catechesi Tradendae (Apostolic Exhortation on Catechesis in Our Time), no. 5
The Office of Catechesis exists to encourage and support pastors and parish leadership in the Church's mission of evangelization and catechesis. It does this by: