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Using the Bible in Catechesis

Dr Linnig explores both common pitfalls in using the Scriptures in catechesis and how we can foster an authentically Catholic use.

‘[T]he ministry of the word… (should be) healthily nourished and (should) thrive in holiness through the word of Sacred Scripture’ [Catechesi Tradendae 27, citing Dei Verbum 10 and 24.]

Pope John Paul II asserts in Catechesi Tradendae (CT) 27 that the Word of God is the living source for catechesis. How, then, can we use the Bible and transmit this ‘Word of Scripture’ so that it may be a life-long source of strength and nourishment for those we catechize?

Before embarking upon a discussion of this question, it may be useful to consider a few preliminary difficulties that many catechists confront as they use Sacred Scripture in their catechesis.

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Dr. Waltraud Linnig studied Theology in Trier and Freiburg (Germany). Then she entered the secular Institute Notre-Dame de Vie in France. After her studies in Philosophy (MAS) at the University of Aix-Marseille she obtained a License in Theology in the Studium of Notre-Dame de Vie (1999) and a Doctorate in Theology about the encyclical Veritatis Splendor with A. Chapelle sj at the Institut d’Etudes Théologiques of Brussels (Belgium). Since 2002 she teaches Fundamental Moral Theology and Introduction to the Bible in the Studium of Notre-Dame de Vie. She is involved in the theological and spiritual formation of catechists in connection with the Catechetical Program “Come, Follow me”. She takes part in the works of the “Amicitia Catechistica” of the Studium of Notre Dame de Vie, the Maryvale Institute (Birmingham) and the Franciscan University of Steubenville (USA).

This article is from The Sower and may be copied for catechetical purposes only. It may not be reprinted in another published work without the permission of Maryvale Institute. Contact [email protected]

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