It is now just over twenty-five years since the publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It is also more than thirty-five years since St. John Paul II called for a new evangelization to be characterized by a new ardor, a new expression, and new methods. The conviction common to the contributors in this volume is that the Catechism flows from just such an ardor.
Speaking the Truth in Love draws together a group of Catholic scholars and field practitioners to focus on the capacity of the Catechism to be a powerful point for the renewal of Christian catechesis, education, and culture through its reclamation of the Christian heritage, its explanatory power, and its compelling articulation of a civilization characterized by faith, hope, and love. A special focus of the book is how the Catechism provides a creative reference point for pedagogical renewal in the Church.
“Since the publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church in 1992, catechists and pastors of souls have discovered how it has served as a great instrument of the New Evangelization. We have awaited this volume as a mature reflection on its vital place in the hope expressed by St. John Paul II for a springtime of New Evangelization. In these pages you will find testimony on how, through the Catechism, this springtime is already taking shape.”
—Most Rev. Mark Davies, Bishop of Shrewsbury, Province of Birmingham, England
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Dr. Petroc Willey was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI a Consultor for the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization and is currently a Consultor to the Dicastery for Evangelization in the Section for Fundamental Questions regarding Evangelization in the World. A Professor of Theology and Catechetics at Franciscan University, Steubenville in Ohio, he has authored numerous books and scholarly articles on the catechetical ressourcement, including The Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Craft of Catechesis. He studied theology and philosophy in London, Liverpool, Maynooth and Rome, and before his move to the United States in 2015 taught in England, in Catholic institutions in Oxford and Birmingham. He is married to Katherine and has four children and a growing number of grandchildren.
Scott Sollom is an Associate Professor of Theology and Catechetics at Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he has taught and mentored students since 2006. He earned his STL in the New Evangelization from Sacred Heart Major Seminary and is currently finishing a PhD in Education from the University of Notre Dame in Sydney, Australia. He has worked in the field of evangelization and catechesis for over twenty years, including work at parishes, dioceses, and in campus ministry. Scott is married to Mary Sarah and has five children.
