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The activity and creativity of the
catechized
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157. The active participation
of all the catechized in their formative process is completely in harmony, not
only with genuine human communication, but specifically with the economy of
Revelation and salvation. Believers, indeed, in the ordinary state of Christian
life, individually or in age groups, are called to respond to the gift of God
through prayer, participation in the sacraments, the liturgy, ecclesial and
social commitment, works of charity and promotion of human values, such as
liberty, justice and peace and the protection of creation. In catechesis,
therefore, subjects take on a commitment in activities of faith, hope and
charity, to acquire the capacity and rectitude of judges, to strengthen their
personal conversion, and to a Christian praxis in their lives. The same
subjects, especially if adults, can contribute to catechesis, by pointing out
the most effective ways of understanding and expressing the message such as:
"learning while doing", by employing research 'and dialogue, by
exchanging challenging points of view.
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