Opening the Door of Faith: A Study Guide for Catechists and the New Evangelization

"…to evangelize does not mean to teach a doctrine, but to proclaim Jesus Christ by one's words and actions, that is, to make oneself an instrument of his presence and action in the world."

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Doctrinal Note on Some Aspects of Evangelization

As baptized Catholics, we are all called to be a part of the New Evangelization - a renewal and deepening of our faith from which flows our deep desire to share the Good News in every way we live, work, and play.

Opening the Door of Faith: Forming Catechists for the New Evangelization is a practical and insightful guide to living the New Evangelization in our everyday lives.

Professor Jem Sullivan holds a Doctorate from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. For over a decade, she has taught graduate level courses as adjunct professor in the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies, Washington, D.C. She has taught a course on Christian Art and catechesis and evangelization and writes for a variety of publications on art, including the Catholic liturgical resource Magnificat. She is the author of two books from Our Sunday Visitor, A Study Guide to the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults, and The Beauty of Faith: Christian Art and the Gospel. She has served as a volunteer docent at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. leading visitors through the museum's masterpiece collections.