Catechesis can enrich preaching through employing a disciplined methodology that allows for creativity, having a sound doctrinal foundation, integrating faith and life, and being sensitive to diversity. Catechesis shares characteristics with evangelization as a teaching and maturation stage after initial conversion to help Christians know Christ better. It involves proclaiming the kerygma to non-believers and providing didache or instruction to converts. Catechesis should be Christocentric, scripturally rooted, authentically Filipino, and systematic while integrating the dimensions of faith - doctrine, morality, and worship. The challenges to catechesis today include materialism, secularism, and information overload. All Christians are called to be