"We must commit to a new 'new evangelization--new in methods, new in expression, and new in ardor.'" -- Pope John Paul II, Ecclesia in America, 9.

Evangelization not simply one program among many, but rather it is the guiding principle upon which all aspects of parish life are oriented; it is the lens through with all of parish life is viewed.

The three goals of Catholic Evangelization in the United States are:

• To bring about in all Catholics such an enthusiasm for their faith that as they live their faith in Jesus they freely share it with others.
• To reach out and invite to the Catholic Church those who have no faith community and those who no longer practice their Catholic faith and to welcome those who seek full communion with the Catholic Church.
• To foster Gospel values in our society, promoting the dignity of the human person, the importance of the family and to carry Good News through the works of justice, charity and peace. 

RESOURCES FOR EVANGELIZATION

Evangelization in the Catholic Schools - Adobe Acrobat Format - Brochure

• Paulist National Catholic Evangelization Association
• United States Bishops' Committee on Evangelization
• Go and Make Disciples: A National Plan and Strategy for Catholic Evangelization in the United States
• The Mission of the Redeemer - On the Permanent Validity of the Church's Missionary Mandate
• Evangelization in the Modern Word - Pope Paul VI
• The Church in America - Pope John Paul II On the Encounter with the Living Jesus Christ: The way to conversion, communion and solidarity in America
• The General Directory for Catechesis which situates the endeavor of catechesis within the context of the Church evangelization work.