Ongoing Catechesis fosters the growth of a more mature faith in the members of the community. It aims to make each person's faith "living, explicit and active, ... enlightened by doctrine."
Ongoing catechesis is "a lifelong process for the individual and a constant and concerted pastoral activity of the Christian community. The most effective forms of lifelong catechesis involve the study and praying of Sacred Scripture, a systematic catechesis that gradually leads people deeper into their relationship with Jesus because they grow in their understanding of who he is and what he has done for us, liturgical and sacramental catechesis, initiatives of spiritual formation, and thorough examination of the Church's social teachings.
- National Directory for Catechesis, 19.E