Catechesis and Ongoing Conversion

St. Paul completes the second missionary journey in the Acts of the Apostles this week, and the third begins. We learn that the new believers in Corinth and the new believers in Ephesus had the privilege of St. Paul teaching them for one and a half years and two years, respectively. Conversion must lead to catechesis, and catechesis leads to ongoing conversion. Without both these dynamics working in the lives of believers and parishes, renewal will not take place