Faith is a gift of God which calls men to conversion. "For this faith to be given, the grace of God and the interior help of the Holy Spirit must precede and assist, moving the heart and turning it to God, opening the eyes of the mind and giving joy and ease to everyone in assenting to the truth and believing it" (DV, 5). The Christian community, listening to the word of God religiously, lives in a mature faith, constantly strives for conversion and renewal, and gives diligent ear to what the Spirit says to the Church. Catechesis performs the function of disposing men to receive the action of the Holy Spirit and to deepen their conversion. it does this through the word, to which are joined the witness of life and prayer.
TheoFonsAt the sources of the faith