Foundational Documents

• The Bible, especially the Gospels
• The Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Washington, D.C: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1997.
• Flannery,Austin, O.P., general editor. The Basic Sixteen Documents of Vatican Council II, Constitutions, Decrees, Declarations. Northport, New York: Costello Publishing Company, 1996.
• Pope Paul VI, On Evangelization in the Modern World (Evangelii Nuntiandi). Apostolic Exhortation. December 8, 1975.
• Pope John Paul II. On the Preparation for the Jubilee of the Year 2000 (Tertio Millennio Adveniente). Apostolic Letter. November 10, 1994.
• Pope John Paul II. The Lay Members of Christ’s Faithful People (Christifideles Laici). Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation. December 30, 1988.
• Pope John Paul II. Mission of the Redeemer (Redemptoris Missio). Encyclical Letter. December 7, 1990.
• Pope John Paul II. The Church in America (Ecclesia in America). Post-Synod of America Apostolic Exhortation. January 22, 1999.
• Pope John Paul II. At the Beginning of the New Millennium (Novo Millennio Ineunte). Apostolic Letter of Pope John Paul II. January 6, 2001.
• Pontifical Council for Culture. Toward a Pastoral Approach to Culture. May 23, 1999.
• Bishops Committee on Evangelization. Go and Make Disciples, A National Plan and Strategy for Catholic Evangelization in the United States. Washington, D.C.: USCCB 1992.