SCHOOL CATECHISM AND PARISH CATECHESIS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE CHURCH, THE SCHOOL AND THE FAMILY

Sa？etak Religious education of children and youth in the Republic of Croatia is most evident in the context of school catechism and parish catechesis. These models are mutually different but complementary. While in theory the relationship between these two models is clear, the existing state of school-pedagogical and catechetical practice (poor complementarity!) indicates the need to achieve greater clarity in defining the real purpose and goals of these two aspects of religious education. The results of a quantitative research about the cooperative relationship between the Church, the school and the family in the process of education and of transmission of faith to children and young people in the Archdiocese of Rijeka, conducted during the school year 2016/2017 on a sample of priests, lay catechists, principals of primary and secondary schools, and parents, have shown that parish catechesis contributes the most to the personal maturity in faith, but also that this model requires most qualitative improvement in the future. It is also noted that least importance is given to religious education in pre-school institutions, especially by parents. There is a lack of clarity in the perception of the socalled catechetical goals of school catechism in relation to parish catechesis, especially regarding the liturgical-sacramental content and practice. It is clear that concerning the complementarity and difference between school catechism and parish catechesis intense reflection is needed in order to find (more) adequate models for their actual complementarity, and not overlapping or separation