Santiago García discusses the relationship between doctrine and lived experience

Santiago García stated that doctrinal formation should introduce people to a relationship with God rather than serving as a cold exposition of concepts. Speaking on the recent publication of the document Venite ad me by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, García suggested that theological concepts act as landmarks that orient believers without replacing the act of walking the faith.

The document, released on October 22, provides considerations on transmitting the faith during a changing era. It calls for the first announcement of the faith to be central to ecclesial renewal and requests a revision of catechesis to move away from purely scholastic, dogmatic, or moralistic language. García noted that doctrine gains its strength when it is connected to prayer, celebration, personal decisions, and community life.