The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth

by Singer-Towns, Brian

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2nd

ISBN13:

9780884899877

ISBN10:

088489987X

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Paperback

Pub. Date:

2/28/2008

Publisher(s):

St Marys Pr

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Summary

The Ad Hoc Committee to Oversee the Use of the Catechism, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has found this catechetical text, copyright 2008, to be in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Second Edition is an understandable and down-to-earth guide to all things Catholic. This book is an eye-opener and a page-turner, whether you are brushing up on specific Catholic terms and concepts or learning them for the first time. Second edition contains everything that people loved about the first edition, including structure of the book to parallel the Catechism of the Catholic Church 37 content rich chapters divided into 4 parts on creed, liturgy and sacraments, morality, and Christian prayer full-color photos that illustrate the books content and range from saints photos, early and contemporary art, photos of modern day symbols of living the Catholic faith Did You Know? Sidebars Live It! sidebars Looking Back sidebars Saintly Profiles sidebars Glossary Patron Saints List brief summary of Catholic beliefs timeline of Catholic historical events index of key words and terms New in the second edition! minor editing of content over 50 new "For Further Reflection" questions an illustrated guide to Catholic signs and symbols an index of questions frequently asked by teens that directs readers to the pages where they can explore answers updated statistics items helpful for the preparation of Confirmation, including an overview of the rite of Confirmation, the consecratory prayer used in the rite of Confirmation , the consecratory prayer used in the blessing of chrism the timeline has been expanded from 4 to 6 pages to make it easier to read

Introduction	p. 7
Being Catholic: The "CliffsNotes" View	p. 13
Knowing God: Reason and Revelation	p. 20
The Creed
Faith	p. 32
God Our Father	p. 40
The Human Person	p. 48
Jesus Christ: True God and True Man	p. 56
Jesus' Message and Mission	p. 64
Jesus' Death	p. 74
Jesus' Resurrection	p. 83
The Holy Spirit	p. 92
The Mission of the Catholic Church	p. 100
The Organization of the Catholic Church	p. 111
The Last Things	p. 123
Liturgy and Sacraments
Introduction to the Liturgy	p. 134
Introduction to the Sacraments	p. 145
Baptism	p. 154
Confirmation	p. 164
The Eucharist	p. 172
Sacraments of Healing	p. 183
Sacraments at the Service of Communion	p. 193
Christian Morality
Introduction to Christian Morality	p. 206
Social Justice	p. 216
Sources of Moral Truth	p. 226
Honoring God	p. 236
Honoring Family	p. 245
Respecting Life	p. 253
Respecting Sexuality	p. 265
Respecting Material Goods	p. 276
Respecting Truth	p. 285
The Moral Life	p. 294
Christian Prayer
Introduction to Prayer	p. 304
The Forms of Prayer	p. 314
Personal Prayer	p. 323
Praying with the Scriptures	p. 332
Praying Together	p. 342
The Lord's Prayer: God's Glory	p. 352
The Lord's Prayer: Human Need	p. 361
Catholic Quick Facts
Catholic Beliefs and Practices	p. 372
Catholic Prayers and Devotions	p. 382
Catholic Signs and Symbols	p. 392
Patron Saints and Their Causes	p. 398
Catholic Terms and Definitions	p. 409
Timeline	p. 438
Frequently Asked Questions Index	p. 444
Index	p. 448
Acknowledgments	p. 461
Endnotes Cited in Quotations from the Catechism of the Catholic Church and Other Documents of the U.S. Catholic Bishops	p. 470
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