The Roman Catechism was one of the fruits of the Council of Trent ( PDF here), published by Pope Pius V in 1566. The oldest “catechism”, the Didache, dates back to the Apostles themselves.
Many efforts have been made to condense the Catholic faith into a single resource, whether as an official document from the Church or as a work from a theologian. It’s available online at the Vatican website and searchable on the USCCB website. I hope these reflections help you consider the Catechism as more of a spiritual director on a shelf than something that collects dust. The Catechism is worth picking up for the footnotes alone: it quotes Saints, Scripture, council documents, and papal encyclicals. In its pages are the stories of dogmatic battles waged, council definitions, the witness of heroic saints, and the teachings of spiritual masters.
What the Catechism contains is the result of the Church reflecting on and protecting the deposit of faith for two millennia. Catholicism is an intelligible faith that can satisfy even the most demanding of intellects and hearts. It’s a resource for clergy, laity, teachers, and anyone who wants to know what the Church believes. Pope Saint John Paul II writes, “The four parts are related one to the other: the Christian mystery is the object of faith (first part) it is celebrated and communicated in liturgical actions (second part) it is present to enlighten and sustain the children of God in their actions (third part) it is the basis for our prayer, the privileged expression of which is the Our Father, and it represents the object of our supplication, our praise and our intercession (fourth part)” (FD III).We are so blessed as Catholics to have a resource like the Catechism of Catholic Church. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is arranged into four parts: the Creed, the Sacred Liturgy, with pride of place given to the sacraments the Christian way of life, explained beginning with the Ten Commandments and finally, Christian prayer.
CCC-1: The Profession of Faith, (pdf-1.1 MB).Pdf documents posted below are for use by certified military lay leaders in operational settings: Formando discípulos para la nueva evangelización: Guía arquidiocesana del currículo de religiónĬatechism of the Catholic Church – online link to the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.Minimum Expectations and Religious Accommodation for Catholic Chaplain Candidates.Statutes of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.Policy to Address Allegations of Abuse of a Minor.Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion.Catholic Chaplains in the Military and Veterans Affairs.
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