The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth

Front Cover
Saint Mary's Press, 2004 - 461 pages
Introduces teens to Catholic beliefs, art, culture, and history as expressed in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, discussing Church teachings on social issues of today and providing ideas for putting faith into action.

From inside the book

Contents

Contents Introduction
7
The CliffsNotes View
13
Reason and Revelation
20
The Creed
31
Faith
32
God Our Father
40
The Human Person
48
True God and True Man
56
Sources of Moral Truth
226
Honoring God
236
Honoring Family
245
Respecting Life
253
Respecting Sexuality
265
Respecting Material Goods
276
Respecting Truth
285
The Moral Life
294

Jesus Message and Mission
64
Jesus Death
74
Jesus Resurrection
83
The Holy Spirit
92
The Mission of the Catholic Church
100
The Organization of the Catholic Church
111
The Last Things
123
Liturgy and Sacraments
133
Introduction to the Liturgy
134
Introduction to the Sacraments
145
Baptism
154
Confirmation
164
The Eucharist
172
Sacraments of Healing
183
Sacraments at the Service of Communion
193
Christian Morality
205
Introduction to Christian Morality
206
Social Justice
216
Christian Prayer
303
Introduction to Prayer
304
The Forms of Prayer
314
Personal Prayer
323
Praying with the Scriptures
332
Praying Together
342
Gods Glory
352
Human Need
361
Catholic Quick Facts
371
Catholic Beliefs and Practices
372
Catholic Prayers and Devotions
380
Patron Saints and Their Causes
388
Catholic Terms and Definitions
399
Timeline
428
Index
432
Acknowledgments
445
Endnotes Cited in Quotations from the Catechism of the Catholic Church and Other Documents of the U S Catholic Bishops
456
Copyright

Other editions - View all

Common terms and phrases

Bibliographic information