Description

YouCat – Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church

Ignatius Press – first South African edition 2012

Approved by the Southern African Bishop’s Conference

Paperback 301 pages

It has a foreword by Pope Benedict XVI

The Youth Catechism, which is written in language suitable for young people, deals with the entire Catholic Faith, as it was presented in the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC of 1997), without aiming, however, at the completeness provided in that volume.  The work isstructured in Question and Answer format,  and numbers after each answer refer the reader to the moreextensive and in-depth treatments in the CCC. A commentary following the answer ismeant to give the young person additional help in understanding the questions that are discussed and their significancein hislife.  It has pictures, summary definitions, citations from Sacred Scripture, quotations from Saints and reliable teachers of the faith and also from non-religious authors.
Contents:
Foreword – Pope Benedict XVI

What we believe
How we celebrate the Christian Mysteries
How we are to have life in Christ
How we should pray