Instructional Materials
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Books
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The New American BibleFor our classroom sessions, we will all be using the same translation of the Bible. The New American Bible Revised Edition, St. Joseph Edition is the one we have selected. This is an excellent Catholic Bible to use for leaching, personal learning, reflection, and prayer.
While many of you many have a favorite Bible you like to use, we ask the everyone uses this Bible when we learn together as a group.
We do this so everyone will have the same edition, making it simple to refer to a page number rather than a book, chapter, and verse, which can be difficult to find quickly.
There are many maps, tables, photographs, footnotes, cross-references, and other documents contained within this translation. Finally, the print is easy to read!
Please keep your favorite Bible handy, as it is special to you, but bring this translation to class to make our learning more easy and complete.
Everyone who registers for RCIA will recive a copy of this translation, and it will be yours to keep. Thay way you can highlight important passages and make helpful notes.
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The main source for the study of the beliefs of the Catholic Church will be "The Catechism". The Catechism summs up in book form the beliefs of the Catholic Faithful, and was promulgated for the Catholic Church by Pope John Paul II in 1992.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church
You Catechist (instructors) will use the green book, which is a very dense, and because of all the cross-references and footnotes can be difficult. The Candidates and Catechumens will use the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults which very readable, informative, and user friendly.
Everyone who registers for RCIA will recive a copy of the Catholic Catechism for Adults, and it will be yours to keep. Thay way you can highlight important passages and make helpful notes.
It will not be necessary for you to purchase the "green book" because the entire Catechism is available on the Vatican Website.
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