The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth

The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Third Edition is the same 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.

The third edition contains everything that people loved about the second, plus, new content and additional updates to make it even more useful to students, teachers and catechists. The enhancements include a greater emphasis on Scripture, additional review questions at the end of every chapter, and:

Special features including:

Six distinct sidebars (Did You Know?, Live It!, Pray It!, Catholic Wisdom, Saintly Profiles, and Scripture Connection) in every chapter that provide additional information that deepens and applies the primary chapter content.

Seven to ten content review questions at the end of every chapter.

• Appendix summarizing Catholic beliefs and practices
• Appendix with popular Catholic prayers and devotions
• Appendix that shows and explains Catholic signs and symbols
• Appendix listing patron saints and their causes
• A comprehensive glossary of Catholic terms and short definitions
• A six-page church history timeline
• An exhaustive index to the contents of the entire Handbook

The Subcomittee on the Catechism, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has found this catechetical text, copyright 2013, to be in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Teacher and Catechist Guides Available
$29.95

The Catholic Youth Bible

There's Only One! . . . And it just got better!

The Catholic Youth Bible in the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) Catholic Edition will be a true companion, helping you find the answers you seek and helping you make connections to Catholic beliefs and traditions.

Over 700 lively articles help you . . .

• Pray It! Use the Bible for personal prayer.
• Study It! Understand and make sense of what the Bible says.
• Live It! Apply the Bible to real-life situations you're facing now.

This New Edition Features:

• New! 40 expanded Catholic Connection articles that provide a more complete presentation of those Catholic teachings that are scripturally based.
• New! 28 articles that address the seven principles of Catholic social teaching.
• New! 40 pages of four-color inserts that help you pray, study, and live the Bible and Catholic teachings.
• New! Illustrations throughout to provide a visual context for the biblical stories.
• New! Over 275 articles updated to reflect contemporary issues and biblical scholarship.

Plus:

• Introductions to the major sections of the Bible and all the books of the Bible.
• Biblical connections to many different cultures, illustrating the universality of the Catholic Church.
• Insights into how the Church has interpreted key Scripture passages throughout history.
• A glossary of Scripture-related terms.
• Five special indexes: Sunday readings for cycles A, B, and C; 10 color maps; a four-page color timeline; and three pages of full-color biblical art.

Teacher Aids Also Available

$29.95

Youcat and the NEW Youcat Prayer Book!

YOUCAT is short for Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church, which was launched on World Youth Day, 2011. Developed with the help of young Catholics and written for high-school age people and young adults, YOUCAT is an accessible, contemporary expression of the Catholic Faith. The appealing graphic format includes Questions-and-Answers, highly-readable commentary, summary definitions of key terms, Bible citations and inspiring and thought-provoking quotes from Saints and others in the margins. What's more, YOUCAT is keyed to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, so people can go deeper. It explains:

• What Catholics believe and why (doctrine)
• How Catholics celebrate the mysteries of the faith (sacraments)
• How Catholics are to live (moral life)
• How they should pray (prayer and spirituality)

The questions are direct and honest, even at times tough; the answers straightforward, relevant, and compelling. YOUCAT will likely become the "go-to" place for young people to learn the truth about the Catholic faith. Illustrated.

What Pope Benedict XVI has to say about the YOUCAT project:

"Study this Catechism with passion and perseverance. Make a sacrifice of your time for it! Study it in the quiet of your room; read it with a friend; form study groups and networks; share with each other on the Internet. By all means continue to talk with each other about your faith."

YOUCAT - The Youth Prayer Book, helps them to live their faith and deepen their spiritual lives.

The book includes modern, new prayers, along with traditional prayers, and the time-honored prayers of Holy Scripture. It also gives a lot of practical advice on how to pray: in the morning, in the evening, and in between; in sorrow or in joy. The prayer book is illustrated with many photos of young people from all over the world.