Buy the New Compendium of the Catechism

[phatcatholic]

[url="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1574557203/phatmasscom-20?creative=327641&camp=14573&link_code=as1"][b]Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church[/b][/url]

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[b]Book Description[/b] (from Amazon.com):

Catholics' hunger for the faith continues to grow. Pope Benedict XVI gives the Church the "food" that is seeks in the 598 questions and answers in the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. This 200-page volume offers a quick synopsis of the essential contents of the faith as promulgated in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Like the 1992 Catechism, the Compendium has a four-part structure, and includes a section on common prayers and Catholic doctrinal formulas. Because of the question-and-answer format, catechetical leaders-parents, pastors, teachers, principals, and catechists-have a unique opportunity to dialogue with the faithful, and reinvigorate the Church's ongoing mission of evangelization and catechesis. Individuals can come "to know the unfathomable riches of the salvific mystery of Jesus Christ" by reading, using, and memorizing parts of the Compendium of the Catechism. An essential tool for youth and young adults, the Compendium is the perfect companion to a youth or young adult's Bible, spiritual reading, or textbook. Catechetical leaders in high schools, colleges, and parishes will appreciate its versatility-as a reference book, discussion starter, or core resource for RCIA programs.
Fourteen images taken from masterpieces of Christian art set a tone for each part or section. "The sacred images, with their beauty, are also a proclamation of the Gospel and express the splendor of the Catholic truth," explained Pope Benedict XVI.

The Compendium of the Catechism was prepared by a commission presided by the then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. Following the request for greater appreciation of the Catechism, and in order to meet a widespread need that emerged during the 2002 International Catechetical Congress, in 2003 the Holy Father established a special commission, presided by the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, that he charged with preparing a Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, containing a more concise and dialogic version of the same contents of Catholic faith and morals.


[b]Paperback:[/b] 200 pages
[b]Publisher:[/b] USCCB (October 20, 2005)
[b]Language:[/b] English
[b]ISBN:[/b] 1574557203


buy [url="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1574557203/phatmasscom-20?creative=327641&camp=14573&link_code=as1"][b]here[/b][/url]

[color=red][[b]note:[/b] buy the Compendium [i]using the links in this post[/i] and help support Phatmass!!][/color]

[phatcatholic]

bump

[Laudate_Dominum]

oh my gosh that is phaaaat!!

[Fides_et_Ratio]

just waiting for amazon.com to ship it! (I did free shipping cuz I'm poor!)

[Ziggamafu]

[url="http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/motu_proprio/documents/hf_ben-xvi_motu-proprio_20050628_compendio-catechismo_en.html"]what the vatican says: "yey!!!" (paraphrased)[/url]

[Ziggamafu]

hmm...you almost can't tell that's a link. so yeah. that previous post is a link.

[Nathan]

Looks like a must-buy.

[Aloysius]

I might get it for my mom for Chirstmas! she always complained that the Q & A version was a much more efficient catechetic tool.

[Aloysius]

[quote]includes a section on common prayers and Catholic doctrinal formulas. [/quote]

from what I heard before that's supposed to be common prayers IN LATIN. I hope they didn't translate those, cause Benedict XVI came out saying he had those put in there because he wanted Catholics all over the world to memorize those prayers so that they could pray together in our mother tongue.

[Fides_et_Ratio]

[quote name='Aloysius' date='Oct 22 2005, 10:21 PM']from what I heard before that's supposed to be common prayers IN LATIN. I hope they didn't translate those, cause Benedict XVI came out saying he had those put in there because he wanted Catholics all over the world to memorize those prayers so that they could pray together in our mother tongue.
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that'd be uber awesome! I will let you know when I get mine (supposedly between Tues-Thurs this next week!)

[StColette]

Man I'm gonna be so broke lol

[phatcatholic]

its worth it

[Ziggamafu]

i wish it was already online so i could read it = (

Edited October 24, 2005 by Ziggamafu

[phatcatholic]

[quote name='Ziggamafu' date='Oct 24 2005, 10:34 AM']i wish it was already online so i could read it  = (
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[Brother Adam]

has anyone actually gotten a copy? I requested it from an executive sales associate at Our Sunday Visitor and she said she was just on the phone with the USCCB and they said they don't even have a copy yet from the Vatican to start printing.

[Fides_et_Ratio]

[quote name='Brother Adam' date='Oct 26 2005, 11:20 AM']has anyone actually gotten a copy? I requested it from an executive sales associate at Our Sunday Visitor and she said she was just on the phone with the USCCB and they said they don't even have a copy yet from the Vatican to start printing.
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amazon.com sent me an e-mail that my order has been "delayed" but didn't say why.

[Ziggamafu]

oh wow...it's like some horrible dream!!!

"here, have a new and updated explanation of universal Church teaching."

"gosh thanks, i --"

"PSYCH!!! HAHA. no, seriously though, you have to wait awhile."

= O

Edited October 26, 2005 by Ziggamafu

[phatcatholic]

haha, for real

[Fides_et_Ratio]

Now Amazon.com says I shouldn't expect it until Nov. 4th-15th!!!!

But when you check it out on a main page it still says it should ship within 24 hours! What gives?! False advertising (lol, or not,cuz I pre-ordered mine in early September!)

[Ziggamafu]

Does anyone have it yet??!!