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Books And Correspondence Courses; for learning Catholicism
Topic Started: Wednesday, 7. November 2007, 21:50 (510 Views)
Rose of York	Wednesday, 7. November 2007, 21:50 Post #1
Administrator Posts: 14,099 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: September 25, 2006	Our Lady's Catechists is a respected body, approved by the Bishops of England and Wales. They provide correspondence courses and support for people who want to be catechists, and for people who are already catechists. They also have a very basic course in Catholicism, ideal for beginners, Catholic or not. It is called Catholicism Made Simple. That will be ideal for a person living far from a Catholic church, or perhaps just preferring to learn alone, in the comfort of their home. Some people who are not Catholics might be curious, but not wanting to be Catholics. Some may be married to Catholics, and want to understand their husband or wife's faith. Others may be "thinking about being a Catholic" but do not want to approach a parish, just yet. There is also a Childrens' Section. Courses are: Click here to access the site
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KatyA	Wednesday, 7. November 2007, 22:55 Post #2
Administrator Posts: 5,199 Group: Admin Member #6 Joined: September 26, 2006	Catholic Home Study Service... sponsored by the Vincentian Community and the Missouri Knights of Columbus offer free home study courses. They are based in US but accept registrations from other countries http://www.amm.org/chss.htm



pattif	Friday, 9. November 2007, 17:46 Post #3
Posts: 88 Group: Members Member #24 Joined: September 27, 2006	For absolutely sound, orthodox Catholic teaching (I'm told all lecturers have to sign a statement of allegiance to the teachings of the Magisterium), go here: http://www.maryvale.ac.uk/ The offer courses, by distance learning, at a variety of levels.



Rose of York	Sunday, 11. November 2007, 19:57 Post #4
Administrator Posts: 14,099 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: September 25, 2006	Catholic Association for Study and Evangelisation has a very good page, listing various books that will give a person interested in Catholicism, some basic groundwork. Some are quite simple, like Catholicism for Dummies. Some will be of interest to people who wish to delve more deeply. To access the page, please click this link
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Clare	Friday, 23. November 2007, 21:02 Post #5
Wacko Schismatic Traditionalist Woman Posts: 3,035 Group: Members Member #70 Joined: March 27, 2007	Some chapters of "The Teaching of the Catholic Church" are available to read online here. THE TEACHING OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH A SUMMARY OF CATHOLIC DOCTRINE ARRANGED AND EDITED BY CANON GEORGE D. SMITH, D.D., PH.D. NIHIL OBSTAT: EDVARDVS CAN. MAHONEY, S.T.D. CENSOR DEPVTATVS IMPRIMATVR: E. MORROGH BERNARD VICARIVS GENERALIS WESTMONASTERII: DIE X IVNII MCMXLVII _____________________________________ It's from the 40s, but I like it! :)
	S.A.G. My attempt at a blog.


Lilo	Wednesday, 19. December 2007, 23:44 Post #6
Posts: 743 Group: Members Member #109 Joined: December 3, 2007	http://www.therealpresence.org/ Site with extensive Catholic teaching, based on the thoroughly orthodox work of the late saintly Fr John Hardon S.J. Includes The Modern Catholic Dictionary, Pocket Catholic Thesaurus; The Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Manual; Catholic Home Study Courses written by Fr. John A. Hardon (Basic Catholic Catechist's Course, Advanced Catholic Catechist's Course, Masters of the Spiritual Life � see also http://www.intermirifica.org/); the Hardon Archives; and an extensive collection of newsletters. Highly recommended.
	The root problem in a lot of bad catechesis is ultimately not ignorance, but pride. ~ Mark Shea


ngarde	Thursday, 27. December 2007, 16:16 Post #7
Posts: 10 Group: Members Member #132 Joined: December 27, 2007	Have just started the RCIA programme as well as the CCRS (Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies) - Have completed the Christology and Church modules -any suggestions for appropriate reading would be very welcome.



Rose of York	Thursday, 27. December 2007, 17:38 Post #8
Administrator Posts: 14,099 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: September 25, 2006	ngarde Welcome! You seem to have made progress in study of the Catholic Faith, and have gone beyond the need to read "Catholicism for Dummies". Can you give us some idea of any particular aspects of Catholicism you wish to study? History of the Church? Liturgy? Dogma? Social teaching? If you look in our section Encyclicals and Vatican Documents there is plenty to keep you going for a while. The Catechism of Christian Doctrine and the Compendium of the Catechism are available to read in that section. Have you seen the Vatican website? http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm At the top of our discussion list in Catholic Discussion there is a list of interesting Catholic websites.
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ngarde	Thursday, 27. December 2007, 18:16 Post #9
Posts: 10 Group: Members Member #132 Joined: December 27, 2007	Rose of York - many thanks Thanks for the reply - much appreciated. Have been reading Saints & Sinners by Eamon Duffy and found it an interesting general read for an overview. Really would like to read up on the Sacrements - another CCRS module - and work on my understanding of Mass - have attended Mass at the local Church and used the Sunday MIssal to get myself up to speed. Am very interested in Vatican (2) from a convert perspective and have read an excellent book by Tony Castle and John 23rd. Have appreciated the support from the local Parish Priest who has conducted the RCIA sessions and just want to be more informed about all aspects of Catholicism.



Rose of York	Thursday, 27. December 2007, 18:39 Post #10
Administrator Posts: 14,099 Group: Admin Member #2 Joined: September 25, 2006	Here is an interesting one. The Road to Damascus, a collection of essays edited by John O'Brien. Fifteen well known converts each wrote an essay about their conversion to Catholicism. They are: Evelyn Waugh Fulton Ousler Gretta Palmer Frances Parkinson Keyes Ross J S Hoffman Theodore Maynard M Raphael Simon Rosalind Murray Owen Frances Dudley Robert F Wagner Douglas Hyde (former editor of communist newspaper, The Daily Worker) Willis D Nutting George B Harrison (not the Beattle) :D Sheila Kaye-Smith Clare Booth Luce John A O'Brien The book was published in the forties, when those people were all well known. It has been out of print for years, my cousin studied it at seminary. You can get a copy on E-Bay. Click here for link
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ngarde	Thursday, 27. December 2007, 18:59 Post #11
Posts: 10 Group: Members Member #132 Joined: December 27, 2007	Got "Why Am I Still A Catholic" edited by Peter Stanford from my sponsor as a Christmas gift. This si also a collection of essays that make excellent reading - with some quite open ended thinking included.



KatyA	Friday, 28. December 2007, 19:21 Post #12
Administrator Posts: 5,199 Group: Admin Member #6 Joined: September 26, 2006	There are some good links on our parish website - which unfortunately is "down" at present. I'll post them as soon as the server problems are solved. Have you read any of the books written by the Holy Father when he was Cardinal Ratzinger? Quite a few are still on my wish list, but I have enjoyed those I have read. Also, the Pope gives a mini catechesis at the general audience and Angelus each week (the text is usually available on Zenit before VIS ) Nothing like catechesis from the head teacher.:D KatyA



ngarde	Friday, 28. December 2007, 19:58 Post #13
Posts: 10 Group: Members Member #132 Joined: December 27, 2007	Thanks - like the Headteacher analogy as I have the delights of working in education. Have been following lots of website links - mostly American.



MickCook	Saturday, 29. December 2007, 04:45 Post #14
Posts: 633 Group: Members Member #18 Joined: September 26, 2006	For mine and Karin's links page: The Cook Companies Catholic Links These links are listed by category and I hope you will find some useful information. The Catholic Encyclopedia is useful, if a little out of date.
	:) Mick The Cook Companies


ngarde	Saturday, 29. December 2007, 13:06 Post #15
Posts: 10 Group: Members Member #132 Joined: December 27, 2007	Thanks for the links page - this will save hours of trawlling the net for relevant information sources. Thanks to everyone for all the support offered so freely. Much appreciated.



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