United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

 

The long-awaited national catechism by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is now available as an unabridged audio book. This audio version of the U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults brings to life an exciting combination of the seven basic elements that make up the print version:

• Stories of Catholics, most from the United States relating the Church's teaching to the culture of the United States;
• Clear presentations of Catholic Creed, Sacraments, Morality, and Prayer;
• Sidebars within the doctrinal sections in each chapter to help the listener explore the teaching as stated in the 1994 Catechism of the Catholic Church;
• Reflections on the relationship of each particular Catholic Teaching to the diverse U.S. society and culture;
• Questions for Discussion;
• A Review of points of doctrine contained in each chapter;
• A Concluding Meditation and Prayer for each chapter.

Musical accents subtly underscore the beginning of each chapter and the meditation and prayer elements, and six different readers, both men and women, including Archbishop Donald Wuerl, bring the text to life in this special presentation. This audio CD version of the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults is an excellent resource for parish faith formation libraries and audio resource centers. This presentation would be extremely useful for commuters, those who are visually impaired, or those who prefer to listen rather than read. The lessons, stories, doctrinal summaries, sidebars and prayers are all presented in self-contained tracks as short as a minute and usually no longer than four or five minutes, which will also prove useful for RCIA groups, study groups, and other gatherings of believers.