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The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth

The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Third Edition is an 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.

New in the third edition:

  • Review questions at the end of every chapter reinforce the central idea.
  • A new sidebar called Scripture Connection has been added to each chapter to emphasize the biblical foundation of the chapter, and to help expand and enhance students’ contextual understanding of the teachings.
  • Chapters on Salvation History and The Promise of the Messiah. 

Plus the same sidebars and resources you loved from the first and second edition:

  • Did You Know?
  • Live It!
  • Looking Back
  • Saintly Profiles
  • Pray It!
  • Catholic Signs and Symbols
  • FAQ index
  • Roman Missal updates

The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth is also available in multiple formats.  We offer the textbook in print, as an interactive E-Book, and iBook, so that the students can view their book on multiple devices and in format a works for them.

iBooks: An iBook is a digital version of a print book that is downloaded to your iPad device through the iTunes store. iBooks offer functionality such as bookmarking, highlighting, copying, note taking, search functionality, and the ability to share content from the iBook with others digitally.

E-Books: A digital version of a print book that can be viewed on multiple platforms, such as iPads, Android tablets, or on a web browser (PC or Mac). Our E-Books offer functionality such as smart links, social sharing, journaling, advanced search, flash card creation, connection to Dropbox, etc.

Now available! Correlation to the Bishops' High School Curriculum Framework:

Click here to view!

 

The Ad Hoc Committee to Oversee the Use of 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.
 

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By Brian Singer-Towns

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.

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By Michael Greene

The ALL NEW Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth Teacher Guide provides everything you need to offer an overview course about Catholic beliefs and practices.

Mirroring the engaging material in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Third Edition as the core content, the teacher guide follows the sequence of the Student Book while also being updated to reflect the new information included in the Third Edition.

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By Brian Singer-Towns

The same well-loved Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth with some additional content and refinement to make it even more useful to teachers and catechists.

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Edited by Steven McGlaun

The Teaching Activities Manual for The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth is designed not as a curriculum but as a collection of activities to help teachers make their current curriculum more meaningful and effective. Each chapter coincides with a chapter in The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth and includes several activities that address the chapter's themes. Themes include: the Creed, liturgy and Sacraments, Christian morality, Christian prayer.

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The Total Catechesis Package provides the senior high-level catechetical components of the Total Faith™ initiative. Based on the four pillars of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Total Catechesis passes on to young people the truths of Catholic faith. Addressing creed, Christian morality, prayer, and liturgy and Sacraments, Total Catechesis—along with the student resources—challenges Catholic teens to apply these truths to their daily lives.

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This set of six manuals provides resources for applying the wisdom of Renewing the Vision and addressing all eight components of youth ministry in your parish. Each manual has an accompanying CD containing its electronic version, customizable handouts, and theme-related links. The catechetical piece of the initiative begins with these foundational resources, along with the student resources, and is completed and addressed specifically in the Total Catechesis manuals.

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The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth (paperback)

By Brian Singer-Towns

$29.95

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Catholic Quiz Show

The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Third Edition

By Brian Singer-Towns

$20.95

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The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth (hardcover)

Hardcover

$34.95

No longer for sale

Available in digital:

E-Book:

iTunes

Interactive E-Book:

SMP E-Book Store

The Catholic Faith Handbook Teacher's Guide

By Michael Greene

$35.95

Call 800-533-8095 to order

The Catholic Faith Handbook Catechist Guide

By Brian Singer-Towns

$31.95

Teaching Activities Manual for The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth

Edited by Steven McGlaun

$29.25

Total Catechesis Package

$116.50

Total Youth Ministry Package

$165.75