Father McBride's College Catechism: Forging Faith on College Campuses

By Alfred McBride

Following the structure of the official Catechism, this new look at timeless teachings is intended to help families implement the teachings of the Catechism into their everyday family lives. Each section begins with reference numbers to the Catechism itself and an entertaining yet thought-provoking opening story, followed by a Catechism reflection, an application of the teaching to Catholic family life, a family prayer, and finally, a glossary of technical terms. An ideal way to stimulate reading of the Catechism as well as bring the teachings of the Faith home.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879739304
• ISBN13: 9780879739300
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

I use it with my family

We are now in the 22nd week of this Family Catechism book and we are "hooked". The stories that precede each lesson are very relevant to what is being taught. Our family is very impressed with the depth of the explanation of each topic and with the consideration of our time spent on each lesson. We simply love its content because it is presented in a relevant and interesting way to our lives. This can be a GREAT devotional tool for your family. Accomplish one lesson a week; it usually takes us about 1.5 hrs. You will see your family really growing in knowledge about your Faith. It has brought us away from the television and closer together every week.

Wonderful catechism, in or out of college

Allow me to second the praise other reviewers have for this book. Fr. McBride has established himself as a master catechist, and his "College Catechism" in one of his best. Though designed for college students, this thirty-something reviewer found it informative and age-appropriate. Fr. McBride weaves interesting stories, narration, Q & A catechesis and prayerful reflection into a comprehensive and orthodox presentation of the Faith. The black-and-white illustrations and typeface make the volume aesthetically pleasing and easy on the eyes. The book is fine for individual study, but could also easily be used as a class or group text. Citations to and selections from the Catechism of the Catholic Church are found throughout, allowing readers to pursue additional catechesis.

If you want a good guide to the Catechism, this is your book

Fr. Alfred McBride had written this wonderful work as a guide to the Catechism. Split into thirty three chapters each of these deals with a section of the Catechism. Each chapter begins with a short story on the topic, a presentation of objections that people have to that particular Church teaching and then a response to those objections followed by discussion questions.I'm a recent college grad (BU class of '03), and I just read this book on my own. However this book although an excellent read by oneself, would probably bear much more fruit when read in the context of a discussion group or a class on the Catechism.The teachings are clear and well illustrated with examples. The only chapter I thought was a little weak was the one on MAry, because the objections presented were a little fluffy and nothing like what you would encounter from Evangelical Christians or others. This book is DEFINITELY worth buying!! Great for discussion, catechism classes, evangelizing, or personal study.