Our Lady of the Atonement
Jesus said, “I am the way and the truth and the life…” (John 14:6).
The purpose of the Adult Catechism Course is to help the student understand the basics of what the Catholic Church teaches and why. It is used for catechumens in the Catechumenate period of OCIA for a portion of their formation, for baptized non-Catholics considering full communion with the Catholic Church, and for Catholics as an opportunity to deepen their faith knowledge.
The Adult Catechism Course goals are to guide each interested person to understand and embrace the Catholic Way, the Fullness of Truth, and the Sacramental Life of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
The flow of course lessons is designed to explain the basic elements of the Catholic faith and to show how they all fit together. Lessons begin by discussing truth, authority, the deposit of faith, and sources of God’s revelation to man. Salvation history is discussed in light of Creation and the fall of man. Special emphasis is placed on the Sacraments of the Catholic Church and the meaning of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Other topics include the tenets of the Creed, the moral life and its social implications, prayer and the spiritual life and the last things (death, judgment, heaven and hell).
The Adult Catechism Course is a one semester, 18-lesson program which presents the breadth of the Catholic faith based on the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and Sacred Scripture. It is offered once in the fall and then repeated again each spring.
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