What is your favorite version of our Catechism?

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Somewhat related, I was at a Mass last weekend that used the Ignatius Pew Missal. What a treasure, with all the Latin-English side by side. Latin prayers in the liturgy and a scholar choir, too! (Yes, an OF Mass).
 
I’ve completed 10 or 12 grad courses in Catholic theology. I’ll be taking primarily Scripture courses with LU. I’m not too worried. 😊
Might even wind up with a second bachelor’s. Already have three masters, don’t need an MA in Theology–$$$
 
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Somewhat related, I was at a Mass last weekend that used the Ignatius Pew Missal. What a treasure, with all the Latin-English side by side. Latin prayers in the liturgy and a scholar choir, too! (Yes, an OF Mass).
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Wow! Good for you! After listening to discussion on Aquinas, i feel that is the area I need to learn. That’s why i am particularly interested in The New Saint Thomas Institute. Have you studied Aquinas in all your studies?

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Somewhat related, I was at a Mass last weekend that used the Ignatius Pew Missal. What a treasure, with all the Latin-English side by side. Latin prayers in the liturgy and a scholar choir, too! (Yes, an OF Mass).
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That is another area I am interested in - the Missal… This is because we attend the Latin Mass more frequently these days - it has always been my husband’s favorite, but he is a serious student of Latin, and I am not. But I am really falling for the Latin mass now, I find myself yearning for it. So now I want to go more often.

But particularly, I love that the readings are the same every year. Because then, you always associate certain scriptures with certain times of the year. It becomes a part of your memory, who you are. That is important to me, and I think that is how we are wired as people, to have same things happen at same times and same times of the year. Like, it’s why we love holidays. So because of reflecting on that, I wanted a Latin Missal so I could read the daily Mass readings (in English!), and I figure that after about 3 years of this I would start having memories of the readings at those times of years, only increasing every year after that. And I think that will be very dear to me. And that is not possible on a three year rotation of readings that we have with the Novus Ordo.

So daily Mass readings from the EF’s one-year plan is one of the “habits” I want to add in my life (I don’t think there is a daily EF Mass near me to go to, but, if I am going to read the Mass readings daily, that is what I want to read because of that special memory-bonus).

So, after this excellent Missal review linked here, I decided to order the Father Lasance Missal he recommended. That is also on it’s way (along with the catechism - and now also the one you mentioned is coming is coming - only $7 on Prime!).
P.S. I looked up the missal you mention - nice video review on the site, here. The church looks lovely (and the singing sounds lovely!) and I love what the priest and the people say about the Mass. It’s nice to see a very beautiful pious Novus Ordo Mass. Where I used to live my church was like that, and I miss it. I don’t know of any like that around here. We are sort of “meat and potatoes” Novus Ordo Mass in this diocese, vs. “the congregation beautifully ascending into holy worship”, such as you see in that video. In fact, my local Daily Mass here is what you would have to really call a high-speed-Mass. : ( (But I am grateful to have a nearby Mass).
 
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I took the grad courses with Holy Apostles. The Christology, Trinitarian theology and Moral Theology courses were heavily Thomistic. Most of their faculty are lay or ordained Dominican. Very high Christology!

I prefer the Traditional Latin Mass. Wish there was a closer one. It was an unexpected joy to find such a reverent Novus Ordo Mass last weekend. There was even a Procession of the Blessed Sacrament afterwards.(Please Note: This uploaded content is no longer available.)
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I took the grad courses with Holy Apostles. The Christology, Trinitarian theology and Moral Theology courses were heavily Thomistic. Most of their faculty are lay or ordained Dominican. Very high Christology!

I prefer the Traditional Latin Mass. Wish there was a closer one. It was an unexpected joy to find such a reverent Novus Ordo Mass last weekend. There was even a Procession of the Blessed Sacrament afterwards.
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It sounds like you have a good grounding to be likely to have the discernment to overlook any theological errors in your Liberty U. Bible courses.

I am glad for you to have found that Mass! I am sure you will be back! The reverent Novus Ordo one where I used to live was hard to get to, being stuck in a bad part of downtown (they needed a security guard in the parking lot!) while the suburban ones were local and seemed to me to have more of a “promise” of community (but that never materialized) and I realized the extra driving time was worth it to go to the downtown one, because my spirit always soared afterward (which I am finding now with the Latin Mass, too, which is why I am willing to do that drive).

I love in your picture the people are kneeling on the grass. And a procession! It really is a treasure to worship alongside so many who are also really worshipping.

P.S. Alas, I looked up my orders and realize the Lasance Missal is not on the way. It’s $70 and I had thought it would be prudent to wait.
 
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I felt unworthy to kneel any closer than I was when I took that picture.
 
@prayerrider to have the inspiration and gift to undertake all those studies - you have been blessed indeed. And doubly blessed to attend such a reverent Mass, procession afterwards!
 
Interesting! I am beginning to wonder how many versions there are! I am glad I opened this thread to learn so much.

Now when “Beryllos” mentioned The Baltimore Catechism I had assumed he was referring to this:
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This St.Joseph’s one is the one I used with my young son. i didn’t realize there is another version (for grown-ups!) till just now when i searched for the above image. That is this, this link:

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It is not clear what this “set” includes. I am thinking this comment tells it?:

“Excellence! Fine description of the faith and living it, in four " levels” – elementary, young adult, adult and instructor."
So then - four books for four levels?? Maybe Beryllos can enlighten us.

Of the Baltimore Catechism I hear repeatedly:
“Best catechism out there.”

So it is on my must-read list for someday. The Council of Trent one is paid for and is coming in the mail, so I will be reading that next.

But I am curious about this commenter’s comment:

“This is not the edition with the fine art work. This is the 3rd edition, seems like with minor changes.”

Hmm, I wonder which one has fine artwork?
 
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Yes, that’s the one. All others, besides CCC, are incomplete on comparison. Plus, the question answer format of the Baltimore Catechism is annoying. To me anyways, though I know some people love the limited answers to a pre-selected set of questions.
 
Sometimes you want limited answers! Different catechisms for different needs. So I received email notice that the two other well-loved Catechisms on the way now [the Trent one and the Pius X one “prayerrider” told us about in this thread which here, the description of which appeals to me as a Protestant convert, and also because I admire St. Pius X. Right now I only “know” Hardon and CCC, and I treasure the Hardon one. CCC, not so much, but that is format-related and that it lacks the readability of Hardon, though I am not reviewing it because I have not given it a fair look. But soon i will become acquainted with two more catechisms! Later, the Baltimore.
 
I love Catechism of St Pius X. It answers so many questions I had and is relatively small and compact. Its in a Q&A format which makes it easy to read, although the one thing that bugs me is every A repeats the Q , so you can easily just read all the A’s and get the question.
 
By the time you get to the third volume (perhaps the second, but my memory fails me) the answers are not short, they are more in-depth. People look at volume 1, intended for young children, and think that’s all there is to it.
 
Of course the CCC is one of the best things the Church has done in the last 30 years, but there are other good catechisms out there . Like the OP, I think Fr Harding’s is phenomenal.
 
I’d say I have a tie.
As a youth, I like the YouCat
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(Youth Catechism), because it gives extremely concise and easy-to-understand explanations of our faith. It has a number of interesting facts and definitions of words, both English and Latin, and the best part is that if I need more information and want to dive in deeper to the Church’s official teaching, it provides references to the CCC, which is the other Catechism I like.
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I study them both together.
 
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