YOUCAT is the Catechism of the Catholic Church for adolescents and young people. The most important elements of the faith are summarized briefly and comprehensibly in a question-and-answer format. The YOUCAT was approved by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome and officially published by the Austrian Bishops' Conference. With more than 5 million copies sold, it is one of the best-selling Catholic books in the world.
Author(s): Christoph Schonborn
Edition: paperback
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 304
City: San Francisco, California
Tags: Catholic, Catechism, Youth
PART ONE
What We Believe 13
Why We Are Able to Believe 14
Man Is Receptive to God 14
God Approaches Us Men 16
Man Responds to God 25
The Christian Profession of Faith 27
I Believe in God the Father 31
I Believe in Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son 51
I Believe in the Holy Spirit 73
PART TW0
How We Celebrate the Christian Mysteries 101
God Acts in Our Regard by Means of Sacred Signs 102
God and the Sacred Liturgy 104
How We Celebrate the Mysteries of Christ 108
The Seven Sacraments of the Church
The Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist) 116
The Sacraments of Healing (Reconciliation and the Anointing of the Sick) 133
The Sacraments of Communion and Mission (Holy Orders and Marriage) 143
Other Liturgical Celebrations 156
PART THREE
How We Are to Have Life in Christ 161
Why We Are Put on Earth, What We Are Supposed to Do, and How God's Holy Spirit Helps Us to Do It 162
The Dignity of the Human Person 162
Human Community 180
The Church 190
The Ten Commandments 193
You Shall Love the Lord Your God with All Your Heart, and with All Your Soul, and with All Your Mind 193
You Shall Love Your Neighbor as Yourself 202
PART FOUR
How We Should Pray 257
Prayer in Christian Life 258
How to Pray: The Gift of God's Presence 258
The Sources of Prayer 270
The Way of Prayer 274
The Lord's Prayer: The "Our Father" 280
INDEX
Subject Index 288
Definitions Index 298
Abbreviations 300
Acknowledgments 301
