Use the Baltimore Catechism

[Michie]

*You are in the Catholic forum*

Some time back I went through a catechist training through Dayton University. I enjoyed the program and glad I did it. Today, I simply use what I learned therein to teach my own children the faith. As a homeschooling father, I am particularly sensitive to the needs of Catholic parents instructing their children. So I'm going to keep this blog short, sweet and to the point.

Yoh don't need to be a trained catechist or take a course on how to teach your children the faith. However, the one thing you should NEVER do is trust others with this task...

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Use the Baltimore Catechism

 

[Davidnic]

Even with everything else I teach them the Baltimore catechism is the core of my kids catechesis

 

[Michie]

They are very clear and concise.

 

[Michie]

@Davidnic don't you find the Baltimore catechism inspires deeper questions just because it is so simple and direct?

 

[Davidnic]

Oh yes. And it has short digestible chapters that actually can turn into a week or weeks long discussions with kids.

 

[Michie]

I know it worked that way with my mom.

Oh yes. And it has short digestible chapters that actually can turn into a week or weeks long discussions with kids.

 

[antiquarian]

It's also good for adult converts and reverts.

 

[Michie]

I've often used that catechism with the current one.

It's also good for adult converts and reverts.

 

[Stabat Mater dolorosa]

I've been thinking of purchasing a Baltimore Catechism for personal use.
I'm just wondering if this one is the right one?

Baltimore Catechism Four

 

[Michie]

The one I have is just an old one. I'd have to dig it up to look at it. Been in the process of thinning books.

 

[Michie]

The one I have is just an old one. I'd have to dig it up to look at it. Been in the process of thinning books.

 

[Michie]

Sheesh! My signal is whack today. I keep double posting. Sorry!

 

[Stabat Mater dolorosa]

Sheesh! My signal is whack today. I keep double posting. Sorry!

Dont worry

 

[Basil the Great]

However, the Baltimore Catechism does not reflect the current Catholic teaching on the death penalty.

 

[Michie]

True.

However, the Baltimore Catechism does not reflect the current Catholic teaching on the death penalty.

 

[Stabat Mater dolorosa]

However, the Baltimore Catechism does not reflect the current Catholic teaching on the death penalty.

No, it supports St. Thomas Aquino's view which I find more reliable than Pope Francis anyway.
I think the pope went out of his authority when he contradicted previous church teachings.

May I remind us all about how the papal office may develop doctrine and dogma, but never contradict it. St. Thomas Aquino was considered the greatest theologian of the middle ages by the council of Trent. This great theologian held the death penalty door open as a last resort and so should we.

The church has spoken and so we should adhere to it. That includes Pope francis who is a servant of the church, not her master.

 

[Michie]

Wasn't St. John Paul II the one that started questioning the necessity of the death penalty?

No, it supports St. Thomas Aquino's view which I find more reliable than Pope Francis anyway.
I think the pope went out of his authority when he contradicted previous church teachings.

May I remind us all about how the papal office may develop doctrine and dogma, but never contradict it. St. Thomas Aquino was considered the greatest theologian of the middle ages by the council of Trent. This great theologian held the death penalty door open as a last resort and so should we.

The church has spoken and so we should adhere to it. That includes Pope francis who is a servant of the church, not her master.

 

[Stabat Mater dolorosa]

Nm.

 

[Michie]

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[Stabat Mater dolorosa]

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I was originally emphasizing that this way of doing business (that being theology), is more of a Vatican two issue than it's a John Paul or Francis issue.