Introduction to the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults ("USCCA")
OPENING PRAYER
SEARCHING FOR GOD
O Lord my God,
teach my heart this day where and how to see you,
where and how to find you.
You have made me and remade me,
and you have bestowed on me
all the good things that I possess,
and still I do not know you.
I have not yet done that
for which I was made.
Teach me to seek you,
for I cannot seek you
unless you teach me,
or find you
unless you show yourself to me.
Let me seek you in my desire,
Let me desire you in my seeking.
Let me find you by loving you,
Let me love you when I find you.
Saint Anselm
We begin our journey with the U.S. Catholic Catechism for Adults ("USCCA"). Please read this week the “ "Introduction" (pages 17-26) to the USCCA, discussing the origin of the various Catechisms of the Catholic Church, and explaining the structure and various sections for each chapter of the USCCA. We will also provide references to the Catechism of the Catholic Church ("CCC"), and the "Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church" ("Compendium)" that pertain to each Chapter of the USCCA that we will be reviewing. Also available for viewing online are copies of these documents presented in Spanish: Catecismo Católica de los Estados Unidos para los Adultos; Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica (Vatican); and Compendio Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica (Vatican)
. We further invite you to view the other resources at the links provided below.Please pray that we may each experience a meaningful and transforming Journey.
VIDEOS
"The Beauty of the Catholic Church"
"The Catholic Church"
"We Are Catholic"
"Catholics Come Home"
"Catholic Church - How Beautiful"
"Catholicism" (Preview)
"14 of the Most Beuatiful Catholic Churches in the World"
"How Does One Become Catholic?" (Breaking in the Habit)
"How to Become Catholic" (Liturgy Training Publications)
"Becoming Catholic: An RCIA Video"
"The Catholic Life: RCIA and Coming Home" (EWTN)
"The Catholic Life: RCIA and Coming Home" (EWTN)