[Infidel Heather]

God bless you all for any help you can give me.

[Jeff Chandler]

The Catechism is a great resource.

[vladimir998]

This is what is out there for kids from well known publishers:

Faith in Life is one of the best.

http://www.ignatius.com/Textbooks/Catechism-FaithAndLife.aspx

also see Image of God (Ignatius Press, ©1986-1993)

Or Christ Our Life (Loyola Press, ©2009)

Or Finding God (I think this is Loyola too, but I’m not sure, ©2005, 2007)

Or We Believe (William H. Sadlier, Inc©2004, 2007)

There are some good homeschooling materials out there too.

[wombtotomb]

Hands down, the Baltimore Catechism.

[dnandell]

Hi Heather!

We just started homeschooling our two boys and are using Seton Home Study School. My oldest is also in 6th grade. We’re very impressed with Seton’s books, the chapters are short and cover one topic. They have either T/F questions, fill in the blank or matching exercises at the end of each chapter. They also have beautiful paintings and stained glass windows shown throughout.

In the 6th grade book, they are going over each part of the Creed. Today he did the Communion of Saints.

My third grader is learning the mysteries of the Rosary.

They also use the Baltimore Catechism and a Bible History book.

You can check Seton out at www.setonhome.org and click on curriculum. Here is a link to the Religion 6 book with previews of the first few lessons.

http://www.setonhome.org/curriculum/seeinside.php?ToView=P-RL06-21

Other people in our homeschool group use Mother of Divine Grace, Kolbe and Catholic Heritage. I can’t give you any info on those though. :-)

I hope you find something you like!!

Heather

[Cicero]

Ignatius Press is always trustworthy. Have a look at their web site for a lot of good books, including children’s books.

Here’s their catechism series. I haven’t used it, but I’m sure it’s reliable from long experience with many of their other books:

http://www.ignatius.com/Textbooks/CatechismSeries.aspx?SID=1

Here’s their list of children’s books:

http://www.ignatius.com/category.aspx?Category_ID=10&&SID=1&;

And here’s their teen books:

http://www.ignatius.com/category.aspx?Category_ID=27&&SID=1&;

Note that there are several pages in each category, and you can find descriptions of the individual books.

[Infidel Heather]

The Baltimore Catechism! That is it!

[Infidel Heather]

Also-—

Have any of your bishops or priests issued guidelines recommending that Holy Communion be only taken in the HAND because of H1N1?

We received this the week before last, and it’s a little troubling for me because I’ve instructed my son to only receive the Host on the tongue.

[Infidel Heather]

Have ordered Baltimore Catechism 1,2, & 3.

Hope this order won’t get lost!

Thank you my fellow Catholics!

[magisterium]

Best widely available classical catechism: The Baltimore Catechism. Grade: A+

Best contemporary catechism: Faith and Life series (Ignatius Press). Grade: A-

Best catechism I have ever seen: My Catholic Faith, by Bishop Louis Morrow. Grade: A++. It is just outstanding, and can be useful for children and adults learning the Faith. The basic discussion in larger type is geared toward younger people, while expansions on the main point are in smaller print and geared more toward older readers or those wanting more -in depth answers. Originally published in 1949, the 154 edition is currently published by Sarto House. Unfortunately, Sarto House is a publishing arm of the SSPX, so, depending on how strict you are about not giving them money, it may be necessary to get a used copy. I’ve seen a few on E-Bay.

The full title of the book is “A Manual of Religion - My Catholic Faith - A Catechism in Pictures.” The “in pictures” part is a bit misleading, though. All it means is that each topic has a woodcut-style or black-and-white drawing at its head that illustrates the topic matter. It’s hardly a “picture book.” I think it’s a masterpiece, and can’t recommend it highly enough!

[Salvation]

Baltimore Catechism is on line.

[fidelis]

Just wanted to vouch for Faith and Life, which we used in tandem with the Baltimore Catechism and the Bible with my youngest son. That was when he was from 4th to 6th grade. We continued on with the rest of the Faith and Life series until the last volume, which is 8th grade.

I daresay now, at the age of 14, he can run catechetical circles around most Catholic adults.

[iowamark]

http://www.cin.org/users/james/ebooks/master/master.htm
James Akin’s “The Nazareth Master Catechism”