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Catechetical Formation

Bishop Helmsing Institute

Here are the major documents of the Church appropriate for the ministry of Catechesis and Religious Education in the Catholic Church.

BT                Basic Teachings for Catholic Religious Education National Conference
                    of Catholic Bishops, USCC, 1973.

CCC            Catechism of the Catholic Church Libreria Vaticana Editrice, 1994.
                    (1st Ed.)

CE                Declaration of Christian Education Vatican II, 1965.

CS                The Catholic School Sacred Congregation for Catholic Education,   
                    1997.

CT                Catechesi Tradendae, Pope John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation, 1979.

EN                On Evangelization In the Modern World Pope Paul VI, 1975.

EV                The Gospel of Life Pope John Paul II, 1995.

GCD            The General Catechetical Directory Sacred Congregation for the
                    Clergy, 1971.

GDC            The General Directory for Catechesis Sacred Congregation for the
                    Clergy, 1997

GDCM          Guidelines for Doctrinally Sound Catechetical Materials USCC,
                    Publication 419-8, November 21, 1990.

GMD            Go and Make Disciples: National Catechetical Directory National
                    Conference of Catholic Bishops, USCC, 1979.

RCIA            Rites of Christian Initiation of Adults, USCC, Publication 1214-4, 1988

ST                The Splendor of Truth (Veritatis Splendor) Pope John Paul II,
                    August 5, 1993

TJD              To Teach As Jesus Did, National Conference of Catholic Bishops,
                     USCC, 1972.