Catechesis
Important Catholic School Documents
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.

