Basic Catechism presents the fundamentals of the

Catholic faith in a concise question-and-answer format.

Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church, this pop-

ular handbook covers:

Creed

Sacraments

Christian morality

Prayer

Thoroughly indexed for ready reference, this essential

guide can assist all those who want to know Church

teaching. Related Scriptural quotations place these

teachings in a biblical context. Basic Catechism also

includes an appendix of basic prayers and guidelines for

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Basic catechism / Daughters of St. Paul. 7th rev. ed.p. cm.

Includes index.ISBN 0-8198-0623-41. Catholic ChurchCatechismsEnglish. 2. Catholic Church

Catechisms. I. Daughters of St. Paul.BX1961.B29 1999238.2dc21 9917928

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Unless otherwise specified, the New Testament texts used in this workare taken from the New Testament translated for Alba House by Mark A.Wauck, copyright 1992 by the Society of St. Paul, Staten Island, NewYork, and are used by permission. All rights reserved.

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