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Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI) has mentioned that Faith and Life is
"the best catechetical series in the German language."
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Worldwide, People Love Faith and
Life!
The Faith and Life series, now available in
German as well as English, has attracted commendations from people everywhere. From parents
to teachers to priests to cardinals, Faith and Life has proved not only popular, but also
incredibly effective.
And he's not the only one praising this
series!
Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn has this to say: "The appearance of
the reworked German edition, Glaube und Leben, of the American Faith and Life catechism is a cause
of great joy. For the past two decades, Faith and Life has proven to be an excellent series for
religious instruction in schools and family catechesis in the home. I know families who use this
faith series and bear witness to the excellent fruit it has brought forth. To all who wish to
transmit the faith to children in schools or in the home, I recommend the Faith and Life series as
a textbook of refreshing and high quality. Pray God this catechism series will give a strong
impetus to the transmission of the faith and of Christian life in the German-speaking
world."
Why Faith and Life?
It has been over 20 years since Catholics United for the Faith and
Ignatius Press collaborated to produce the Faith and Life series. Since that time, almost 2,000,000
copies have been sold, about 250,000 of each grade level. The series has been praised by parents
and the students themselves for its presentation of the fullness of Catholic faith and
Tradition—and for the superb art that enhances each book.
When, at the time of the issuance of the Catechism of the Catholic
Church, the U.S. bishops finally agreed that most religious education series were woefully
inadequate, they required that all be brought into conformity with the Catechism and a committee of
bishops was appointed to monitor the process. Faith and Life was the only series that did not have
to make a single change in order to be in conformity.
Now, after 20 years, we have made some revisions. Revisions to the
student text itself are quite modest. Catholic teaching does not change. But the teacher's manuals
have been expanded and made more useful for most teachers. The questions and answers have been made
more uniform, using the Catechism as a guide. The student activity books have been improved. But
it's the same Faith and Life series that has been helping parents and teachers transmit the truth,
goodness and beauty of the Catholic faith for two decades.
Joseph Fessio, S.J.
Publisher, Ignatius Press
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