The Companion to the Catechism of the Catholic Church: A Compendium of Texts Referred to in the Catechism of the Catholic Church Including an Addendum

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Book Overview

The Catechism of the Catholic Church reads "often the texts of Sacred Scripture are not quoted literally but merely indicated as a reference ('Cf.') in the footnotes. For a deeper understanding of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898704502
• ISBN13: 9780898704501
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Ignatius Press
• Length: 975 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Awesome

Jesus is wonderful and the Bible, the Catechism and the Compendium are always with me. I read the catechism, then the compendium together. The footnotes are all there and all match number for number so it's easy to jump around the catechism and follow along in the compendium. It's an awesome resource and saves a lot of time. Plus, when you find something like Lumen Gentium, that you like in part in the compendium, then you have your sample of the text and can go to other resources to read more of the doc. All footnotes and scriputure quotes are there. A must have for the serious Catholic or serious study of Catholicism. It's the bomb! Peace be with you.

More than priceless!

The full text of all the citations in the Catechism (except those in the Bible and those quoted in full) for *all* the footnotes in the Catechism in one volume is a remarkable achievement. Another reviewer felt that one shortcoming was that sources quoted in full in the Catechism were not repeated here. Well, yes, that might be a problem for some, but then this book is not intended to be used alone. This is a straight footnote lookup from the Catechism. Here you have a chance to trace the thoughts of those who wrote the Catechism. It is more than merely helpful or even enlightening. It opens the door to many wonderful works, including some which are hard to find in English. The paper used is quite heavy for a book this size (980 pages) making it quite thick. The binding, even though it is paperback, is first-rate. This book is made to be used and to last. In addition to this book and, of course the Catechism, please take a look at "Introduction to the Catechism" by Cardinal Ratzinger (Now Pope Benedict XVI). The new "Compendium of the Catechism" released in April 2006 by the USCCB, is a superb work as well. If you are serious about your Catholic faith and want to learn more, this will certainly help.

A Wealth of Solid Information

The Catechism of the Catholic Church was written to clarify what the Church believes and teaches in these modern times, when there are so many distortions and errors being spread about the Catholic faith. This Companion book provides the foundational writings for what is presented in the Catechism. It is an invaluable tool for those who wish to understand the roots of the Catholic faith as they extend back to the time of Christ's apostles and their immediate successors. With all these references collected in one text, one does not need to be a scholar to more thoroughly understand the Catholic faith. This book is wonderful!

A must for anyone who has a copy of the Catechism

The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a ground-breaking document. However, it contains many, many footnotes, not only to scriptural passages but to various church documents and passages in the Church Fathers. This helpful companion volume lists all the quoted passages and saves the serious student hours of research trying to track down the documents referred to in the Catechism.It's not a book for helping you understand the Catechism (as some have misunderstood it to be), but it is the perfect companion for studying the Catechism and appreciating its fullest meaning.

Sources at your fingertips

One of my fellow-reviewers here (who rated the book two stars) is asking the Companion to do something it was not intended to do. It does not explain the Catechism, it provides the background material from which the Catechism is based. It is a marvelous piece of work which provides all the cited material in an easy to use format. Useful to all who want to verify, backup, or defend the material in the Catechism. Bravo to the Church--who else puts together such a great Catechism and Companion.Steve Ray