Resources for Faith Formation

The Holy Bible The Holy Bible is easily accessible. Every home should have a hard copy. This link provides an on-line Catholic version through the United States Council of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). There are also podcast resources that can be sent to your phone each day such as: Ascension Press The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

The Catechism of the Catholic Church (on-line from USCCB)

[P]resenting the Catechism of the Catholic Church, I beseech the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Incarnate Word and Mother of the Church, to support with her powerful intercession the catechetical work of the entire Church on every level, at this time when she is called to a new effort of evangelization. May the light of the true faith free humanity from ignorance and slavery to sin in order to lead it to the only freedom worthy of the name (cf. Jn 8:32): that of life in Jesus Christ under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, here below and in the kingdom of heaven, in the fullness of the blessed vision of God face to face (cf. 1 Cor 13:12; 2 Cor 5:6-8)!
Pope John Paul II, Fidei Depositum, 11 October 1992

The Nicene Creed and the Apostles Creed

The Ten Commandments

The Precepts of the Catholic Church

The Seven Sacraments

The Theological Virtues

The Cardinal Virtues

The Seven Capital Sins

The Gifts of the Holy Spirit and the Fruits of the Holy Spirit

Select Encyclicals and other Documents of the Catholic Church (links to original documents)

Pontifical Council for the Family. The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality: Guidelines for Education within the Family. Vatican, Nov. 21, 1995.

GAUDIUM ET SPES, PASTORAL CONSTITUTION ON THE CHURCH IN THE MODERN WORLD, Pope Paul VI, 1965

HUMANAE VITAE (On Human Life), Pope Paul VI, 1968