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Reclaiming Old Catechisms for the New Evangelization

Even in these days of unprecedented access to information, some are surprised to find that there are more than a few catechisms in Church history. In fact, Catholics are heirs to such a wealth of these texts that they defy precise enumeration, having been penned and promulgated throughout the last millennium by bishops and councils all around the world. Amid the renewal of catechetical methods called for in the 2020 Directory for Catechesis, scores of these priceless guidebooks of faith from the past are being remastered and republished for a contemporary audience, offering students, catechists, and religious seekers alike a unique glimpse into the abiding continuity of Catholic doctrine throughout time and space.

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Aaron Seng is the founder and president of the Catholic nonprofit Tradivox, whose best-known work is on the internationally acclaimed Catholic Catechism Index: a monumental project restoring long-lost traditional catechisms to a worldwide audience in a cross-indexed system of both published volumes and a digital doctrine search tool. Their twenty-volume collection of historic catechisms is available from Sophia Institute Press. 

This article is from The Catechetical Review (Online Edition ISSN 2379-6324) and may be copied for catechetical purposes only. It may not be reprinted in another published work without the permission of The Catechetical Review by contacting [email protected]

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