Best Practices in Adult Faith Formation. - Diocese of Pittsburgh

Church DocumentsFor the ministerThe Church Alive, Pastoral Letter to the Church of Pittsburgh, 2008 Bishop David A. Zubik, M.S. Ed., D.D.The Church Sharing, Pastoral Letter to the Church of Pittsburgh, 2009 Bishop David A. Zubik, M.S. Ed.,D.D.The Church Living, Pastoral Letter to the Church of Pittsburgh, 2009 Bishop David A. Zubik, M.S. Ed., D.D.Our Hearts Were Burning within Us: a Pastoral Plan for Adult Faith Formation in the United States (1999),which is available online at: www.usccb.org/education/ourhearts.htm or in book form from the United StatesConference of Catholic Bishops (hereafter USCCB), ISBN: 978-1-57455-299-7National Directory for Catechesis (hereafter NDC) published by the USCCB in 2005 ISBN 1-57455-443-3.For an outline of adult faith formation themes in the NDC, see Appendix X.CatechismsThese books can be obtained through a bookstore or online at USCCB Publishing atwww.usccbpublishing.org/index.cfmCatechism of the Catholic Church. (Second Edition) (1997)ISBN 978-1-57455-110-5 (paperback)This is the universal catechism of the Church, intended as a resource for bishops writing nationalcatechisms and as a “full, complete exposition of Catholic doctrine, enabling everyone to know what theChurch professes, celebrates, lives, and prays in her daily life.”Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. (2006)ISBN 1-57455-720-6 (paperback)An official summary of the universal catechism in question-and-answer form.United States Catholic Catechism for Adults. (2006)ISBN 1-57455-450-2 paperback)This catechism was prepared by the U.S. bishops based on the universal catechism, adapting thepresentation to the culture and circumstances of the Church in the U.S.Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church. (2005)ISBN 978-1-57455-692-6 (paperback)Prepared by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace