The New St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism
The basic tenets of the Catholic faith according to the book, the New St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism
We created this page to be a resource for anyone who wants to grow in the knowledge of the faith. We think homeschooling families will especially benefit from it.
The page has 119 audio recordings of excellent lectures on the Baltimore Catechism. We divided the recordings into 29 sets, with each set having 4 recordings. The lessons in the book are outlined as questions (e.g. Who made us? Who is God?) and there are 499 questions answered in the book. Each recording covers 5 questions. You may schedule the lessons as you have time to go through them.
What is the Baltimore Catechism?
In the nineteenth century, repeated efforts had been made in the United States towards an arrangement by which a uniform textbook of Christian doctrine might be used by all Catholics. The Baltimore Catechism was the national Catholic catechism for children in the United States based on Robert Bellarmine’s 1614 Small Catechism. It was the first such catechism written for Catholics in North America and was the standard Catholic school text in the country from 1885 to the late 1960s.
(1) Obtain a copy of the book, The New St. Joseph Baltimore Catechism (No 2)
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(2) Listen to discussion of the relevant chapters
(3) Accomplish the enrichment activities included in the book
(3) Take note of suggested homework and additional resources
“…each new thing learned and meditated about God is a new reason for loving Him”
–Frank Sheed
Course Contents
The Basics of Prayer; Questions 1 – 15
Week 2: Questions 16 – 23L
Week 3: Questions 24 – 43
Week 4: Questions 44 – 62
Week 5: Questions 63 – 82
Week 6: Questions 83 – 99
Week 7: Questions 100 – 119
Week 8: Questions 120 – 134
Week 9: Questions 135 – 150
Week 10: Questions 151 – 169
Week : Questions 169a – 180
Week 12: Questions 181 – 191
Week 13: Questions 192 – 207
Week 14: Questions 208 – 228
Week 15: Questions 229 – 250
Week 16: Questions 251 – 268
Week 17: Questions 269 – 288
Week 18: Questions 293 – 304
Week 19: Questions 305 – 323
Week 20: Questions 324 – 342
Week 21: Questions 343 – 358
Week 22: Questions 359 – 368
Week 23: Questions 369 – 387
Week 24: Questions 388 – 407
Week 25: Questions 408 – 425
Week 26: Questions 426 – 442
Week 27: Questions 443 – 459
Week 28: Questions 460 – 479
Week 29: Questions 480 – 499