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CATHOLIC FAMILY CATECHISM: Disciples' Edition and Apostles' Edition, Fr Tierney

Reviewed by Michael Gilchrist

Contents - Feb 2006 - Buy a copy now Editorial: Catholic schools: how much accountability? - Michael Gilchrist Cardinal Arinze on the Liturgy: the Mass is not entertainment - Cardinal Francis Arinze News: The Church Around the World Catechesis: Latest research on Catholic school leavers - Michael Gilchrist Education: Catholic Church and her schools face a 'wake-up call' - Bishop Geoffrey Jarrett Liturgical Music: The spiritual impact of Msgr. Richard Schuler's priestly leadership and example - Fr John T. Zuhlsdorf Priestly vocations: the key role of bishops - John Mallon New Age paganism's creeping influence within the Church - Wanda Skowronska Blessed Charles de Foucauld: seeking nothing but God's will - Dr Frank Mobbs The Church of England: beyond satire? - Rev Peter Mullen Letters: Clerical Celibacy (letter) - Fr Adrian Head Letters: All Saints Day (letter) - M & L Morrissey Letters: Ars priests retreat - Fr Robert Markey Letters: Wrong chord? (letter) - John Daly Prayer: The Abandonment Prayer of Charles de Foucauld Letters: Beautiful music (letter) - Josephine Landsberg Letters: Cardinal von Galen (letter) - Denise M. Cameron Letters: Survival of the fittest (letter) - Arthur Negus Letters: Evolutionism - Fr G.H. Duggan SM Letters: Intelligent design (letter) - Paul MacLeod Letters: Homilies (letter) - Robert Prinzen-Wood Letters: Catholic magazines needed in India - Fr A. Joseph Letters: EWTN tapes available - Harry and Antoinette Zwaans Books: Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church - Peter Westmore (reviewer) Books: The Pope Benedict Code, by Joanna Bogle - Michael Gilchrist (reviewer) Books: For the Life of the World:St Maximilian and the Eucharist, by Fr Jerzy Domanski - Michael Gilchrist (reviewer) Books: CATHOLIC FAMILY CATECHISM: Disciples' Edition and Apostles' Edition, Fr Tierney - Michael Gilchrist (reviewer) Events: Virtus - Retreat for Young Men Events: Lecture on the Compendium of the Catechism - Msgr Peter Elliott Books: Stimulating reading from AD Books Reflection: The hidden treasure of the Holy Mass - St Leonard of Port Maurice

NSW-based priest, Father James Tierney, is familiar to most readers of AD2000 as a prolific writer of catechetical materials, specialising in family catechesis, since the 1960s.

At a time when religion teaching in Catholic schools was being stripped of much of its distinctively Catholic content, courtesy of fashionable educational theories (as still occurs in many Australian dioceses even today), Father Tierney has stuck to his guns, producing editions of sound, compact, reader-friendly catechisms.

Now in retirement, he continues to take a close interest in the state of Catholic education, and reprints of his writings continue to become available.

It is pleasing to report the present availability of two different editions of his famous Catholic Family Catechism, suitable for a wide range of ages, and based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Despite their slim dimensions, the catechisms cover all the key areas for Catholics needing to be informed about the Faith - Ten Commandments, Sacraments, the Mass, prayers, doctrines, etc.

Those familiar with Fr Tierney's outstanding work, will need no urging to chase up these important and helpful publications.

Reprinted from AD2000 Vol 19 No 1 (February 2006), p. 18