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Francis Phillips reviews Upon this Rock and A Catechism of the Holy Rosary, by Fr Edwin Gordon
"Until blindness struck him the author was parish priest of St Joseph's parish, Gibraltar. Thus the 'rock' refers both to the rock of Gibraltar and the 'rock' of faith. Fr Gordon, whose own widowed father was ordained at the age of 81 and who served a vigorous ministry until his death aged 91, was raised in a devout family; his faith is solid and straightforward.
Francis Phillips reviews The Missionary's Catechism, by Russell L. Ford
"The two best-known catechisms that most Catholics have heard of, are undoubtedly The Penny Catechism, which provided the elementary structure of the Faith for generations of people until the 1960s, and The Catechism of the Catholic Church, a wonderful gift inspired by the Holy Father in the 1990s to counteract the catechetical malaise of the preceding 30 years. It has been a recent privilege and pleasure to encounter a third catechism, neither as brief in its answers as The Penny Catechism nor as large and comprehensive as the CCC, and therefore just the right size for the ordinary enquiring Catholic, wishing to revise his/her Faith, to carry about on the dashboard of the car."
Francis Phillips reviews Confirmed in the Faith: a Catholic Confirmation Course, by Dora Nash
"There has been much debate – and heartache – in recent years over the content of catechetical programmes for young Catholics. Thus I am very glad to be able to recommend unreservedly this Course by Dora Nash. In six ‘sessions’ (chapters), she gives a simple, clear and comprehensive guide to Catholic teaching suitable, I would think, for 11-14-year-old confirmandi."
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