For a decade, Focus on Faith has been the unchallenged resource for those on their journey to the Catholic Church. With this revised edition, its continuing usefulness and popularity are ensured.
Focus on Faith is a systematic exploration of the thinking and practice of Catholicism, primarily intended for use by those parishes in which people are embarking on the catechumenate period of the RCIA.
The contents are divided into 20 'sessions', each of which has an introductory text on a theme for home reading, followed by suggestions for group discussion and exploration, and concluding with a short period of prayer.
The sessions are:
• The story
• The journey
• Conversion
• Jesus the Christ
• Jesus and us
• Scripture: The Old Testament
• Scripture: The New Testament
• The Holy Spirit and the Church
• The Church's story
• Catholic specialities
• Prayer
• Sign and sacrament
• Baptism and confirmation
• Eucharist (Mass)
• Reconciliation, and anointing of the sick
• Orders (Priesthood) and marriage
• Love, sex and the Church
• Justice and peace
• Ecumenical and inter-faith movements
• The Christian response