Youcat: Youth Prayer Book [Paperback]

YOUCATis short for Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church, which is the official catechism for World Youth Day. Written for high-school age people and young adults,YOUCATis an accessible, contemporary expression of the Catholic Faith. The popular format includes Questions-and-Answers, highly-readable commentary, margin pictures and illustrations, summary definitions of key terms, Bible citations, and quotes from the Saints and other great teachers. What's more,YOUCATis keyed to the Catechism of the Catholic Faith, so people can go deeper. It explains:

• What Catholics believe (doctrine)
• How they celebrate the mysteries of the faith (sacraments)
• How Catholics are to live (moral life) How they should pray (prayer and spirituality)

The questions are direct and honest, even at times tough; the answers straightforward, relevant, and compelling. After the Bible,YOUCATwill likely become the go-to place for young people to learn the truth about the Catholic faith. Pope Benedict XVI wrote the foreword; Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, the editor ofYOUCATand the Archbishop of Vienna, Austria, wrote the afterword.

Christoph Cardinal Schonborn, the Archbishop of Vienna, is a highly respected spiritual teacher and writer, and a former student of Pope Benedict XVI. He has written numerous books includingJesus, the Divine Physician,Chance or Purpose?,Behold, God's Son, andLiving the Catechism of the Catholic Church.