YOUCAT
The YOUCAT is structured in this format.
What is “Question and Answer”?
This is the main theme of Study Guide Part 1, Topic 1.
What is “existence”?
In John 14:6, quoted in the discussion of YOUCAT Q1, Jesus says He is this.
What is “the way, the truth, and the life”?
He oversaw the development of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Who is Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI?
This French mathematician, quoted in the YOUCAT, said “One must love God and divine things in order to know them.”
Who is Blaise Pascal?
This YOUCAT margin symbol marks a definition.
What is a question mark?
According to Study Guide Part 1, Topic 1, true love desires this.
What is “the good of the one who is loved”?
St. Paul says God desires this in 1 Timothy 2:4, quoted in the YOUCAT margin of Q2.
What is “that all men be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth”?
CCC 1 says God calls man to do this.
What is “to seek Him, to know Him, and to love Him”?
This saint, quoted in the YOUCAT, said “The measure of love is love without measure.”
Who is St. Francis of Assisi?
The YOUCAT Q1 discussion says God did this so that we might find the way home.
What is “sent us His Son”?
In Part 1, Topic 1, the Study Guide challenges you to do these three things.
What are “Remember, Surrender, and Notice”?
1 John 4:16, quoted in the YOUCAT margin of Q2, says God is this.
What is “Love”?
CCC 1 says man has been scattered and divided by this.
What is “sin”?
CCC 358 says God created everything for this.
What is “man”?
The YOUCAT Q2 discussion says God created us out of this type of love.
What is “free and unselfish love”?
Each topic in the Study Guide includes a brief introduction with this heading.
What is “Behind YOUCAT”?
In Matthew 28:18–20, quoted in CCC paragraph 2, Christ says He will be with us this long.
What is “until the end of the age”?
CCC 2 references this Bible passage.
What is Matthew 28:18–20?
This is the official title of the YOUCAT.
What is “Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church”?
These CCC paragraphs are referenced in the YOUCAT Q1 and Q2 answers.
What are paragraphs 1–3 and 358?
The Study Guide is divided into this many parts — the same as the YOUCAT and the number of pillars in the CCC.
What is 4?
In Jeremiah 1:7, quoted in the YOUCAT introduction, God tells Jeremiah not to say this.
What is “I am only a youth”?
These CCC paragraphs teach that charity is a fruit of the Holy Spirit.
What are paragraphs 736 and 1832?
He directed production of the YOUCAT.
Who is Christoph Cardinal Schönborn, Archbishop of Vienna?