Updates to Courses and Resources

Last updated June 23, 2020. 

His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke has completed a partial review of the test questions for the Advanced Catholic Catechism Course and has made some adjustments to them. Please make the following changes in your Advanced Catholic Catechism Course Manual, Workbook and Answer Tablet. If you are a Group Leader, make these changes in your answer book too.

Please excuse the length of the Advanced Course errata. It is long because a large number of courses were printed in 2005 and these must be used before a new version can be printed. Large numbers save printing costs but delay corrections. As you can understand, small apostolates must be frugal.

PDF of revised Workbook/Answer Tablet pages for lessons 3, 7, 13, 16, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33 & 36.

PDF of UPDATES FOR ADVANCED COURSE as of 6-23-2020. Updates are listed below.

ADVANCED COURSE MANUAL

p. 2, paragraph 5: change “Catholic Catechism” to “Advanced Catholic Catechism Course”.

p. 4, paragraph 4: change “Workbook for the Catholic Catechism Course” to “Workbook for theAdvanced Catholic Catechism Course”.

p. 4, paragraph 5: change “Catechist’s” to “Advanced Catholic Catechism”.

p. 9, paragraph 6: change “teach (catechize)” to “make disciples of,” in the Scripture verse,
“Go therefore and teach (catechize) all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and …..
If necessary, change the Scripture citation from Matthew 28:19 to Matthew 28:19-20.

The Scripture verse should read:
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you” (Matthew 28:19-20).

p. 16, paragraph 3 (and possibly elsewhere): replace Catechisi Tradendae with CatechesiTradendae

p. 67, paragraph 2: The book of the Bible should be “Ecclesiasticus” (a.k.a. “Sirach”), not “Ecclesiastics.”

p. 76, 1st complete paragraph: replace Pope Leo XII with Pope Leo XIII.

p. 111, paragraph 3, line 18: delete “sponsors or”

p. 111, paragraph 3, line 19: replace “Sponsors” with “Godparents”

p. 180-181, insert the following underlined words and delete the crossed out words. It should read: The highest form of prayer is adoration. The highest form of adoration is sacrifice.

Prayer. The highest form of prayer is adoration adoration is prayer. Again, with the coming of Christ, our prayer of honor and praise of God can be addressed to the Redeemer, who is our God. Our prayer of gratitude for blessings received, of mercy for pardon because we have offended the Divine Majesty, and of petition in asking for everything we need—all can be directed to Jesus Christ…

Sacrifice. The highest form of adoration prayer is sacrifice. Why? Because when we sacrifice we not only address God in word and thought, but we offer up to Him something that is precious to us to acknowledge Him as our First and Final Cause. With the coming of Christ, sacrifice reached a sublimity that was never seen before. We believe that God became man in order that, as man, He might be able to sacrifice Himself to the heavenly Father for the redemption of the world…

If you have the Pocket Catholic Catechism, update p. 228. Insert the following underlined words:
Sacrifice. The highest form of the prayer of adoration is sacrifice. This is the willing surrender of something precious to God. As with adoration, there are two basic forms of sacrifice. There is the sacrifice of submission. Here we give up some creature that we like in order to express our total dependence on God’s will. There is also the sacrifice of love. Here we surrender something pleasant in order to please the God whom we love.

ADVANCED COURSE WORKBOOK, ANSWER TABLET (and Answer Book)

Table of Contents, p. 1: “XII. The Holy Spirit.” In some editions, the number “95” immediately follows the lesson’s heading. If it has been inserted, delete it.

Lesson 1, Question 2
Change the words “religious education” to “evangelization and catechesis” and add “the four Gospel writers and” before “St. Paul.”
Original Question:
We may say that Catholic religious education by correspondence began with St. Paul.
Revised Question:
We may say that Catholic evangelization and catechesis by correspondence began with the four Gospel writers and St. Paul.

Lesson 1, Question 5
Add the word “academic” before “study” if it is not there.
Question should read, “For most people, the best way to learn their Catholic faith is through academic study.”

Lesson 1, Question 7
If the phrase “not to practice it” has been added to the end of this question, delete it.
Question should read, “Our basic duty as Catholics is understanding what we believe.”

Lesson 1, Question 10
Change the word “faith” to the words, “the Creed.”
Original Question: There are four basic parts to the Catholic religion, namely faith, the Sacraments, the Commandments and prayer.
Revised Question: There are four basic parts to the Catholic religion, namely the Creed, the Sacraments, the Commandments and prayer.

Lesson 1, Question 11
Change the word “replaces” to the words, “functions as.”
Original Question: In home study, the manual replaces the textbook.
Revised Question: In home study, the manual functions as the textbook.

Lesson 1, Question 22
Add the word “alone” after “parents” if it is not there.
Question should read, “The duty to instruct children in their faith belongs to the parents alone and not to the Bishops.”

Lesson 1, Question 35 (left-hand column)
Change the word “Sponsors” to “Godparents.”
Original Question: Sponsors at Baptism matches ….
Revised Question: Godparents at Baptism matches ….

Lesson 2, Question 4
Change the word “teach” to the word “catechize,” if necessary.
Original Question: Christ told the Apostles to teach all nations.
Revised Question: Christ told the Apostles to catechize all nations.

Lesson 2, Question 40
Change the words “we will have in believing” to the phrase, “God will allow which test our belief.”
Original Question: The deeper our faith, the fewer difficulties we will have in believing.
Revised Question: The deeper our faith, the fewer difficulties God will allow which test our belief.

Lesson 3, Question 23
Delete the word “humanly” if it has been inserted in the question.
Question should read, “We can believe without the help of God’s grace.”

Lesson 3, Matching 41-60. Print PDF of new page-given above.

Lesson 4, Questions 32 (left-hand column) and 34 (right-hand column)
If the phrase “of the Christian faith” has been added to #34 in the right-hand column, delete it, and add it to the end of #32 in the left-hand column.
Question #32 (left-hand column) should read, “The most common profession of the Christian faith”
Question #34 (right-hand column) should read, “Endurance of the Apostles’ Creed”

Lesson 5, Question 24
Change the words “had to reveal” to the word “revealed.”
Original Question: God had to reveal creation so that everyone could know how the world was made.
Revised Question: God revealed creation so that everyone could know how the world was made.

Lesson 5, Question 32
Remove the word “creatures” at the end of choice #3.
Original Question: Creatures are changeable because they 1) are creatures, 2) can change, 3) are finite creatures.
Revised Question: Creatures are changeable because they 1) are creatures, 2) can change, 3) are finite.

Lesson 5, Question 83
If the words “her soul” have been omitted from the end of this statement, add them to the statement. (Note that, in some editions, the numbers are out of order.)
Question should read, “The Blessed Virgin did not inherit Original Sin. She was conceived with no sin on her soul.”

Lesson 5, Questions 87 and 88
In some editions of the Workbook, the second sentence in statement #87 has been deleted (“They come from sin and lead us to sin”). In these versions, #88 reads, “They come from sin and lead us to sin.” In addition, the correct #88 (see below) has, in some cases, been inserted between #82 and #83 as follows:
82. Baptism removes both the guilt and all the effects of Original Sin.
88. We are certain that all of us inherited Original Sin from Adam. Delete, if necessary.
83. The Blessed Virgin did not inherit Original Sin. She was conceived with no sin on her soul.
84. … ok as is
85. … ok as is
86. … ok as is
87. Our unruly drives, or concupiscence, are not really sins. They come from sin and lead us to sin.
88. They come from sin and lead us to sin. Delete, if necessary, and add to statement #87.
88. We are certain that all of us inherited Original Sin from Adam.
Question #87 should read, “Our unruly drives, or concupiscence, are not really sins. They come from sin and lead us to sin.”
Question #88 should read, “We are certain that all of us inherited Original Sin from Adam.”

Lesson 6, Question 26
Change the words “human being” to “man.”
Original Question: As a human being, Christ had to learn whatever He knew.
Revised Question: As a man, Christ had to learn whatever He knew.

Lesson 6, Question 62
Add the word “Christ’s” to the beginning of the statement.
Original Question: Human nature matches ….
Revised Question: Christ’s human nature matches ….

Lesson 6, Question 63
Add the word “Christ’s” to the beginning of the statement.
Original Question: Divine nature matches ….
Revised Question: Christ’s divine nature matches ….

Lesson 6, Question 83 (right-hand column)
Revise the question as given below.
Original Question #83 (right-hand column) reads “Gospel of St. Luke.”
Revised Question: #83 should read, “as your heavenly Father is perfect”

Lesson 6, Questions 88 (left-hand column)
Revise the question as given below.
Original Question: #88(left-hand column) reads “Every one shall be perfect if he be like his Master.”
Revised Question: #88 should read, “You, therefore, must be perfect.”

Lesson 7, Question 3
Delete the words, “love God with our whole heart” and replace them with, “love the Lord your God with all your heart.”
Original Question: 7-3. Mary perfectly fulfilled the precept to love God with our whole heart.
Revised Question: 7-3. Mary perfectly fulfilled the precept to “love the Lord your God with all your heart.”

Lesson 7, Numbers 51 and 52 (right-hand column)
In some editions, #51 and #52 in the right-hand column both read: “Source of Divine Revelation.”
Question #51 should read, “Adoration due only to God.”
Question #52 should read, “Source of Divine Revelation.”

Lesson 7, Question 54 (left-hand column) and Number 55 (right-hand column)
In some versions, the phrase “due to God” follows “55) January 1” in the right-hand column. The phrase is supposed to be at the end of #54 in the left-hand column. Delete “due to God” where it has been attached to “January 1” in the right-hand column, and add it to “Does not detract from glory” in the left-hand column.
Question #55 (right-hand column) should read, “January 1.”
Question #54 (left-hand column) should read, “Does not detract from glory due to God.”

Lesson 7, Question 68
Change the words in #2 “did not die” to the word, “died.”
Original Question: The Blessed Virgin 1) did not die, 2) most probably did not die, 3) died.
Revised Question: The Blessed Virgin 1) did not die, 2) most probably died, 3) died.

Lesson 8, Question 41(right-hand column)
Add the words “Eternity of” to #41 in the right-hand column.
Original Question #41 (right-hand column) reads “Hell.”
Revised Question: #41 should read, “Eternity of Hell”

Lesson 9, Question 1
Add the phrase, “His Death by” before the word “Crucifixion.”
Original Question: The soul of Christ lived separate from His body between the Crucifixion and the Resurrection.
Revised Question:  The soul of Christ lived separate from His body between His Death byCrucifixion and the Resurrection.

Lesson 9, Question 10
In some editions, the phrase “predicted by the Old Testament prophets” has been replaced with “to take the souls of the just to Heaven.” If necessary, replace “to take the souls of the just to Heaven” with “predicted by the Old Testament prophets.”
Question #10 should read, “Christ’s ‘descent into Hell’ was predicted by the Old Testament prophets.”

Lesson 9, Heading for Section III. Match the terms in the following columns (Jerusalem Bible).
In the heading for Section III, delete the words in parentheses, “Jerusalem Bible.”
Should read:  III. Match the terms in the following columns.

Lesson 9, Question 43
Add the phrase “in His human nature,” before the phrase “is present everywhere.”
Original Question: Since Christ is God, and God is everywhere, Christ is present everywhere and not only in the Eucharist.
Revised Question: Since Christ is God, and God is everywhere, Christ in His human nature, is present everywhere and not only in the Eucharist.

Lesson 13 – Matching 33-42, Print PDF of new page-given above.

Lesson 13, Number 159
Delete the words “very” and “like once in a century.”
Original Question: The Pope very seldom—like once in a century—teaches ex cathedra.
Revised Question: The Pope seldom teaches ex cathedra.

Lesson 14, Question 7
Change the words “Forgiveness means remission of” to “The Church has the power to forgive.”
Original Question: Forgiveness means remission of the penalty due for sins committed.
Revised Question: The Church has the power to forgive the penalty due for sins committed.

Lesson 15, Question 19
Original Question: 15-19. Our risen bodies will still be able to suffer pain. False.
Revised Question: 15-19. Our risen glorified bodies will still be able to suffer pain. False.

Lesson 16—Matching, Numbers 46 to 60. Print PDF of new page-given above.

Lesson 18, Question 2
Add “We know that” to the beginning of the statement.
Original Question: Baptism was instituted after Christ’s Resurrection.
Revised Question: We know that Baptism was instituted after Christ’s Resurrection.

Lesson 18, Question 14
Change the word “baptize” to “confer the Sacrament of Baptism on the same person.”
Original Question: Several persons cannot baptize at the same time.
Revised Question: Several persons cannot confer the Sacrament of Baptism on the same person at the same time.

Lesson 18, Question 15
Change the word “Sponsors” to the word “Godparents.”
Original Question: Sponsors at Baptism are gravely obliged to insure the Catholic upbringing of their Godchildren.
Revised Question: Godparents at Baptism are gravely obliged to insure the Catholic upbringing of their Godchildren.

Lesson 18, Question 38
Add the word “children” after the word “Unbaptized.”
Original Question: Unbaptized matches ….
Revised Question: Unbaptized children matches ….

Lesson 18, Question 42
Change the word “adults” to “children,” and delete the words “as children” from the end of the statement.
Original Question: Mentally retarded adults should be baptized as children.
Revised Question: Mentally retarded children should be baptized.
2016 revision: Change the phrase “Mentally retarded children” to “Children with special needs”
2016 Revised Question: Children with special needs should be baptized.

Lesson 18, Question 55
Change the word “sponsor” to the word “Godparent.”
Original Question: The father or mother of a person may be the sponsor at Baptism.
Revised Question: The father or mother of a person may be the Godparent at Baptism.

Lesson 18, Question 56
Change the word “sponsor” to the word “Godparent.”
Original Question: A sponsor at Baptism should 1) be in his sixteenth year, 2) have completed his sixteenth year, 3) have completed his fourteenth year.
Revised Question: A Godparent at Baptism should 1) be in his sixteenth year, 2) have completed his sixteenth year, 3) have completed his fourteenth year.

Lesson 18, Question 57
Change the word “sponsor” to the word “Godparent.”
Original Question: A sponsor must be 1) a practicing Catholic, 2) at least a baptized person, 3) at least a nominal Catholic.
Revised Question: A Godparent must be 1) a practicing Catholic, 2) at least a baptized person, 3) at least a nominal Catholic.

Lesson 18, Question 58
Add the words, “apart from an emergency Baptism,” after the words, “For every Baptism.” In two places, change “sponsor” to “Godparent.”
Original Question: For every Baptism there must be a 1) sponsor, 2) a witness, 3) a witness and sponsor.
Revised Question: For every Baptism, apart from an emergency Baptism, there must be a 1) Godparent, 2) a witness, 3) a witness and Godparent.

Lesson 19, Question 5
Delete the word “Only,” and change the words “allowed for licit” to “necessary for the valid.”
Original Question: Only chrism is allowed for licit conferral of Confirmation.
Revised Question: Chrism is necessary for the valid conferral of Confirmation.

Lesson 19, Question 12
Change the second use of the word “sponsors” to the word “Godparents.”
Original Question: It is desirable that sponsors at Confirmation should be the sponsors at Baptism.
Revised Question: It is desirable that sponsors at Confirmation should be the Godparents at Baptism.

Lesson 19, Question 37
Add the words “upon a member of the Catholic Church, unless that person is in danger of death” to the end of the statement.
Original Question: A priest, without appropriate faculties, cannot validly confer the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Revised Question: A priest, without appropriate faculties, cannot validly confer the Sacrament of Confirmation upon a member of the Catholic Church, unless that person is in danger of death.

Lesson 19, Question 38
Add the words “When someone is” to the beginning of the statement and add “him or her” to the end.
Original Question: In danger of death, any priest can validly confirm.
Revised Question: When someone is in danger of death, any priest can validly confirm him or her.

Lesson 19, Question 46
In choice #2, change the words “an indelible” to the words “a temporary.”
Original Question: Confirmation impresses 1) a character, 2) an indelible character, 3) a permanent character—which binds a person more perfectly to the Church.
Revised Question: Confirmation impresses 1) a character, 2) a temporary character, 3) a permanent character—which binds a person more perfectly to the Church.

Lesson 20, Question 3
Replace the entire question with the words, “The reception of Christ in Holy Communion is the most perfect way for a person to grow in the supernatural virtue of charity.”
Original Question: The Eucharist is necessary for salvation.
Revised Question: The reception of Christ in Holy Communion is the most perfect way for a person to grow in the supernatural virtue of charity.

Lesson 20, Question 7
Change the word “mortal” to the word “any.”
Original Question: The Eucharist never removes the guilt of mortal sin.
Revised Question: The Eucharist never removes the guilt of any sin.

Lesson 20, Question 13
Add the words “together with the concelebrants” to the end of the question.
Original Question: A concelebrated Mass is really only one Mass offered by the principal celebrant.
Revised Question: A concelebrated Mass is really only one Mass offered by the principal celebrant, together with the concelebrants.

Lesson 20, Question 22 in the left-hand column
Add the following underlined words to the question.
Original Question: Essence of Sacrifice of Mass
Revised Question: The essence of the Sacrifice of the Mass signified by the double Consecration

Lesson 20, Question 22 in the right-hand column
Replace the entire question with the words, “The Mystery of Faith, the source and summit of the Christian Life”
Original Question: Synthesis of all the mysteries of faith
Revised Question: The Mystery of Faith, the source and summit of the Christian life

Lesson 20, Question 27 in the right-hand column
Replace the entire question with the words, “Offered on the Cross for our salvation”
Original Question: Channel of grace from Christ to the world
Revised Question: Offered on the Cross for our salvation

Lesson 20, Question 71
Add the word “merely” after “Law.”
Original Question: Canon Law allows Mass to be said in the Latin language.
Revised Question: Canon Law merely allows Mass to be said in the Latin language.

Lesson 20, Question 95
Add the word “only” after “is.”
Original Question: The tabernacle lamp is to be kept burning whenever people are in church.
Revised Question: The tabernacle lamp is only to be kept burning whenever people are in church.

Lesson 21, Number 56 (right-hand column)
Some versions read, “Claims not all grave sins” or “Claims not all grave sins committed.”
Add the words “committed with full knowledge and deliberate consent are mortal” to the end of the statement, and add “that” after “Claims.”
Original Question: Claims not all grave sins committed.
Revised Question: Claims that not all grave sins committed with full knowledge and deliberate consent are mortal.

Lesson 21, Number 58 (right-hand column)
Change the word “to” to the word “of.”
Original Question: Expiation due for penalty to sin.
Revised Question: Expiation due for penalty of sin.

Lesson 21, Question 68
Change the word “each” to “the,” and change the word “the” to “each.”
Original Question: Priests must receive faculties from each Bishop of the Diocese in which they hear confessions.
Revised Question: Priests must receive faculties from the Bishop of each Diocese in which they hear confessions.

Lesson 21, Question 69
Change the word “therefore” to the word “necessarily.”
Original Question: When a priest’s faculties for hearing confessions are removed, he thereforeloses the faculties to hear confessions everywhere.
Revised Question: When a priest’s faculties for hearing confessions are removed, he necessarilyloses the faculties to hear confessions everywhere.

Lesson 22, Question 17
Change the word “vegetable” to the word “plant.”
Original Question:  Only vegetable oil may be used for anointing.
Revised Question: Only plant oil may be used for anointing.

Lesson 22, Question 33
Add the following phrase to the end of the question, “because they may not be in full possession of their faculties.”
Original Question: People obstinately unrepentant should be anointed.
Revised Question: People obstinately unrepentant should be anointed because they may not be in full possession of their faculties.

Lesson 22, Question 35 in the right-hand column
Add the following phrase to the end of the question, “except when there is any reasonable doubt about their obstinateness.”
Original Question: Not to be anointed if obstinate.
Revised Question: Not to be anointed if obstinate except when there is any reasonable doubt about their obstinateness.

Lesson 23, Question 5
Change the phrase “shared Sacrament” to the phrase “Sacrament shared by all the faithful.”
Original Question: Holy Orders is a shared Sacrament.
Revised Question: Holy Orders is a Sacrament shared by all the faithful.

Lesson 23, Question 18
Add the words “Some” and “Churches” to the following question.
Original Question: Eastern Orthodox reordain priests.
Revised Question: Some Eastern Orthodox Churches reordain priests.

Lesson 23, Question 31 (right-hand column)
Replace the words “31. Terminated after Vatican II” with “31. Renamed ministries and reduced in number to 2”
Original Question: 31. Terminated after Vatican II
Revised Question: 31. Renamed ministries and reduced in number to 2

Lesson 24, Print PDF of questions, entire lesson was revised. See article for use with lesson 24, Sacrament of Matrimony.

Lesson 25, Question 1
Replace the words “Mosaic Law” with the word “Decalogue.”
Original Question: The Mosaic Law was intended for the whole human race.
Revised Question: The Decalogue was intended for the whole human race.

Lesson 25, Question 2
Replace the words “Mosaic Law” with the word “Decalogue.”
Original Question: The Mosaic Law was mainly intended for the chosen people of the Old Testament.
Revised Question: The Decalogue was mainly intended for the chosen people of the Old Testament.

Lesson 26, Question 21
Add the words “even if unknowingly wrong, provided we have done our best to form it correctly” to the end of the statement.
Original Question: We must always follow our conscience.
Revised Question: We must always follow our conscience, even if unknowingly wrong, provided we have done our best to form it correctly.

Lesson 26, Question 76
Add the words, “of precept” after “poverty.”
Original Question: 26-76.  Evangelical poverty means becoming actually poor.
Revised Question: 26-76.  Evangelical poverty of precept means becoming actually poor.

Lesson 26, Question 86
Add the phrase “Since the Fall of our First Parents” to the beginning of the statement, and replace the words “is an indispensable” with the words “has been.”
Original Question: Mourning is an indispensable part of human existence.
Revised Question: Since the Fall of our First Parents, mourning has been part of human existence.

Lesson 26, Question 108(right-hand column)
Add the words “Eternity of” to #108 in the right-hand column.
Original Question #108 (right-hand column) reads “Hell.”
Revised Question: #108 should read, “Eternity of Hell”

Lesson 26, Question 114
Delete the word, “sinlessness” and replace it with “charity.”
Original Question: 26-114.  Purity of heart means 1) chastity, 2) chastity and sinlessness, 3) sinlessness.
Revised Question: 26-114.  Purity of heart means 1) chastity, 2) chastity and sinlessness, 3) charity.

Lesson 26, Question 117
Delete the word, “expected” and replace it with “avoided.” Change “welcome” to “welcomed.”
Original Question: 26-117.  Persecution in the life of a follower of Christ is to be 1) expected, 2) always welcome, 3) welcome for Christ.
Revised Question: 26-117.  Persecution in the life of a follower of Christ is to be 1) avoided, 2) always welcomed, 3) welcomed for Christ.

Lesson 26, Question 118
Replace the question with the revised question.
Original Question: 26-118.  Peacemakers must themselves be 1) peaceful, 2) peace-loving, 3) zealous to promote peace.
Revised Question: 26-118.  The promise of Jesus in the 7^th Beatitude is for those who 1) actively promote peace, 2) are peace-loving people, 3) are peaceful people.

Lesson 26, Question 119
Delete the words in #3) “living the Sixth Beatitude” and replace them with “determination.”
Original Question: 26-119.  Progress in prayer depends on our 1) recollection, 2) sinlessness, 3) living the Sixth Beatitude.
Revised Question: 26-119.  Progress in prayer depends on our 1) recollection, 2) sinlessness, 3) determination.

Lesson 26, Question 120
Delete the word “soul” and replace it with “speech.”
Original Question: 26-120.  Chastity of heart means chastity 1) in body, 2) in soul, 3) in the internal faculties of mind, will, and imagination.
Revised Question: 26-120.  Chastity of heart means chastity 1) in body, 2) in speech, 3) in the internal faculties of mind, will, and imagination.

Lesson 26, Question 122
Replace the word face-to-face with intermittently. Add face-to-face to choice #3.
Original Question: 26-122.  In Heaven, we shall see God 1) face to face, 2) personally, 3) by vision.
Revised Question: 26-122.  In Heaven, we shall see God 1) intermittently, 2) personally, 3) by vision or face-to-face.

Lesson 27, Question 12
Add the words, “the” and “of adoration.”
Original Question: 27-12.  The lowest form of prayer is sacrifice.
Revised Question: 27-12.  The lowest form of the prayer of adoration is sacrifice.

Lesson 27, Question 19
Replace the words “is always” with the words “can have.”
Original Question: Superstition is always a tendency to magic.
Revised Question: Superstition can have a tendency to magic.

Lesson 28, Question 22
Delete the phrase “In popular language.”
Original Question: 28-22.  In popular language, swearing is another name for blasphemy.
Revised Question:  28-22.  Swearing is another name for blasphemy.

Lesson 28, Question 30
Replace the words “talk to,” with the words “converse with.”
Original Question: We should never talk to the evil spirit.
Revised Question: We should never converse with the evil spirit.

Lesson 30, Question 28
Insert the word, “not” if it is not currently in the questions in the Workbook and Answer Tablet.
Original Question: 30-28. The relationship between employers and employees should be guided by justice, but not necessarily by charity.

Lesson 30, Number 45 (right-hand column)
Add the phrase “Selfless charity among” to the beginning of the statement.
Original Question: A community of persons
Revised Question: Selfless charity among a community of persons

Lesson 31, Question 2
Delete the original statement; replace it with the revised statement found below.
Original Question: It is permissible to shorten one’s life for a proportionally good reason.
Revised Question: One may choose to perform some good work involving a risk of shortening one’s life for a proportionately grave reason.

Lesson 31, Question 3
Replace the entire question.
Original Question: A vital organ necessary to life may be transplanted while the donor of the organ is still alive.
Revised Question: Biological signs to be observed for a declaration of death must include irreversible cardio-pulmonary arrest, cessation of all vital functions, and disintegration and corruption of the circulatory, respiratory and neurological systems.

Lesson 31, Question 12
Replace the words “physical action” with the words “murderous act.”
Original Question: Infanticide is the same physical action as abortion.
Revised Question: Infanticide is the same murderous act as abortion.

Lesson 31, Question 31
Delete question and replace it with revised question.
Original Question: Only God has the final right to determine how long a person is to live.
Revised Question: God alone has absolute dominium over human life.

Lesson 31, Question 56
Replace the words “Drug addiction” with “Deliberate abuse of drugs (legal or illegal).”
Original Question: Drug addiction is against the Fifth Commandment.
Revised Question: Deliberate abuse of drugs (legal or illegal) is against the Fifth Commandment.

Lesson 32, Question 25
Insert the word “only,” after “is.”
Original Question: The practice of contraception is forbidden as an end in itself.
Revised Question: The practice of contraception is only forbidden as an end in itself.

Lesson 33, Question 11
Change the word “not” to “never.”
Original Question: If the owner is willing to give it up, it is not wrong to take another person’s possessions.
Revised Question: If the owner is willing to give it up, it is never wrong to take another person’s possessions.

Lesson 35, Question 24
Change the words “the love of” to “sacrifice out of love for.”
Original Question: The highest form of adoration is the love of God.
Revised Question: The highest form of adoration is sacrifice out of love for God.

Lesson 35, Number 27 (right-hand column)
In some versions, there is a typographical error in the right-hand column. If #27 in the right-hand column reads, “Are come to adore Him,” change it to “And have come to adore Him.”
Question #27 (right-hand column) should read “And have come to adore Him.”

Lesson 35, Number 30 (right-hand column)
Change “St. Matthew” to “John 11:27.”
Original Question: St. Matthew
Revised Question #30 (right-hand column) should read: John 11:27

Lesson 36, Question 29
Change the word “is” to “should be.”
Original Question: The Lord’s Prayer is said by all Christians.
Revised Question:The Lord’s Prayer should be said by all Christians.

Lesson 36, Question 34
Insert the words, “in some way” before the word,“present”.
Original Question: Wherever God is, there we may say God is present.
Revised Question: Wherever God is, there we may say God is in some way present.

Modern Catholic Dictionary Updates last updated November 14, 2019.
PDF of the updates that are given below.

Altar Boy, p. 20: Delete the last sentence, “Also called an acolyte” from the definition, since the two are not synonymous. The ministry of Acolyte, unlike that of altar server, is an installed ministry reserved to men alone.

Baptismal Vows, p. 54: In the first sentence, replace “sponsor” with “godparent.”

Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 69: In third paragraph, change the Scripture reference from 1 Kings to 1 Samuel. And change “Anna” to “Hannah.” Sentence should read:
“On her visit to Elizabeth, Mary sang the Magnificat, “My soul magnifies the Lord,” which recalls the canticle of Hannah, mother of Samuel the prophet (1 Samuel 2:1-10).”

Add the following paragraph to the end of the definition:
The common position of a majority of theologians and with the weight of Sacred Tradition, are in favor of the position that Mary died, but as yet the Magisterium of the Church has not taken a stand on this question. Munificentissimus Deus, in defining the dogma of the Assumption, makes it clear that both opinions may still be held on the death of Mary. In as much as the Magisterium has so far made no decision on this question, did Mary die or did she end her terrestrial existence without dying, hence, it is permissible to hold the one or the other position on how Mary ended her life on earth.  But whether one holds the majority opinion that she died or the minority opinion that she did not die, it must be understood that the opinion is held under the condition that should the Magisterium at some point define the contrary, all will accept the Magisterium’s decision. (The opinion that Mary did not die is a relatively new one, it began in the 18th century.)

Consummated Marriage, p. 129: Add the underlined text to the definition. Delete this sentence, “Contraceptive intercourse does not consummate Christian marriage.”

Should read: “A marriage in which after the matrimonial contract is made, husband and wife have marital intercourse, that is, the penetration of the male member-penis into the female member-vagina with ejaculation. Some forms of contraception, for example, condoms and shields, prevent consummation of a Christian marriage because consummation is, in essence, the conjugal act with the deposit of the semen in the vagina. See canon 1061. Contraceptive intercourse does not consummate Christian marriage. (Etym. Latin consummare, to bring into one sum, to perfect.)”

Contraceptive Intercourse, p. 130: Add the underlined text to the definition. Delete this sentence, “Such intercourse does not consummate the Sacrament of Marriage.”

Should read: “Contraceptive Intercourse. Sexual intercourse in which some physical or chemical means is used to prevent conception. Some forms of contraception, for example, condoms and shields, prevent the consummation of the Sacrament of Marriage because consummation is, in essence, the conjugal act with the deposit of the semen in the vagina. See canon 1061. Such intercourse does not consummate the Sacrament of Marriage.”

Epiklesis, p. 190:  Also spelled Epiclesis. In the first sentence, replace the word “after” with the words “before and after.” Sentence should read: “An invocation of the Holy Spirit said by the celebrant of the Mass before and after the words of Consecration.”

You may also want to include the following information:
There have always been two epiklesis in the Canon: one before and one after the Consecration. The first epiklesis occurs when the celebrant extends his hands over the offerings just before they are consecrated and become the Body and Blood of Jesus; the second is found implicitly in the three prayers following the Consecration. As to names, firstor major epiklesis and second or minor epiklesis are in use, but not universally.

Godparents, p. 233: In the body of the definition, replace the word “sponsors” with “Godparents.” Note that the terms Godparents and sponsors are NOT synonymous. Godparents contract a spiritual relationship with the person baptized. This relationship is recognized in ecclesiastical law. The Godparent assumes an obligation to instruct the child in the event of the parents’ death or neglect in order to fulfill the baptismal promises. A Confirmation sponsor, on the other hand, serves as a type of mentor but does not contract a spiritual relationship that is recognized in Church law. A sponsor has a moral obligation to the confirmand, while the Godparent has both a moral obligation and an ecclesiastical duty based in the law of the Church.

Joseph, p. 296, first entry: “The youngest of Jacob’s twelve sons” should read “The second youngest of Jacob’s twelve sons.” Benjamin was Jacob’s youngest son (cf. Genesis 35:22-26).

Lector, p. 314: In the first sentence, delete “otherwise known as reader.” A lector, unlike a reader, must be formally installed as such. In addition, the ministry of lector is reserved to men alone.

Major Orders, p. 329: In the first sentence, add “subdiaconate.” The first sentence should read: “MAJOR ORDERS. The subdiaconate, diaconate, priesthood and episcopate.”

Delete the second sentence: “Until the Second Vatican Council and the…major order.” Replace with, “The subdiaconate was, and still is, one of the major orders in the Latin Church; however, it is not a Sacrament.”

Mary’s Death, p. 336:  Add the following paragraph to the end of the definition.
The common position of a majority of theologians and with the weight of Sacred Tradition, are in favor of the position that Mary died, but as yet the Magisterium of the Church has not taken a stand on this question.  Munificentissimus Deus, in defining the dogma of the Assumption, makes it clear that both opinions may still be held on the death of Mary. In as much as the Magisterium has so far made no decision on this question, did Mary die or did she end her terrestrial existence without dying, hence, it is permissible to hold the one or the other position on how Mary ended her life on earth.  But whether one holds the majority opinion that she died or the minority opinion that she did not die, it must be understood that the opinion is held under the condition that should the Magisterium at some point define the contrary, all will accept the Magisterium’s decision. (The opinion that Mary did not die is a relatively new one, it began in the 18th century.)

Minor Orders, p. 352: In the first sentence, delete “reader or.”
Sentence should read: “The present ministries of acolyte and lector which for centuries had been called minor orders.”

Nullity, p. 381: Delete the second sentence: “Even when entered in good faith, an invalid marriage requires that it be dissolved or regulated by revalidation.”
Also delete the last sentence: “Since the Second Vatican Council, local bishops have been given jurisdiction over many nullity cases previously reserved to the Holy See.”

The word “nullity” can be used in various cases, but in this definition, it is applied to marriage. You may also want to include the following information:

Natural and sacramental marriages are considered valid until a declaration is issued by a competent tribunal or authority after the proper procedures are followed.  A declaration of nullity is never required unless a legitimate party petitions the tribunal to investigate the validity of the marriage and it is found to lack a constitutive element or the canonical form necessary for validity.  Thus, even when entered in good faith, an invalid marriage can be declared null. Marriages that are invalid due to lack of canonical form or invalid due to the existence of an impediment (as listed in canons 1083-1094) that has ceased must be convalidated in order to be valid.

Poverty, Evangelical, p. 429: Add the following underlined sentences.
“Evangelical Poverty is a general term used for the poverty practiced and taught by Christ in the Gospels. This term includes the evangelical counsel of poverty (a Christian counsel by which a person voluntarily renounces all or part of his right to the ownership of material things) and the evangelical poverty of precept, which is mandatory for all Christians to practice. Evangelical poverty can also include poverty of sharing and poverty of dispossession.”

Preventing Grace, p. 437: This should read Prevenient Grace. Also make this change in the body of the definition. 

Purgatory, p. 452: In the last two sentences move “Purgatory will not continue after the General Judgment” to the end.
Delete “but its” and replace it with “The.”
Add the following underlined words.

Original last 2 sentences: Purgatory will not continue after the general judgment, but its duration for any particular soul continues until it is free from all guilt and punishment. Immediately on purification the soul is assumed into Heaven. (Etym. Latin purgatio, cleansing, purifying.)

The last three sentences should read:
“The duration for any particular soul in Purgatory continues until the soul is free from all guilt and temporal punishment due to sin. Immediately on purification the soul is assumed into Heaven. Purgatory will not continue after the General Judgment.” (Etym. Latin purgatio, cleansing, purifying.)

Reader, p. 456: The definition given for “Reader” more correctly defines a lector.
Delete “The ministry of reader is reserved to men.”
Add “Readers may be men or women. Ideally, they receive formal training before assisting at the Liturgy, but they are not formally installed by the Bishop, as are lectors.”

Sacramental Character, p. 477: In the first sentence, replace “the priesthood” with “Holy Orders.”  The word “priesthood” should be replaced with “Holy Orders,” since permanent and transitional deacons also receive the sacramental character at their ordination. This replacement should also be made in other definitions in which “priesthood” is used instead of the more appropriate, “Holy Orders.”
Sentence should read: “The indelible sign imprinted on the soul when the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders are received.”

Seal of Confession, p. 494: Add the phrase “in very limited and specific circumstances” to the last sentence of the definition.  The last sentence should read:
“Under no circumstances may any of this information be revealed unless the penitent freely gives permission in very limited and specific circumstances.”

Slander, p. 508: Delete the first word, “Detraction” and replace it with “Calumny.” Delete the phrase, “although it may be either spoken or written.”

Sponsor, p. 517: Delete the current definition for “Sponsor.” As currently stated, the text of the definition correctly defines a Godparent, not a sponsor. Replace it with:

A Confirmation sponsor is one who undertakes a spiritual responsibility for the confirmand. He is to “take care that the confirmed person behaves as a true witness of Christ and faithfully fulfills the obligations inherent in this sacrament” (CIC, canon 892). There is only one sponsor for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Because of the unity of the Sacraments of Initiation, it is entirely appropriate that one of the confirmand’s Godparents also be his or her sponsor. He or she should be a practicing Catholic who has received the Holy Eucharist and been confirmed, who is at least sixteen years of age, and is not the parent of the confirmand. It is preferred, but not necessary, that the sponsor be of the same sex.

The Latin word patrini, meaning Godparents, is often incorrectly translated as sponsor. Sponsors and Godparents are not the same. Being a Godparent creates a spiritual relationship with the person baptized, so that Godparents have both a moral obligation and an ecclesiastical duty based in and recognized by ecclesiastical (Church) law. This is not the case with sponsors.

Subdiaconate, p. 522: In the first sentence, delete “Formerly”.
Sentence should read: “One of the major orders, although not considered a sacrament.”
Delete the last sentence, “The subdiaconate was suppressed by Pope Paul VI for the Latin Church in 1973.”
Replace with: “The major orders include the subdiaconate, diaconate, priesthood and episcopate. Still today, the subdiaconate, which was never considered a Sacrament, may be received in the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life which are under the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, and in those which use the liturgical books of the forma extraordinaria.”

Universalism, Doctrinal, p. 553 Add the following to the end of the definition. It is a summary of the various forms that “Universalism” has taken in more recent times.

Since the Church’s condemnation of an ancient form of universalism in 543, many other forms have appeared across the history of the Church. All of them have one thing in common: everyone is saved and no one condemned. An initial sentimental appeal to Divine Mercy in the promotion of universalism often moves people with little theological training to make this gross error their own. Others subscribe to it in an attempt to combine religious feeling with a very secular and worldly outlook on life. The promotion of universalism almost always embraces a pantheistic and radically impersonal view of Creator and creation, with a denial of the genuine personal character in God, and of freedom and moral responsibility in created persons subject to final judgment by the Creator-Savior.

As a group in the English speaking world, Unitarians and Universalists often represent respectively the theoretical and practical side of what is a radical denial of the Incarnate Savior and of the supernatural order of saving grace proclaimed by Him and requiring on our part a personal act of faith and Baptism. In this way, universalist theory effectively denies the need to be in the state of grace at death in order to be saved and to avoid condemnation to Hell. Rather than a particular Christian heresy, universalism is a complete rejection of Christianity. Attempts at the theological justification of universalism frequently depend on a defense of heresies long since condemned: a promotion of Pelagianism and Unitarianism in particular. (8-20-2014)

Yahweh. The use of Yahweh in the text of various definitions throughout the Dictionary should be changed to “God.”  The Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith has asked that Yahweh no longer be employed in liturgical texts, Biblical translations, etc., out of respect for the fact that it is the name of God, spoken to Moses at the Burning Bush. The Jewish people never pronounce the name, out of respect; neither does Our Lord pronounce the name in the Gospel. After the Second Vatican Council, there developed, for the first time, the practice of using the name in liturgical and other texts.

Masters of the Spiritual Life Course Updates last updated March 25, 2015.

Questions for St. Augustine, Number 43 
Change “severe” to “serene” in choice C.
Original Question:  43. Continence has an A) austere beauty, B) attractive beauty, C) austere, severe and joyous beauty.
Revised Question:  43. Continence has an A) austere beauty, B) attractive beauty, C) austere, serene and joyous beauty.

Questions for St. Augustine, Number 63 (right-hand column)
Change “him to you” to “You to him.”
Original Question:  63. Preaching him to you by her character
Revised Question:  63. Preaching You to him by her character

Questions for St. Francis of Assisi, Question 64
Change “Innocence” to “Wisdom.”
Change “Wisdom and Fear” to “neither Fear nor Ignorance.”
Original Question: Where there is Love and Innocence, there is Wisdom and Fear.
Revised Question: Where there is Love and Wisdom, there is neither Fear nor Ignorance.

Pocket Catholic Catechism Updates last updated November 14, 2019. PDF of changes listed below.

Page 135, 2nd paragraph
Add the following clarification to the end of the 2nd paragraph, it should follow this sentence, “Previously Canon Law offered a third option, by sprinkling (Canon 854).”

ADD: “Sprinkling, also called aspersion, is valid but not licit, provided the drops of water flow a bit once they touch the person being baptized. Sometimes it is not certain that the water flows; hence, to avoid all possibility of doubt about validity, the Church now holds aspersion to be valid, but illicit, and to be used only in rare emergencies.”

Page 156, last paragraph
Change the Scripture citation to “(cf. John 6:54).”

The first sentence should read:
“On Christ’s own promise, Holy Communion is a pledge of heavenly glory and of our bodily resurrection from the dead (cf. John 6:55).”

Page 189, top sentence
Delete “Since the subdiaconate was not a sacrament, Paul VI suppressed the subdiaconate in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church.”

Replace with: “Today, the subdiaconate, which was never considered a Sacrament, may be received in the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life which are under the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei, and in those which use the liturgical books of the forma extraordinaria.”

Page 193, 2nd paragraph
Change the words, “The only” to the word “One.”
Original text:  “The only condition, therefore, for a marriage to be a sacrament is…..”
Sentence should read:
“One condition, therefore, for a marriage to be a sacrament is that both husband and wife are baptized at the time they marry.”

Page 228. Insert the following underlined words: 
Sacrifice. The highest form of the prayer of adoration is sacrifice. This is the willing surrender of something precious to God. As with adoration, there are two basic forms of sacrifice. There is the sacrifice of submission. Here we give up some creature that we like in order to express our total dependence on God’s will.

Page 285, first and second bullets
The definitions for theft and stealing are reversed.
In the first bullet: change the first word, “Theft,” to the word “Stealing.”
In the second bullet: change the first word, “Stealing,” to the word “Theft.” And change the third word, “theft,” to the word “stealing.”
Bullets should read:

• “Stealing” is the most general term for taking what belongs to someone else, without the owner’s consent.
• “Theft” is stealing but implies that something is taken secretly and not only without the owner’s permission, but without his knowledge.

Retreat With The Lord Updates last updated March 25, 2013.

Meditation days are given rather than page numbers because of different editions of the book.

Go to Day 5, Meditation 13, “Maxim of St. Ignatius”
Capitalize pronouns of God:  His Divine Majesty, “His greater service,” and His graces.”  Change “living” to “livery.” Note: livery refers to the uniform worn by a servant.

Should read:
“I am sure that, with the perfect grace and gentleness which His Divine Majesty has bestowed on your highness for His greater service and praise, your highness will take time to recognize Hisgraces and will be able to distinguish what is good from what is bad, to your own advantage. You will understand that, the more we desire to succeed, apart from offense on the part of our neighbor, in clothing ourselves with the livery of Christ Our Lord which is woven out of insult, false witness, and every other kind of injustice, the more we shall advance in spirit and earn those spiritual riches with which, if we are leading spiritual lives, our souls are sure to be adorned” (Letter to the King of Portugal, John III, March 15, 1545).

Go to Day 22, Meditation 66
There are five places to change the word “Caiaphas” to “Annas”.

• The title should read: “JESUS BEFORE ANNAS.”

• The first sentence under the title should read:

“St. John is the only evangelist who narrates the trial of Jesus before the high priest Annas.”

• The fourth paragraph under the title “Jesus Before Annas” should read:

“Dialogue between Christ and Annas.  We are not told exactly what Annasasked Jesus except that he questioned Him about His disciples and His teaching.  Jesus would not give him a direct answer.  Instead he asked Annas, ‘Why do you question me? Question those who have heard what I said.’”