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Dd13 is ready for the next step in learning her faith!! But I'm unsure how to proceed.
She is an avid reader and quite logical in her thinking. She has a deep faith and is ready to know more. I was thinking of her studying the catechism but am unsure how to go about doing that. I think she is also ready to move beyond the Ignatius saints books to the adult versions. I have thought of studying the Bible too but never having 'studied' the bible I wasn't too sure where to begin there also. Apologetics I thought we should leave till later when she knows the Bible better.
I would love some direction 
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I am very happy with the Didache Series' Introduction to Catholicism. It's very teen-oriented (lots of "what would you do" scenarios) but totally based on the CCC and very, very orthodox. It comes with a workbook (good for review, but not necessary if you do the study questions at the end of the chapter). We are using this for 9th grade religion this year.
You might consider focusing on the Bible for the rest of this school year...my 9th grade Bible course included Genesis, Ecclesiastes, the 4 Gospels, Acts and some papal encyclicals. Very enlightening. Then, next year, you can add in another resource book or two.
Hope this helps a bit!
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Erin,
We are reading How to be Happy How to be Holy by Fr. Paul O; Sullivan out loud.
It is incredible! It talks about the power of prayer,the Sign of the Cross, the Rosary,theMass, the Saints and a lot more. The book was first written in 1943 and I am enjoying it immensely.
Another great series is the Fr. John Laux series. We are reading Chief Truths of the Faith. That is a great way to study the Catechism.
Of course the Saint books. We just completed Saint Benedict by Windeatt.
That was incredible. It was a great hit in our house across the board!
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Maybe something like The Greatest Stories Ever Told you can buy it from St Benedict's Bookshop in Australia.
This book gives a very thorough examination of each of Our Lord's parables. We have often done one parable per Sunday on our way to Mass (1/2 hour drive) and the older children have gotten alot from it.
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Thank you very much for these suggestions I really appreciate them
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I have been told that Fr Laux's books can be rather dry. Is this true?
I have to be honest and admit that we still have not done anything since I wrote  Case of still not too sure what would fit dd.
And I am rethinking the apologetics angle as that may well appeal.
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Erin, Being a cradle Catholic, I'd never studied the bible before.
For my 11yr old last year, we used Jeff Cavins' Great Adventure alongside the OT readings suggested for RC History's CWH, Vol 1. This year, she and I are reading through Mark Schea's
You Can Understand the Bible together as we read the NT. I'm also reading Peter Kreeft's book recommended in the parent section of RC History. It has been a wonderful Bible Study for both of us.
In the highschool years, I intend on moving from Jeff Cavins into Scott Hahn's bible study.
I, too, am looking ahead and wondering what's next for the CCC that will continue to make things come alive for her (and had heard the same about Fr. Laux). I can handle the liturgical end with the resources available (just living the liturgical year, and studiing the Mass), but I'm unsure as to the CCC. So, along with my bible study suggestions, this is a bump to see if there are other suggestions.
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We are using You Can Understand the Bible too (with a young 14 yr old), and I am very happy with it.
I expect a summary of each book of the bible (usually works out to 2 a week, which is often only 1/2 a chapter a week) along with a piece of copywork from each book. If you want to pm me, I can send you the list of copywork we have chosen.
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