Solid Catechesis

Haven't you ever wondered what catechumens were taught in preparation for their baptisms during the early years of the Church? What did the Fathers, those closest to the Apostolic Generation, want these catechumens to know before they came into the Church?

Over the next several posts, I'd like to share a few excerpts from St. Cyril of Jerusalem's Catechetical Lectures, little mini-lessons to those about to be baptized.

In this day and age of the Church, when catechesis is so weak and pathetic that the pope has to beg our bishops to do better, it can't hurt to return to the saints of previous centuries and let them instruct us.