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The book was written for three specific uses&mdash;to serve the </span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">preacher</span></em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a source book for sermons, the </span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">catechist</span></em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a thorough explanation of the catechism, and </span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">parents</span></em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a complete statement of the entire Faith, to assist them in instructing their children. Written to achieve these objectives, the book specifically does not contain technical language so that it is not difficult to understand. But it </span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is</span></em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> large, it </span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is</span></em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> thorough, and it </span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is</span></em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> interesting! Plus, there is no other book quite like it.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A person has only to think of a Catholic subject he wants information on, look it up in </span><strong><em>The Catechism Explained</em></strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and there he will find a number of pages explaining this or that aspect of the Faith with a thoroughness that is truly enlightening&mdash;the more so because the treatment is always supported by pertinent quotations from Scripture and/or the Fathers and doctors of the Church to reinforce what is being said. Although first published in 1899, the writing style and truths transcend their era so that they are still beneficial to all Catholics now, and the result is an amazing picture of the Catholic Faith, showing its reasonableness, comprehensiveness, beauty and charm&mdash;not to mention the challenge it presents to Catholics to live up to its teachings.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To make this 19th century text more accessible to the 21st century reader, miniscule changes have been made throughout the text, most having to do with style: the titles of the Books of Scripture have been updated to reflect current usage (e.g., 1 Chronicles in place of 1 Paralipomenon) and the spelling of common biblical names were revised to their more familiar Hebrew&nbsp; (e.g., Noah in place of Noe; Joshua in place of Josue). The most important editorial addition to Fr. 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