Since the earliest days, the Church has made good use of catechisms to pass on the faith. In first century Syria, the cradle of Christianity, the Didache (Doctrine of the Apostles) was used. It was a compendium of the apostolic teachings on doctrine, morality, and liturgy.
During a May 6 appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press, Vice President Biden said, “I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women and heterosexual men and women marrying another are entitled to the same exact rights…”
In his eulogy of President Lincoln, Senator Charles Sumner quoted Lincoln’s own words about his Gettysburg Address. The president had said, “The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here.” Senator Sumner respectfully disagreed.
According to recent statistics, young people (ages 12 to17) spend 103 hours a month watching TV and an average of 31 hours a week using the internet. In the many programs and sites that they view, they encounter the prevalent philosophical thought of our day.