The Essentials—Catholic Bible & Catechism

Essential to every Creative Catholic Library is a Catholic Bible!

For our little ones, we are intentional about having daily Bible storytime. We simply read through our children's storybook Bible in order (or we sometimes match up the Gospel reading for the day with a story in their Bible). Once we have read it start to finish, we read from a different storybook Bible or start again. Children benefit from repeated reading, especially when the story being read is the story of salvation history! As our children get older, I plan to use the Great Adventure Bible series.

For recommendations regarding children's storybook Bibles, we invite you to head over to Into the Deep's blog for a great overview of how to select Catholic children's Bibles for your family.

It is also helpful to have a copy of the Catechism of the Catholic Church on hand as a reference. I prefer to read from the beautiful Ascension Press edition, and I also love reading from the Youth Catechism, known as the YouCat.

The Word of God is the foundation of every Creative Catholic Library, so be sure to keep your Bibles in a place set apart and readily available for daily reading!