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Docat: What to Do?

by Youcat Foundation

Catholic social teaching in a question-and-answer format

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Catholic social teaching in a question-and-answer format

DOCAT organizes Catholic social teaching into 12 areas, from the human person and family to work, economic life, politics, the environment, and peace. Its question-and-answer structure gives the material a discussion-ready shape, while the range of topics lets groups or individual readers focus on particular social concerns. The book connects these issues with Catholic concepts including the common good, solidarity, and subsidiarity, and frames social commitment through the teachings of Jesus and the Church. It can be used as a reference or as a basis for lessons and group conversations; a companion study guide is also available.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults exploring Catholic social teaching
  • Catechists, teachers, and youth leaders seeking material for lessons or group discussion
  • Families and individuals using a Catholic resource for reflection on social issues

Themes

Catholic social teachingSocial justice and the common goodHuman dignity, family, and workPolitical and economic lifeEnvironment, peace, and social responsibility

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Book overview

DOCAT is an outstanding resource to share the social teachings of the Church with today's young people!

DOCAT is a popular book, written for young people, on the teaching of Jesus and the Church's social doctrine. With Pope Leo XIII's focus on Catholic Social Teaching, this is a great tool to equip your catechists, teachers, youth directors, and parents to form the next generation of the Catholic Church.

DOCAT guides young people in the formation of conscience on social issues and helps them know and live Catholic Social Teaching.

Key Features:

  • By dividing Catholic Social Teaching into 12 areas, it offers an approachable presentation of Catholic teaching on some of the most pressing social concerns of today's young people.

  • Using the popular Q & A format, YOUCAT style, it tackles tough questions and facilitates meaningful discussion about social justice and related issues.

  • It is perfect for youth groups, small group discussion, classrooms, and personal reflection.

  • DOCAT: What to do Study Guide provides lessons that can be taught independently, making DOCAT and the companion Study Guide a very flexible Social Issues teaching tool that can follow topics according to the Sunday Gospel or supplement an existing curriculum on Social Teachings of the Church.

Key Topics:

  • God's Master Plan: Love

  • Together We Are Strong: The Church's Social Mission

  • Unique and Infinitely Valuable: The Human Person

  • The Common Good, Personhood, Solidarity, Subsidiarity: The Principles of the Church's Social Doctrine

  • The Foundation of Society: The Family

  • Occupation and Vocation: Human Work

  • Welfare and Justice for All: Economic Life

  • Power and Morality: The Political Community

  • One World, One Humanity: The International Community

  • Safeguarding Creation: The Environment

  • Living in Freedom from Violence: Peace

  • Personal and Societal Commitment: Love in Action

Uses--Many of the YOUCAT books can be used as a primary text to guide an entire year of classroom instruction. The sequential progression of the material, mirroring the fourfold structure of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, makes it an easy-to-use text. However, the books are structured so that you can focus only on the key areas that you want to cover or learn about. The choice is yours.

  • Primary Text

  • A Supplemental Resource to Any Catechetical Series

  • Youth Group Discussion Guides

  • Reference Book

  • Family Faith Formation at Home

  • Young Adult Discussion Groups

  • Great Gifts for Sacrament Prep

    • Parents of First Holy Communion, First Reconciliation, and Confirmation

    • Confirmation

    • Graduation from Middle School or High School

  • OCIA

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