catechism — Baltimore Catechism No. 3 CLI

What It Does

catechism gives you instant access to every question and answer in the Baltimore Catechism No. 3 — the standard catechism used to teach the Catholic faith in America for over a century. Look up any question by number. Search for topics like "grace" or "Eucharist." Browse by lesson.

Useful for parents teaching children, for converts studying the faith, and for anyone who wants the clear, precise language of the Baltimore Catechism always at hand.

Example

$ catechism 150

  Q. 150. What is the Sacrament of Penance?

  A. The Sacrament of Penance is the sacrament by
  which sins committed after Baptism are forgiven
  through the absolution of the priest.

  — Baltimore Catechism No. 3, Lesson 19

$ catechism search "grace"

  Q. 108. What is grace?
  Q. 109. How many kinds of grace are there?
  Q. 110. What is sanctifying grace?
  Q. 111. What is actual grace?
  Q. 112. Is grace necessary for salvation?
  ... (14 results)

Installation

brew install ecclesia-dev/tap/catechism   # coming soon

Homebrew tap not yet published. In the meantime, build from source — see the GitHub repository.

Usage

catechism 1                # question 1
catechism 150              # question 150
catechism lesson 19        # all questions in Lesson 19
catechism search "baptism" # search by keyword
catechism lessons          # list all 37 lessons
catechism random           # a random question

Source

Free and open source. github.com/ecclesia-dev/catechism