Since part of our job is to teach people about our faith, it is imperative that we constantly study the Church’s teachings. You can’t be a good teacher unless you’re a good student.

Father Oscar Lukefahr runs a free Catholic Home Study Service (he does of course accept donations). He’s written several excellent books about our faith, and he offers them to anyone at no cost. These are high-quality books, so I’m impressed that he can afford to keep this amazing ministry available. Each book also comes with a test booklet, and you can submit your answers online where it will tell you how you did on the test and keep track of your scores. When you finish a book, they send you a nice certificate. We used one of his books, “We Believe: A Survey of the Catholic Faith” for an adult study group a couple of years ago.