Using the Bible at Home

The Bible is one of the best ways for us to know God and for us to teach our children about God. Some of us can get a bit intimidated by the Bible, perhaps because we were not taught much about it or how to use it. Read on to learn!

Finding the Right Bible

We recommend that your family have two kinds of Bibles: one full Bible (in adult language) and one story Bible (in children's language). Click the link below to learn:

Where the Bible came from
The different types of Bibles
Differences between translations
How to choose the best Bibles for your family

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Bible Basics

If you're not very familiar with your Bible, that's nothing to be embarrassed about. Check out the Bible Basics page by our friends at Vibrant Faith At Home. It teaches (very briefly) about:

How to find a passage
What languages the Bible was written in
What a Gospel and Testament are
Who wrote the Bible

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Household Bible Study

The Pastoral Center offers an easy-to-use, downloadable Household
Bible Study. It is 18 sessions in all, and reviews the most important stories in the Bible. Each session has a five-page worksheet that you all can share. All you need is your own Bible. It costs just 99¢ per worksheet.

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A family enlightened by the Gospel provides a school for Christian living! There one learns faithfulness, patience and sacrifice.
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) May 10, 2014

How to Find Your Way Around the Bible

Books for Learning More About the Bible

We sell the following books on our Pastoral Center website. These are some of the best books we could find for learning more about Scripture:

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