Prepare for the sacrament of
Baptism.
A reverent, Catechism-cited course for parents and godparents. One evening of reading, a short examination, and a named certificate your parish can verify by morning.
Lifetime access · unlimited exam retakes · full refund if your parish declines it.
Baptism is the sacrament of faith. But faith needs the community of believers.
Eight
chapters.
Every chapter is drawn from and cited to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, §§ 1213 – 1284. Read them in order, or dip in.
Before we consider what to do, we consider what is being done. Baptism is not chiefly a family celebration; it is the door.
7 min readCatechism §§ 1213 · 1214 · 1215 · 1250 · 1257The rite you will witness is old. It has been shaped by the Jordan, by rivers in Rome, by baptisteries the size of small churches.
8 min readCatechism §§ 1217 · 1223 · 1226 · 1229 · 1252So you know what to expect, and what each moment means.
9 min readCatechism §§ 1234 · 1235 · 1237 · 1240 · 1241 · 1243The ordinary minister is a bishop, priest, or deacon. In an emergency, anyone — even a non-Christian — can baptize.
7 min readCatechism §§ 1256 · 1262 · 1263 · 1264 · 1265 · 1272The most common objection is the most easily answered.
6 min readCatechism §§ 1250 · 1252 · 1257 · 1261 · 1282A godparent is not a title. It is a promise made in public, before God, to a child.
8 min readCatechism §§ 1231 · 1253 · 1254 · 1255Parents are the first teachers of their children in the ways of faith. The rite makes this explicit.
6 min readCatechism §§ 1251 · 1253 · 1255 · 2225 · 2226Baptism is not a photograph. It begins a life.
6 min readCatechism §§ 1216 · 1254 · 1272 · 1273 · 1274
Three steps.
One evening.
Read the eight chapters
Sixty minutes of careful reading. On any device. Your progress saves.
Sit the short examination
Fifteen questions drawn from the chapters. Eighty percent to pass.
Receive your certificate
Named, dated, and parish-verifiable — issued the moment you pass.
One price.
Everything included.
- ✦ All eight Catechism-cited chapters
- ✦ Fifteen-question examination, unlimited retakes
- ✦ Named certificate, parish-verifiable
- ✦ Full refund if your parish declines it