Catechesis
Catholic Bible Stories
From the Old and New Testaments
- By Josephine Van Dyke Brownson
Josephine Van Dyke Brownson retells the story of salvation for young readers in thirty-two chapters, each joined to a lesson in faith and conduct.
- Source edition
- 1923, Extension Press, Chicago
- Manualist edition
- September 2026
Catholic Bible Stories retells the story of salvation in clear, vivid language for young readers. From Creation, Noe, Abraham, and Moses to the birth of Christ, His miracles, the Resurrection, and the coming of the Holy Ghost, each of the thirty-two chapters connects a memorable story with a lesson in faith and conduct.
The book is suited to reading aloud at home, Catholic homeschool lessons, and guided reading with children. This Manualist Press edition includes thirty historical illustrations and was newly typeset from the Extension Press edition of 1923.
Why this book
Each chapter connects a memorable story from Scripture with a lesson in faith and conduct, in language suited to reading aloud with children.
Restoration note
Fresh typesetting with the historical wording preserved, thirty historical illustrations, and the source edition's approvals retained.
Source note
Newly typeset from the Extension Press edition of 1923, with the source edition's historical ecclesiastical approvals retained.
