This text begins with God's definitive intervention into human history in the Person of his Son and continues to the present day. It shows how God has acted through the Church to further his salvific mission. It examines the lives of the saints and how they - by cooperating with God's grace - helped to shape the life of the Church as well as Christian society and culture. Created in accordance with the USCCB Curriculum Framework for Parish and Youth Ministry Programs, Midwest Theological Forum has adapted its well-known Didache Semester Series textbooks for Catholic High Schools into an easy-to-use format for parishes and home study programs. Each of the eight Didache Parish Series titles is divided into individual weekly lessons intended to be covered over the course of one semester. The full-color, illustrated text provides ample column material, which includes Vocabulary terms, Focus Questions, Guided Exercises, Discussion Questions, and quotes from YouCat.