Frequently Asked Questions
If the below answers do not answer all your questions, we're also always available via the email address and phone number at the bottom of this page.
Growing Up Catholic Confirmation Preparation is slated for Summer 2025.
A print booklet set for use by one child with their parent(s) costs $11. A license for a parish to print one set is $4.50. A downloadable leader kit will be a one-time flat license fee of $20, covering multiple leaders.
The two editions are very similar and can be used concurrently within a family or a single whole family event. The older edition uses standard full Bible translations, rather than the simpler paraphrases found in the elementary edition. We have also updated some questions and other content to make them more age-appropriate. However, since this is a whole family resource, we generally explain concepts at a level that parents can understand well, and allow them to help their children to best understand them at their level.
The Reconciliation Revival Project edition is almost identical to the preparation edition, with the exception of references to receiving for the first time. This means that you can easily host whole family events including families using both resources.
The structure, basic format, and approach is very similar between the legacy and new edition of Growing Up Catholic First Reconciliation. However, almost all of the content in the new edition is new, as well as a new design and multimedia components not found in the older edition. We have applied the over 15 years of experience we have gained since the first edition of Growing Up Catholic was published to this new work. It also reflects the growing reality of many families who are less engaged in the parish and skeptical about the relevance of church teaching and the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Please get in touch with us if you are in this situation. We are happy to credit whatever you have paid for unused download licenses toward the new edition.
Yes, the Subcommittee on the Catechism, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has found the General English Edition of Growing Up Catholic: First Reconciliation, copyright 2024, to be in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church.