Catholicism for Dummies

On the cover of this book is the publishers’ upbeat trademarked tag Making Everything Easier! ™ You have to smile when it’s on the front of a guide to Catholicism, because I can safely say, having perused this fat volume at length, that being a Catholic does not make anything easier. Not at all. Quite......more

Not being Catholic, there are a number of questions I had concerning the Catholic faith and why Catholics believe/practice the way the do. This book answered all the questions I had and even a few that I didn't even know I had. I also liked how the authors did not disparage other religions when compar......more

This really is a good, comprehensive introduction to a very large topic. Although I already knew the theological elements presented in this book, I learned a lot about Catholic traditions and practices. However the one critique that I have is that it is clearly one sided. Catholicism does contain li......more

I'm not done with this book yet but I have to say it is well written and easy to read. It's helping me make peace with some of the struggles I've had regarding Catholicism. (If you're interested, and I'm not trying to spark an argument here, I am finding Catholicism to be more scriptural than I have......more

I hate the title of this book but loved how informative and straight forward this book was on everything about the Catholic Church. Although, I have been attending Mass for almost eight years, I realized there was a lot I still did not know. This book explained the history of the church, the changes......more