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Title: Catholicism for Dummies by John Trigilio, Kenneth Brighenti ISBN: 0-7645-5391-7 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 28 April, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.47 (19 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Naked Truth
Comment: I did not find the section on Church History (in the Appendix) to be inaccurate. "Bloody" Queen Mary did have her faults but some English historians have sanitized and re-invented Queen Elizabeth I, Mary's half-sister, who reigned after her. Henry VIII and Elizabeth I did as much to persecute English Catholics as Mary I did to persecute English Protestants. Just recall Saint Thomas More and Saint John Fisher as well as numerous other 'papist' Catholics who were brutally 'drawn and quartered' merely for their faith. Sadly, brutality knows no denomination and persecution happened on both sides. Our family migrated from Great Britain to Canada and we have a demonstrable affection for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, unlike the first. Our family is also Catholic (partly why we left). "Catholicism For Dummies" is 95% about the teachings (doctrine), worship (liturgy), morality and customs (traditions) of Roman Catholicism. The Appendix on Church History tries to cover two millennia of material. I would like to see the authors do a Church History for Dummies and show all the good, the bad and the ugly of every country and century. I recommend Catholicism For Dummies to non-Catholics as well as Catholics, Protestants, Anglicans, Lutherans, Methodists, etc.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Everyman's Catechism of the Catholic Church
Comment: If I were asked to pick one book for a new or would-be Catholic to read, "Catholicism for Dummies" would be my choice.
It's essentially an everyman's catechism, explaining the pillars of the Faith--Creed, Sacraments, Commandments, and Prayer--in clear, often humorous prose.
The familiar "Dummies" format is useful because each chapter can more or less stand alone from the others. So if you want to focus right away on, say, Baptism, you won't necessarily be at a disadvantage going to that section or chapter first.
I recommend this book to all of the candidates and catechumens in my parish RCIA program. Cradle Catholics are guaranteed to learn new things about their faith as well, including aspects of Canon Law, Church history, and overall catechesis that are often skipped or skimmed over by others.
Rating: 5
Summary: Handy, useful, and easy to read
Comment: I've been Catholic for more than thirty years, but my wife just converted six years ago. When she started going through RCIA there were a ton of questions from her, her family, and our friends about Catholicism. I was stunned to find that I didn't know the answer to quite a few of those questions.
Catholicism For Dummies is the very best of the reference books I've found on the topic. Most of the other books I've used to help answer questions about holy days, rituals, and of course Mary were hard to read, or assumed that the reader had quite a bit of prior knowledge. But this book, just like it says on the cover, truly is "the reference for the rest of us!"
I'd recommend this book to every Catholic, as well as to anyone considering joining the church.
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Title: The Essential Catholic Handbook: A Summary of Beliefs, Practices, and Prayers (Redemptorist Pastoral Publication) by Redemptorist Pastoral, John O'Connor ISBN: 0892439106 Publisher: Liguori Publications Pub. Date: April, 1997 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Why Do Catholics Do That? by Kevin Orlin Johnson ISBN: 0345397266 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 10 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Catechism of the Catholic Church by U.S. Catholic Church ISBN: 0385479670 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 01 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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Title: Catholic Etiquette: What You Need to Know About Catholic Rites and Wrongs by Kay Lynn Isca, Ka Isca ISBN: 0879735902 Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Bible for Dummies by Jeffrey C. Geoghegan, Michael M. Homan ISBN: 0764552961 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 04 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
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