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Index
Cover
Title Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Where to Go from Here
Part 1: What Do Catholics Believe?
Chapter 1: What It Means to Be Catholic
What Exactly Is Catholicism Anyway?
Knowing What the Catholic Church Teaches
Worshipping as a Catholic: The Holy Mass
Behaving Like a Catholic
Praying as a Catholic: Showing Your Devotion
Chapter 2: Having Faith in God’s Revealed Word
How Do You Know If You Have Faith?
Having Faith in Revelation
Backing Up Your Faith with Reason: Summa Theologica
Chapter 3: In the Beginning: Catholic Teachings on Creation and Original Sin
Making Something out of Nothing
Breathing Life into the World: Creationism or Evolution?
Angels and Devils: Following God or Lucifer
Witnessing the Original Sin
Anticipating What’s to Come: Moving toward the End of Creation
Chapter 4: Believing in Jesus
Understanding Jesus, the God-Man
The Gospel Truth: Examining Four Written Records of Jesus
Dealing with Heresy and Some Other $10 Words
Chapter 5: Defining “The Church” and What Membership Means
Establishing a Foundation: Built on Rock
Seeing the Church as the Body of Christ and Communion of Saints
Understanding the Four Marks of the Church
Fulfilling Its Mission
Membership Has Its Benefits
Chapter 6: Organizing the Church
Getting to Know the Pope
Who’s Next in the Ecclesiastical Scheme of Things
Part 2: Celebrating the Mysteries of Faith
Chapter 7: Body and Soul: Worshipping Catholic Style
Getting Your Body and Soul into the Act
Understanding Symbols and Gestures
Sensing God
Chapter 8: Entering the Church: Baptism, Communion, and Confirmation
Come On In — The Water’s Fine
The Holy Eucharist
Coming of Age: Confirmation
Chapter 9: The Sacraments of Service and Healing
The Sacraments of Service and Community
The Sacraments of Mercy and Healing
Chapter 10: Celebrating the Catholic Mass
What Exactly Is the Mass?
The Two Parts of the Mass
Vatican II and the Celebration of Mass
Checking Out the Roman Missal, Third Edition
Adjusting the Mass for the Occasion
Spiritual Seasons of the Year
Part 3: Living a Saintly Life
Chapter 11: Obeying the Rules: Catholic Law
Following the Eternal Law of God
Playing by the Church’s Rules
Chapter 12: Loving and Honoring: The Ten Commandments
Demonstrating Love for God
Loving Your Neighbor
Coming Out Even Steven
Chapter 13: Being Good When Sinning Is So Easy
Cultivating Good Habits
The Theological Virtues
The Seven Deadly Sins
Chapter 14: Standing Firm: The Church’s Stance on Some Sticky Issues
Celibacy and the Male Priesthood
Matters of Life and Death
Planning Your Family Naturally
Defending Traditional Family Life
The Economy and the Environment
Part 4: Praying and Using Devotions
Chapter 15: Growing in the Faith
Having a Personal Relationship with God through Prayer
Praying in Private and in a Community
Taking It to the Next Level: The Stages of Spiritual Growth
Chapter 16: Showing Your Love for God
Going Beyond Your Basic Duty
Running the Gamut of Devotions
Chapter 17: Expressing Affection for Mary
No, Catholics Don’t Worship Mary
What Catholics Believe about Mary
Up Close and Personal with Mary
Chapter 18: Honoring the Catholic Saints
Having a Place in the Hearts of Catholics
Honoring God’s Good Friends
It’s All about Intercession
Recognizing a Saint
A Saint for Every Day of the Year
Discovering the Communion of Saints
Chapter 19: Practicing Catholic Traditions
Adoring the Blessed Sacrament
Representing Life’s Journey: Other Religious Processions
Meatless Fridays
Using Sacramentals
Celebrating Year-Round
Part 5: The Part of Tens
Chapter 20: Ten Famous Catholics
Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910–1997)
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895–1979)
Mother Angelica (1923–2016)
John F. Kennedy (1917–1963)
Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman (1801–1890)
Bishop John Carroll (1735–1815)
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973)
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)
Dorothy Day (1897–1980)
Father Benedict Groeschel, CFR (1933–2014)
Chapter 21: Ten (Plus One) Popular Catholic Saints
St. Peter (died around A.D. 64)
St. Paul of Tarsus (10–67 A.D.)
St. Dominic de Guzman (1170–1221)
St. Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231)
St. Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274)
St. Patrick of Ireland (387–481)
St. Thérèse of Lisieux (1873–1897)
St. Pio of Pietrelcina (1887–1968)
Pope St. John XXIII (1881–1963)
Pope St. John Paul II, the Great (1920–2005)
Chapter 22: Ten Popular Catholic Places
Rome
The Basilica de Guadalupe
San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
The Basilica of Czestochowa, Poland
The Basilica of Lourdes, France
Fatima, Portugal
Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
The National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
The Minor Basilica of Saint Anne de Beaupré
The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Part 6: Appendixes
Appendix A: A Brief History of Catholicism
Ancient Times (A.d. 33–741)
The Middle Ages (A.D. 800–1500)
The Reformation to the Modern Era (A.D. 1517–Today)
Appendix B: Popular Catholic Prayers
Latin Rite (Western Catholic) Prayers
Byzantine and Eastern Catholic Prayers
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