Catholicism All-in-One For Dummies

Rev. John Trigilio, Jr, PhD, ThD, is President of the Confraternity of Catholic Clergy.Rev. Kenneth Brighenti, PhD, is the co-host with Father Trigilio of the weekly television program, “Crash Course on Catholicism.”Rev. Msgr. James Cafone, STD, is tenured assistant professor in the Religion Department of Seton Hall University.Rev. Jonathan Toborowsky, MA, serves as pastor for Immaculate Conception Parrish.Annie Sullivan is a devout Catholic and author of A Touch of Gold, Tiger Queen, and A Curse of Gold.

• Introduction 1Book 1: What Do Catholics Believe? 5Chapter 1: Catholicism 101 7Chapter 2: Having Faith in God’s Revealed Word 39Chapter 3: Alpha to Omega: Catholic Teachings on Creation, Original Sin, and End Times 55Chapter 4: Believing in Jesus 67Chapter 5: Who’s Who in Catholic Practice 91Book 2: Living the Catholic Faith 107Chapter 1: Worshipping Catholic Style 109Chapter 2: Receiving the Sacraments 121Chapter 3: Obeying the Rules — Catholic Law 163Chapter 4: Loving and Honoring: The Ten Commandments 177Chapter 5: Being Good When Sinning Is So Easy 193Chapter 6: Growing Your Relationship with God: Pray without Ceasing 215Chapter 7: Exploring the Church’s Stance on Some Sticky Issues 241Book 3: Making Sense of the Catholic Mass 275Chapter 1: Understanding Mass and Its Foundations 277Chapter 2: Celebrating Mass 305Chapter 3: The Tools of the Catholic Mass 333Chapter 4: The Look and Sound of Mass — Architecture, Art, and Music 361Chapter 5: The Church Calendar: A Look at the Liturgical Year 377Book 4: Meeting Saints and Other Important Figures 401Chapter 1: The Blessed Virgin Mary 403Chapter 2: Understanding Sainthood and Angels 421Chapter 3: Starting at the Beginning with Apostles and Evangelists 439Chapter 4: Incredible Saints 455Chapter 5: Life-Changing Saints Who Inspire Us 477Chapter 6: Holy Martyrs 497Chapter 7: Doctor’s Orders: Founding Religious Orders and Doctors of the Church 517Chapter 8: Saints In Our Day and Age 535Chapter 9: Women in the Bible — Eight Impactful Ladies 547Book 5: All About His Holiness, the Pope 587Chapter 1: Becoming and Leading as Pope 589Chapter 2: St John Paul II — A Man for All Seasons 613Chapter 3: Pope Francis — The People’s Pope 631Index 643