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Catholicism for Dummies (Paperback, 5)

Introduction 1

Part 1: What Do Catholics Believe? 5

Chapter 1: What It Means to Be Catholic 7

Chapter 2: Having Faith in God’s Revealed Word 19

Chapter 3: In the Beginning: Creation and Original Sin 37

Chapter 4: Believing in Jesus 49

Chapter 5: Defining “the Church” and What Membership Means 69

Chapter 6: Organizing the Church 79

Part 2: Celebrating the Mysteries of Faith 103

Chapter 7: Body and Soul: Worshipping Catholic Style 105

Chapter 8: Entering the Church: Baptism, Communion, and Confirmation 117

Chapter 9: The Sacraments of Service and Healing 135

Chapter 10: Celebrating the Catholic Mass 157

Part 3: Living a Saintly Life 187

Chapter 11: Obeying the Rules: Catholic Law 189

Chapter 12: Loving and Honoring: The Ten Commandments 205

Chapter 13: Being Good When Sinning Is So Easy 221

Chapter 14: Standing Firm: The Church’s Stance on Some Sticky Issues 239

Part 4: Praying and Using Devotions 269

Chapter 15: Growing in the Faith 271

Chapter 16: Showing Your Love for God. 287

Chapter 17: Expressing Affection for Mary. 303

Chapter 18: Honoring the Catholic Saints 321

Chapter 19: Practicing Catholic Traditions 343

Part 5: The Part of Tens 363

Chapter 20: Ten Famous Catholics 365

Chapter 21: Ten Popular Catholic Saints 375

Chapter 22: Ten Popular Catholic Places to Visit 385

Chapter 23: Ten Recent Beatifications and Canonizations 393

Chapter 24: Ten Catholic Books and Texts 401

Part 6: Appendixes 409

Appendix A: A Brief History of Catholicism 411

Appendix B: Popular Catholic Prayers 439

Appendix C: Catholic Legends 451

Index 461

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