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Summary

There are more than one billion Catholics in the world, and each one has a similar set of basic beliefs and practices that he or she follows. Some of the teachings of Catholicism are thousands of years old, while others are more recent. So what is the Catholic culture like and what do they believe? Catholicism For Dummies answers these and many other questions.Whether you're a Catholic or not, you may be totally clueless or just unaware of some aspects of Catholic traditions, history, doctrine, worship, devotion, or culture. No sweat. Regardless of whether you're engaged, married, related to a Catholic, or just curious about what Catholics really do believe, this book is for you.Catholicism For Dummies is not a catechism or religious textbook, but a casual, down-to-earth introduction for non-Catholics and reintroduction for Catholics. It gives commonsense explanations so that the next time you're invited to a Catholic wedding, Baptism, funeral, Confirmation, or First Communion, you won't be totally confused. You'll also discover other important topics that can help you better understand the Catholic culture-from morality and devotions to worship and liturgy. This book will familiarize you with Catholicism by showing you: What it means to be a Catholic: traditions, prayers, beliefs, and holidays Who is who in the Catholic hierarchy How Catholics worship What the Seven Sacraments and Ten Commandments are The book regarded as the holiest to Catholics: The Bible The Church's stand on some sticky issuesCatholicism For Dummies presents a rich tapestry and history of the Catholic faith-from devotions to doctrines. This intelligent and faithful look at Catholicism will open your eyes to this religion and answer many of the questions you may have about it.

Introduction
Getting Familiar with the Basics
What It Means to Be Catholic
Who's Who in the Catholic Church
Understanding All Those Beliefs
Ya Gotta Have Faith
Believing in Jesus
Worshipping Catholic Style
The Sacraments of Initiation
The Sacraments of Community and Mercy
Celebrating the Catholic Mass
Behaving Like a Saint
Catholic Law 101
Loving and Honoring: The Ten Commandments
Being Good When Sinning Is So Easy
The Church's Stand on Some Sticky Issues
Practicing Catholicism through Devotions
Showing Your Love for God
Expressing Affection for Mary
Calling on the Canonized
Catholic Traditions
The Part of Tens
Ten Famous Catholics
Ten Popular Catholic Saints
Ten Popular Catholic Places
Appendixes
A Brief History of Catholicism
Fun Facts for the Faithful
Index
Polishing Without Wax -- The Finer Points of Grammar
Pronouns and Their Cases
Fine -tuning Verbs
Saying What You Want to Say: Descriptive Words and Phrases
Good , Better, Best: Comparisons
Parallels Without the Lines
Rules Even Your Great-Aunt's Grammar Teacher Didn't Know
The Last Word on Verbs
The Last Word on Pronouns
The Last Word on Sentence Structure
The Last Word on Punctuation
The Part of Tens
Ten Ways Two to Improve Your Proofreading
Ten Ways to Learn Better Grammar
Index
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