Faith Facts: Answers to Catholic Questions, Volume II
Overview
Faith Facts: Answers to Catholic Questions, is a natural outgrowth of Emmaus Road Publishing’s popular Catholic Responses department, through which they have served thousands of people who have brought questions concerning the Catholic faith. Is there salvation outside of the Catholic Church? What does the Church teach about capital punishment? Faith Facts, vol. 2, brings you 22 more thoughtful answers, including what the Church teaches on the human knowledge of Christ, the annulment process, embryonic stem cell research, small communities of faith, and more.
Faith Facts strives to present sound, constructive teaching on a wide range of topics that are important to Catholics today. Each chapter also contains practical questions to facilitate small group discussions and to assist the reader in applying these teachings to his or her own life.
In the Logos edition, this valuable volume is enhanced by amazing functionality. Scripture citations link directly to English translations, and important terms link to dictionaries, encyclopedias, and a wealth of other resources in your digital library. Perform powerful searches to find exactly what you’re looking for. Take the discussion with you using tablet and mobile apps. With Logos Bible Software, the most efficient and comprehensive research tools are in one place, so you get the most out of your study.
- Includes study questions for classroom or small group settings
- Explores the most controversial issues of Catholic faith
- Provides answers and evidence for Catholic claims
- Creed
- Who Art in Heaven
- Who Knows?
- All Aboard!
- Liturgy
- Smells, Bells, and Other Liturgical Odds and Ends
- A Matter of Distribution
- Divine Empowerment
- Christian Living
- Morality Is Habit-Forming
- Following Our Bishops
- On Earth as It Is in Heaven
- Life Issues
- Getting Away with Murder?
- Coming to Our Census
- Play It Again
- Drawing the Line
- Marriage Issues
- What Makes a Marriage?
- What God Hasn’t Joined
- Should I Attend?
- Biblical Apologetics
- The Complete Bible
- Call No Man Father
- An Ordinance Forever
- Spiritual Counterfeits?
- A Sign of the Times?
- Let the Son Shine
- Where Two or Three Are Gathered
Top Highlights
“The Catholic Old Testament follows the Alexandrian canon of the Septuagint, the Old Testament which was translated into Greek around 250 B.C.3 The early Protestants followed the Palestiniancanon of Scripture, which was not officially recognized by Jews until around a.d. 100.” (Pages 125–126)
“laypeople distributing Communion while the priests refrain from doing so” (Page 38)
“Prior to Jesus’ time, the Jews did not have a universal, sharply defined canon of Scripture. Some groups of Jews used only the first five books of the Old Testament (the Pentateuch); some used only the Palestinian canon (thirty-nine books); some used the Alexandrian canon (forty-six books); and some, like the Dead Sea community, used all these and more. The Palestinian and Alexandrian canons were more normative than the others, having wider acceptance among orthodox Jews.” (Page 126)
“Those to whom the Church has not preached the Good News will be judged by God in a manner known to Him alone and tempered by His mercy.” (Page 17)
“Baptism and unity with the Catholic Church provide the only assurance of salvation, but not the only means of salvation.” (Page 23)
Without a doubt, Faith Facts will prove to be a valuable resource for members of the Catholic Church and for others who are seeking clear information about the Church and its teachings. Faith Facts is solid, comprehensive, concise, and interesting—a very impressive achievement! It will serve as a very useful complement to the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
—Thomas J. Tobin, bishop, Providence
- Title: Faith Facts: Answers to Catholic Questions, vol. 2
- Editors: Leon J. Suprenant Jr. and Philip C. L. Gray
- Publisher: Emmaus Road Publishing
- Publication Date: 1999
- Pages: 186
Leon J. Suprenant Jr. is the president of Catholics United for the Faith and the editor of Lay Witness, a monthly magazine for lay Catholics. He received his law degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and his master’s degree in theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville.
Philip C. L. Gray is vice president of Catholics United for the Faith. He has his undergraduate degree in mental health/human services and theology, and licentiate and master’s degrees in canon law. His work experiences include positions as a social worker, counselor, tribunal administrator, adjunct professor of theology and canon law, and he has published numerous articles on canon law and theology.