Why Do Catholics Do That?

by Kevin Orlin Johnson, Ph.D.

An Amateur's Progress

Progress Report Number 1

November 4, 1998

This book is a guide to the teachings and practices of the Catholic Church. It was formerly entitled Expressions of the Catholic Faith. Unlike your better Catholics, it took me two years to read this book. Regulars to this web site will know the reason why; my obsession with the Great Books of the Western World has been taking a lot of my time this past two years. However, that does not mean that this is not an interesting book. It is extremely well researched and will benefit anyone wanting to know anything about the Catholic Church. Even as a life-long Catholic, I read tons of stuff that I never really knew about but just accepted.

I cannot begin to summarize all that this book contains. Some of my favorite chapters were:

• The Church’s Family Albums: Other Good Books Besides the Bible
  
• The Cycle of Redemption: Purgatory, Etc.
  
• The Stations of the Cross: The Logic of Their Development
  
• Saints: How You Get to Be One
  
• Fatima, Lourdes, and Elsewhere: The Story of Apparitions
  
• The Miraculous Medal: The History of an Extraordinary Sacramental
  

This really doesn’t even give you a good bite of the whole pie contained in this book. Get a copy for yourself. Mine was the hardcover printed by Ballantine Books, New York, N.Y., copyright 1994. It has the Nihil Obstat and an Imprimatur as well, both words also explained in the book. I sincerely hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Copyright 1998, Herman Fontenot

References found on the World Wide Web:

This amateur takes no responsibility for the content or availability of any of these references, nor does he necessarily agree with the viewpoints expressed.

• Why Do Catholics Do That?--This is a description of the book by The Sophia Institute Press which also previews many Catholic and religious titles.
  
• The Association of the Miraculous Medal--This site gives the story of this extraordinary medal exactly as it is given in Kevin Johnson’s book. Read this story and even sign up to get a free medal and introduction to this powerful sacramental and invitation to prayer.
  
• Envoy Magazine--Catholic book review periodical.
  

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