The Good Enough Catholic: A Guide for the Perplexed - Hardcover

Wilkes, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0345395433 ISBN 13: 9780345395436

Verlag: Ballantine Books Inc., 1996

Inhaltsangabe

A practicing Catholic explores the question of how Catholics can at once be faithful to their traditions, drawing upon the wellspring of Catholic teaching, spirituality, and practice, yet still remain open to new discoveries, both about themselves and Catholicism itself. Tour.

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of us can do--and ever be expected to do--is our best. But when it comes to commitment to our faith, should we demand something more of ourselves? The concept of being "good enough" in our dedication to God fascinates Paul Wilkes, one of America's leading authorities and writers on religious belief, and a practicing Catholic himself. In The Good Enough Catholic, Wilkes addresses the basic dilemma of how Catholics can at once be faithful to their traditions, drawing upon the wellspring of Catholic teaching, spirituality, and practice, yet still remain open to new discoveries, both about themselves and Catholicism itself.
The Good Enough Catholic plumbs the hunger in Catholic souls for a relationship with God and a spiritual life, explores their relationships with other human beings--both those close and distant, known and unknown--and boldly confronts the controversial issue of Church authority. After each chapter, there is an invitation to put into practice what has been explored thro

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Ballantine Books Inc.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0345395433
• ISBN 13: 9780345395436
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 354
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