Catholicism for Veterans: A Veteran’s Introduction to the Catholic Church

Catholicism for Veterans is a short introduction to the Catholic Church written for veterans, their families, and others who may be returning to the faith, considering Catholicism, questioning what they were taught, or approaching the Church for the first time.The book uses ideas that may already be familiar from military service, including authority, training, ceremony, accountability, honor, support, sacrifice, and belonging, to help explain Catholic beliefs and practices in a familiar way.It looks at questions about why the Church has a hierarchy, why Catholic worship looks the way it does, what Catholics believe is happening at Mass, why Catholics go to Confession, why they ask Saints to pray, and what prayer means when the help someone asked for does not arrive. It also addresses failure within the Church, Sacrifice and the Cross, and what it means to belong.This is not meant to explain every part of Catholicism or answer every possible question. It is a short introduction for someone who wants to better understand the Catholic faith and have a place to begin.Catholicism for Veterans offers veterans, their families, and other readers a direct introduction to the Church and some of the questions that often come with trying to understand it.