Welcome to the Catholic Community: A Short Introduction to the Catholic People

by Frank P. DeSiano

Overview

What makes a Catholic education unique? What do parents need to know about Catholicism when they enroll their children in a church-run school?

Today, parochial schools are apt to have as many non-Catholic students as they do students from Catholic homes. Even when a there is a Catholic parent or guardian, knowledge of the faith cannot be assumed. A culture that former generations took for granted can be mystifying in today's world.

Faith and Culture in Catholic Education provides an overview of things Catholic, giving families a context and explanation for the customs and practices they find when they entrust their children to a Catholic school.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780809147823
Publisher:	Paulist Press
Publication date:	05/01/2012
Pages:	72
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.17(d)

About the Author

Frank DeSiano, CSP, is the president of Paulist Evangelization Ministries in Washington, DC. John Hurley, CSP, is the executive director of the Department of Evangelization for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Table of Contents

Foreword John E. Hurley v

Introduction John E. Hurley xi

Welcome! xvii

Part 1 What Are You Asking For? 1

Part 2 What the Catholic Community Can Offer You and Your Family 13

Part 3 Feeling at Home with the Catholic Community 48

Part 4 You, Us, and God 59

Part 5 Things Catholic: A Short Tour of Basic Catholic Stuff 68