A User's Guide to the Catholic Church

Along the Way

A User's Guide to the Catholic Church

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Making sense of confusing aspects of the Catholic Church

Almost everyone has strong views about the Catholic Church, even those who aren't Catholic. Something as close to the heart for so many people as their Church is bound to stir up strong emotions to fuel the strong views. Conflict can arise from these differences of view. Often what contributes to the conflict is a sad lack of facts and background information on the topic in question. The purpose of this part of the Along the Way website is to provide the visitor with a simple but sufficiently detailed resource for many questions related to the Catholic Church.

The links listed below will take you to separate pages on this website where you can download columns, articles and ebooks by this author and others on the topic in question.

A User's Guide to Annulments in the Catholic Church -- This is an ebook that answers most questions about what an annulment is and how to go about applying for an annulment. It is available to buy on line as an ebook at BarnesandNobles.com.

A User's Guide to Pastoral Planning -- This is a downloadable file of the Master of Pastoral Theology thesis written by me and approved in 1993. Since it is a case study, the practical details of the plan described may be dated. However, the theory and theology behind the planning process are as valid as ever.

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Also read A Course in Christian Spirituality by Deacon Shewman that is available through this link.

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