{"id":1256,"date":"2010-08-11T05:21:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-11T12:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/?p=1256"},"modified":"2010-08-23T09:06:20","modified_gmt":"2010-08-23T16:06:20","slug":"kindle-books-for-catholic-educators-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/kindle-books-for-catholic-educators-basics","title":{"rendered":"Kindle Books for Catholic Educators: Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week we feature two books to help you or your students brush up on the essentials of our faith.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000WPXT7Y?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=nickslists-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000WPXT7Y\"><strong>Catholicism for Dummies<\/strong><\/a><strong>, by Fr. John Trigilio and Dr. Kenneth Brighenti. For Dummies. Print Length: 432 pages. Kindle Price: $13.19.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>There are more than one billion Catholics in the world, and each one has  a similar set of basic beliefs and practices that he or she follows.  Some of the teachings of Catholicism are thousands of years old, while  others are more recent. So what is the Catholic culture like and what do  they believe? <em>Catholicism For Dummies<\/em> answers these and many other questions.<\/p>\n<p>Whether  you-re a Catholic or not, you may be totally clueless or just unaware  of some aspects of Catholic traditions, history, doctrine, worship,  devotion, or culture. No sweat. Regardless of whether you-re engaged,  married, related to a Catholic, or just curious about what Catholics  really do believe, this book is for you.<\/p>\n<p><em>Catholicism For Dummies<\/em> is not a catechism or religious textbook, but a casual, down-to-earth  introduction for non-Catholics and reintroduction for Catholics. It  gives commonsense explanations so that the next time you-re invited to a  Catholic wedding, Baptism, funeral, Confirmation, or First Communion,  you won-t be totally confused. You-ll also discover other important  topics that can help you better understand the Catholic culture-from  morality and devotions to worship and liturgy. This book will  familiarize you with Catholicism by showing you:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000WPXT7Y?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=nickslists-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000WPXT7Y\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1259\" title=\"Catholicism for Dummies\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/cathdummies-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/cathdummies-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/cathdummies.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What it means to be a Catholic: traditions, prayers, beliefs, and holidays<\/li>\n<li>Who is who in the Catholic hierarchy<\/li>\n<li>How Catholics worship<\/li>\n<li>What the Seven Sacraments and Ten Commandments are<\/li>\n<li>The book regarded as the\u00a0holiest to Catholics: The Bible<\/li>\n<li>The Church-s stand on some sticky issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Catholicism For Dummies<\/em> presents a rich tapestry and history of the Catholic faith-from  devotions to doctrines. This intelligent and faithful look at  Catholicism will open your eyes to this religion and answer many of the  questions you may have about it. &#8212; Amazon.com<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002NKN2SC?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=nickslists-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B002NKN2SC\">The How-To Book of the Mass: Everything You Need to Know but No One Ever Taught You<\/a>, by Michael Debruiel. Our Sunday Visitor. Print Length: 272 pages. Kindle Price: $9.99.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Maybe you are a recent convert, or perhaps you&#8217;ve attended Mass your  whole life, but there are still things that puzzle you, like: when you  should genuflect and when you should bow; what the different books used  at Mass are and what they contain; the meaning of words like &#8220;Amen,&#8221;  &#8220;Alleluia,&#8221; or &#8220;Hosanna&#8221;; what to do during the sign of peace.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You aren&#8217;t alone.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The How-to Book of the Mass<\/strong> not only provides the who, what, where, when, and why of the most  time-honored traditions of the Catholic Church, but also the how.  All  in an easy-to-read, easy-to-understand format.<\/p>\n<p>In this complete guide to the celebration of the Eucharist you get:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002NKN2SC?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=nickslists-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B002NKN2SC\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1262\" title=\"How-To Book of the Mass\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/howtobookmass-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/howtobookmass-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/howtobookmass.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Step-by-step guidelines to walk you through the Mass<\/li>\n<li>Biblical background of the prayers of the Mass<\/li>\n<li>Insights from the Tradition and teaching of the Church<\/li>\n<li>Practical aid to overcoming distractions<\/li>\n<li>Concrete ways to grow in your relationship with Jesus Christ at every Mass<\/li>\n<li>A handy study guide for individual or group use<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8212; Amazon.com<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we feature two books to help you or your students brush up on the essentials of our faith. Catholicism for Dummies, by Fr. John Trigilio and Dr. Kenneth Brighenti. For Dummies. Print Length: 432 pages. Kindle Price: $13.19. There are more than one billion Catholics in the world, and each one has a &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/kindle-books-for-catholic-educators-basics\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Kindle Books for Catholic Educators: Basics&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[69],"tags":[50,72],"class_list":["post-1256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-catechesis","tag-books","tag-kindle"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/prZ8V-kg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1089,"url":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/kindle-books-for-catholic-educators-saints-and-shakespeare","url_meta":{"origin":1256,"position":0},"title":"Kindle Books for Catholic Educators: Saints and Shakespeare","author":"Deacon Nick","date":"July 28, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"In this week's Kindle Books for Catholic Teachers we share a book on the saints for teachers and a pair of books for those who teach Shakespeare in Catholic schools. 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