Richard P. McBrien

Reveals the evolution of the Church's relationship to the divine, its leadership of the faithful, and its role as a global religion.

This pocket edition of Richard McBrien's Lives of the Saints is the perfect concise, handy reference for scholars, students, and general readers.

Organized around Catholicism's most important rituals and symbols: the Mass, the Seven Sacraments, and the holy days of the church year, here is a stunning portrait of Catholicism as lived and celebrated by Catholics today. From the joyous baptism of an infant to the somber bedside of a dying woman, Inside Catholicism traces the human cycle within the yearly cycle of the Church. The full dimensions of these Christian rituals are explained in photos...