Foreword: Francis Cardinal George

Publisher: Liguori Publications

ISBN: 0764812890

Pages: 290 pp

The Essential Catholic Handbook has been a popular bestseller and is now revised and updated with a foreword by Francis Cardinal George. For the first time, this new edition includes an index, a current list of holy days of obligation in the United States, the prayer for vocations favored by Pope John Paul II, a new section on how to prepare for a sick call, and much more.

The Essential Catholic Handbook retains all the features of the previous edition and is referenced to the Catechism of the Catholic Church. RCIA, parish adult faith groups, high school religious education classes, and inquirers into the Catholic faith will welcome this book.