Do I Have to Go?: 101 Questions About the Mass, the Eucharist, and Your Spiritual Life
About this ebook
With wit, clarity, and common sense, Matthew Pinto and Chris Stefanick answer the tough questions teens have about the Mass-from the rituals contained in the liturgy, to the doctrines of the Eucharist and the priesthood. When teens understand that the Mass is literally the meeting place between heaven and earth, they will have a newfound sense of awe and a deeper understanding of their role as a Catholic in a post-modern world.
In Do I Have to Go? teens will learn:
● Why the Mass is an essential part of the Christian life.
● The mystery of the Eucharist as the Real Presence of Jesus’s Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity.
● How the redemptive work of Jesus Christ is communicated to and through the Church and the sacraments.
●The meaning of all the gestures and symbols of the the Mass.
● How the Mass has developed from its roots in the Old Testament, through its institution by Christ.
● The importance of the liturgical seasons for the spiritual life.
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About the author
Matthew Pinto is the author of the best-selling question-and-answer book Did Adam & Eve Have Belly Buttons? (Ascension Press, 1998), co-author (with Jason Evert) of Did Jesus Have a Last Name? (Ascension Press, 2005), and creator of the Friendly Defenders Catholic Flash Cards series. Matt is co-founder of several Catholic organizations, including CatholicExchange.com and Envoy magazine, and the creator, with Jeff Cavins, of the Amazing Grace series of books. Matt and his wife, Maryanne, live in Pennsylvania with their six children.
Chris Stefanick is the director of youth, young adult, and campus ministry for the Archdiocese of Denver. He is a highly sought-after national speaker, and his dynamic keynotes, retreats, and chastity assemblies have inspired tens of thousands of young people to a deeper love for Jesus Christ and the Church. Chris regularly appears on Relevant Radio as the vice president of the Dead Theologians Society, and on Catholic Answers Live as a chastity speaker for the Pure Love Club. He and his wife, Natalie, live in Colorado with their four children.
