Why Be Catholic?
The authors answer the question, Why Be Catholic? fairly and squarely, showing a deep appreciation about what is good in Catholicism and a penetrating honesty about the Church's shortcomings. Rohr and Martos also examine what it means to be Catholic in the United States today. Finally, to answer the title question in a more personal way, they present portraits of some outstanding Catholics, especially those we call saints, who have found personal fulfillment by living their faith to the utmost.
After reading this book, you will appreciate more fully the unique heritage of the Catholic Church. You will understand how its magnificent tradition enriches the lives of Catholics today and propels the ever-changing Church into the 21st century and third millennium. A popular resource for RCIA, evangelization and religious education.
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Short Review: Why Be Catholic by Richard Rohr - this is a series of lectures that was turned into a book later. I listened to the audiobook which was just the lectures. This is from 1985, but still very relevant. A great book for Evangelicals to listen into Catholics speaking to themselves. A very encouraging listen. Two good points. 1) Rohr approaches every strength as having a corresponding weakness. So Catholics tend to be very communal and submissive to the church (he see this as a strength), but the corresponding weakness is a lack of initiative. Another strength is that the Catholic church has an extremely long view of success (the corresponding weakness is a lack of immediacy.) 2) the Catholic church has a universal look at problems and issues. So even if the average catholic does not understand the full theology, the full theology has been well thought out by someone. This leaves people able to rest in the care of the church.
My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/why-be-catholic/