Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Encyclopedia [Hardcover]

Russell Shaw (Author), Peter M. J. Stravinskas (Editor)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1040 pages
• Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor; Revised edition (September 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879736690
• ISBN-13: 978-0879736699
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.8 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #881,831 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A resource for those of us who are not theologians!, December 1, 2001

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Pete Vere (Ottawa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Encyclopedia (Hardcover)

Those who know Fr. Stravinskas know that he likes to keep things short and to the point, so that the average person can understand what he's teaching without getting lost in detail. On another note, Our Sunday Visitor has a reputation for printing only the best quality of Catholic books. This collaboration brings out the best traits of both.

It is faithful to the Church's basic teaching since the Second Vatican Council, it fits into one large volume using a print size that will not strain your eyes, it is wonderfully organized to cover a wide variety of topics relevant to the Catholic faith, and its entries are informative while being written at a level the average Catholic can understand.

For these reasons, this is simply one of the best modern Catholic Encyclopedias on the market. Every Catholic family and college student who is interested in their faith should own one.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Resource That Does Not Bore You To Tears, May 12, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Encyclopedia (Hardcover)

When I ordered the Encyclopedia, I resigned myself to slugging through mountains of information and end up "What did that say again?"

Well, I am pleased to say that there was the mountain of information and more often than not I knew what it was saying. The definitions in were to the point, crisp and relevant to the times. Rev. P. Stravinskas had the insight to include information an ordinary Catholic needed at 7PM Sunday in a mad rush to complete an assignment.

Where the encyclopedia lost me were in some definitions that were necessarily lengthy. Obviously, some white space could have saved me time in re-reading the whole passage. But, with the value of the information included, I believe the Encyclopedia is an excellent resource for those of us who are not scholars in the catechism of the Catholic Church.

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you wanted to know about the Catholic church!, April 11, 1999

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D. M. Childs "ignatiusdmc" (Central Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Encyclopedia (Hardcover)

Easy to read. Comprehensive, concise, orthodox. Great reference to have in order to look up any subject about the Catholic Church in one Book.