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Why is That in Tradition?

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We can't have enough good books explaining the reasons for our Catholic beliefs and worship. Patrick Madrid once again does an immense service to the Church in this regard. A companion volume, also published by Our Sunday Visitor, would be David Lang's "Why Matter Matters: Philosophical and Scriptural Reflections on the Sacraments", wherein many Scriptural arguments for Catholic rites (i.e., the Sacraments) are furnished. This book also has a great Preface by Dr. Peter Kreeft.

This is an excellent book. The author writes in an easy to understand form and makes his points in a direct manner. The title of the book tells the reader what is in the book. Well priced for the amount of information that is in the book.

This is absolutely the best resource for discovering why some Catholic traditions that may not be (or may SEEM not to be) in the Bible are in effect. It is a short book, yet loaded with thorough information and sources. I have many other large books on this topic like the Catholic Source Book and others, but this is by far the best: loaded with information, concise, and complete. Also gives bibliographic sources as well as recommended reading for further information. But this book is thorough enough that I have not needed to consult anything further when researching a topic. I am looking forward to reading it cover to cover which is rarely something I do with a source book.

For years, I've been asking this question "Why is That in Tradition?" and Patrick Madrid does his homework well. I'm glad I bought this book!