From time to time, all Catholics have them: nagging questions about church life, often prompted by some personal encounter or challenging situation: 
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<li>Is a layperson allowed to preach a homily?</li> <li>Is a pastor required to report to someone regarding parish finances, or is he on his own? </li> <li>It seems like the parish council is running your parish. Does it have the authority to do so? </li> <li>Must a child be baptized in a church, or may the baptism take place at home?</li> </ul>
Surprised by Canon Law tackles these and many other questions, all of which have been formally addressed by the Roman Catholic Church’s Code of Canon Law. The Codethe internal legal system that governs the church’s day-to-day workingsdeals with far-flung concerns of interest to the person-in-the-pew. This practical guide to the Code provides answers to a range of questions, from Can the pope resign?” to the more sensitive query Do you have the right to tell your bishop what the diocese needs?” In straightforward language the authors discuss the nuts-and-bolts of church life, making canon law accessible to the everyday Catholic. A Servant Book.

Surprised by Canon Law: 150 Questions Catholics Ask about Canon Law

Religion & Spirituality

Patrick Madrid

Vere, Pete

Michael Trueman

Christian Books & Bibles

Servant

Canon law could it possibly have any relevance to your life? More than you might think. This legal system that governs the day-to-day workings of the Roman Catholic Church deals with matters that touch the life of every Catholic. The authors follow up their successful first book Surprised by Canon Law: 150 Questions Catholics Ask About Canon Law with answers to even more questions. Topics include: 
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<li>Can someone be denied a church funeral?</li>
<li>Under what circumstance might a priest be removed from his role?</li>
<li>How do parishes merge and what happens to their property?</li>
<li>What is excommunication? How is it applied?</li>
<li>What is the procedure for the election of a pope?</li>
<li>What is the process for declaring someone a saint?</li>
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 Surprised by Canon Law, Volume 2 is a clear and lively guide to laws that undergird the life of the Church.

Surprised by Canon Law, Volume 2: More Questions Catholics Ask About Canon Law

Trueman, Michael

Catholics considering annulment often find themselves with more questions than answers, uncertain how to proceed. Aren't annulments just Catholic divorce? Do I need to hire a lawyer? How much does the process cost?

Annulment: 100 Questions and Answers for Catholics

Parenting & Relationships

Rapp, Jacqui

Family Relationships

Faithful Remnant or Fanatic Schismatics? 
It can be difficult to distinguish defenders from defectors. Many traditionalist schisms that sprang up after the Second Vatican Council are filled with devotion to the Blessed Mother. They remain extremely conservative with regard to most moral issues afflicting the Western world today. They practice a strict reverence before the Blessed Sacrament during their traditional Latin liturgies. 
It can be easy to sympathize with such seemingly devout but truly disaffected Catholics. 
Now More Catholic Than the Pope examines one such group – the Society of St. Pius X – and explains how its prime architect and figurehead, Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, and his followers chose to cut themselves off from the Church. 
Here is the history of the society, from its beginning in France, to its rise and fall within the Catholic Church, to Pope John Paul II’s fraternal but ultimately fruitless efforts at reconciliation. 
Here, too, in a series of carefully chosen appendices, are the clear, concise, canonical answers to the issues Society members continue to raise, the arguments they still offer. 
"We earnestly hope that the evidence we present in this book will help extreme traditionalists to see the mistakes made by the SSPX and similar groups, abandon them, and come home to the Church." 
If your loved one is a member of an extreme traditionalist group … if representatives have been urging you to become involved … please read this book.

More Catholic Than The Pope: An Inside Look At Extreme Traditionalism

Madrid, Patrick

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