The Wisdom of the Word: Biblical Answers to Ten Pressing Questions about Catholicism

Michael Dauphinais and Matthew Levering

Why believe God exists, or believe Jesus is God?  Why listen to the Catholic Church?  Why is the Church so strict about sex?  Questions like these have propelled a crisis of disaffiliation and disbelief among Catholics in recent decades.  Half of millennial Catholics have turned their backs on the Church, and at many churches, only a minority of parishoners believe in all of its teachings about faith and morality.

Building on the call of the Second Vatican Council for a greater appreciation of Scripture, The Wisdom of the Word invites Catholics who are thinking about leaving the Church, or who are confused about elements of Catholic faith and practice, to pause and give the Bible a chance to illuminate their way.  From the infighting among the Catholic leaders, and from Christ's sacrifice on the cross to the Church's emphasis on caring for the poor, theologians Michael Dauphinais and Matthew Levering explore common challenges to the faith in light of the timeless insights of the Word.