Description: "With episcopal authority and pastoral zeal, Bishop Athanasius Schneider offers a bold new articulation of timeless truths, unpacking the riches of Church teaching while engaging contemporary issues with refreshing clarity and genuine charity. A reliable guide for anyone seeking to grow in knowledge and deepen their faith..." [taken from back cover].
Brief description: Bishop Athanasius Schneider is one of the foremost defenders of Catholic orthodoxy today. He is a prolific author who serves as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Mary in Astana, Kazakhstan, chairman of the Liturgical Commission, and secretary-general of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Kazakhstan. He is the author of many books, including the most current and engaging catechism of our time, Credo: Compendium of the Catholic Faith, as well as The Springtime That Never Came, The Catholic Mass, and Flee from Heresy
Review Quotes: "When asked about "the sign of his coming and the end of the age" (see Mt 24:3), Jesus answered: "And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray" (see Mt 24:11). It is highly necessary to remind these words of the Lord in view of the current wide diffusion of "profane novelties of words and a false knowledge" (see 1 Tim. 6:20) in the life of the Church and of society. With the Compendium of the Catholic Faith Bishop Athanasius Schneider gives us a sure guidance, since he bases it on the constant and perennial Magisterium of the Church, which has precedence over doctrinal ambiguity, so much spread within the Church of our day. The unambiguous language of this Compendium offers to the faithful and the clergy an opportune help to give an explanation to anyone who asks for the reason of the Catholic faith (see 1 Pt. 3:15). "
Bishop Elias NassarBishop Emeritus of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Sidon, Lebanon