I had tried extremely hard not to put labels on my faith; however, society’s norms crept in. I labeled myself a non-denominational Christian, but it didn’t bother me. As long as I was practicing my faith in ways that I enjoyed I decided that labels didn’t matter.

The subtitle claims this to be for converts, but I’ll argue it’s for everyone. It’s for Catholics who don’t know how to explain their faith. It’s for non-Catholics who don’t know what those people believe. It’s for Catholic friends of converts who want to understand the church from where their companions once hailed.

This little book is deceiving. It’s not flowery or preachy; it’s peppered with grammatical errors and sometimes he shares the same story more than once. But from chapter one, we’re discussing the Trinity. Chapter two is all about going “non-denominational” and avoiding labels. (Hence the quote up top. I could’ve written that myself.) It’s simple, but it’s also clever. Because each chapter builds upon the last, and by the end we have this new, complete knowledge of Catholicism. And then we’re instructed to tell others about it. Go be evangelicals. Tell everyone how great God is.

I only wish I’d had this book months ago, because it’s a really good beginning to the conversion journey.