I cannot tell you how much I have enjoyed paging through this amazing new book, written by two deacons of the LA archdiocese, called Ascend.  Essentially it’s an introduction to the Catholic faith for young adults and (full disclosure: I blurbed it, but only because I loved it) it’s written in their lingo….

…bright, bold graphic designs; lots of stories about inspiring Catholics; easy-to-understand catechesis.  The glossy new book, published by Paulist, is really quite extraordinary and wonderful.  Here’s a sample chapter in PDF form.  And here’s the book’s website.  Trust me, it’s beautiful: unlike any other catechetical book you’ve ever seen.  (One of the authors is a talented web designer, which explains some of the book’s look).  One of our editors, who runs an adult initiation program, flipped through it and said, “Gee, after you’re done with it….”  And no I’m not paid to say any of this, but I am paid (well not really, but you know what I mean) to tell you about great new ways to evangelize.

James Martin, SJ

 

The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach.