A regular Catholic Light reader e-mailed me for some help picking a catechism:
...I am basically looking for a catechism that explains 'What do Catholics believe, and why do they believe that?,' and it has to be orthodox. I have already purchased and read Surprised by Canon Law."He seems to be looking for a good apologetics book, not just a good catechism. The difference is that a catechism will tell you what Catholics believe, but apologetics will tell you why.
I could name a dozen good apologetical books, but I really can't think of a single, all-purpose volume — sort of like a "Mere Catholicism" for the general knowledge-seeker. I'm sure they're out there, I just don't know about them. Does anyone want to name any favorites?
