SAN DIEGO, Feb. 18, 2025 /Christian Newswire/ — In a Western world that has become disconnected from its Judeo-Christian roots, many people not only find it hard to grasp the tougher teachings of the Catholic Church—they have lost the basic ability to reckon with the Church for what it is. With only secular touchpoints to guide them, they impose on Catholicism some secular label or identity that they do understand and assume must be close enough.

They put the Church in a “box.” But a new book from Catholic Answers Press aims to set it free.

In The Faith Unboxed, author Andrew Petiprin looks at eight of the most common containers that modern unbelievers use to pigeonhole Catholicism, and for each one he tears away the cardboard and tape for a powerful “reveal” of the true Faith inside.

The box that makes the Church a mere club for the pious? The one with the label marked “denomination”? The container that reduces Catholicism to one of a thousand otherworldly ideologies? With a delightfully binge-able combination of personal stories, sound theology, and references to popular culture, Petiprin breaks down all these and more.

“Medieval theologians used to teach us who God is by carving away what he is not,” says Todd Aglialoro, director of publishing for Catholic Answers Press. “Andrew Petiprin now helps us understand the Church in the same way. With every bad metaphor and lazy popular assumption about Catholicism that he exposes and corrects, he brings us a fuller, truer understanding of the real identity of the saving Faith that Christ founded.”

About the Author:
Andrew Petiprin is a convert, author, and prolific podcaster on the intersection of faith and film.

SOURCE: Catholic Answers Press