REDISCOVER CATHOLICISM
By Matthew Kelly
About the Book
At a time when many Catholics are disillusioned, questioning
their faith, and filled with doubts about the relevance of Catholicism in the
modern world, the voice of one man cries out to the world’s largest faith
community with a clarity that is rare and inspiring.
Rediscover Catholicism
takes us on an adventure of life-changing proportions. Beginning with our common yearning for
happiness, Kelly reveals the essence of authentic Catholic spirituality while
addressing some of the most important questions we face today both as
individuals and as a Church.
- Are you happy?
- Are you living an authentic life?
- Do you really think you will find happiness
where you are looking?
- How would you like your life to change?
- What is God’s dream for your life?
- Why have so many people rejected Catholicism?
- What does it mean to walk with God in the modern
world?
- Do the saints have anything to offer you?
- Is Jesus still relevant?
Can the ancient traditions of Catholicism help
us deal with the modern challenges of our lives?
In each generation a leader comes forth who is able to bring
Christianity to life in a way that revitalizes individuals, communities, and
the universal Church. Once you
experience his bold, brilliant, practical, and inspiring style, you will soon
understand why so many people consider Matthew Kelly to be one of the great
spiritual voices of our times.
Over the past twenty years, Matthew Kelly has seen more of
the world than most presidents and more of the Church than most bishops. Now, in this unique and timely book, he
proposes that Catholicism is not a lifeless set of rules and regulations, but a
way of life designed by God to help each person reach his or her full potential. With remarkable insight, Kelly dispels dozens
of the myths that surround the rejection of Catholicism today and provides a
profound and practical vision of what will lead the Catholic Church to thrive
again in the future.
Rediscover Catholicism
is quickly becoming the most read Catholic book of our times. From the
spellbinding opening story, Kelly grips his readers and takes them on a
life-changing journey to rediscover the genius of Catholicism.
“There are many – Catholics and non-Catholics – who do not
want to rediscover Catholicism. Others
think that religion, and Catholicism in particular, has no place in the modern
context. I will admit that Catholicism
is old. But let me ask you a
question. If you found a really old
treasure map would you throw it away just because it was old? No. The age of a treasure map doesn’t
matter. What matters is whether or not
it leads to treasure. Catholicism is a
treasure map. It may be old, but it
still leads to treasure. Let’s
rediscover it together… and help others to do the same.”
“God always wants our future to be bigger than our
past. Not equal to our past – bigger,
better, brighter and more significant.
God wants your future and my future, and the future of the Church, to be
bigger than the past. It is this bigger
future that we need to start to envision and imagine.”
“One of the most incredible abilities God has given the
human person is the ability to dream. We
are able to look into the future and imagine something better than it is today,
and then return to the present and work to make that richly imagined future a
reality. Who is doing this for the
Church? Together, let’s start to envision an incredible future for the Church.”
About the Author
Matthew Kelly has dedicated his life to helping people and organizations become the-best-version-of-themselves®. Born in Sydney, Australia, he began speaking and writing in his late teens while he was attending business school. Since that time, more than four million people have attended his seminars and presentations in more than fifty countries.
Today he is an internationally acclaimed speaker, bestselling author, and business consultant. His books have been published in twenty-five languages, have appeared on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestseller lists, and have sold in excess of five million copies.
Kelly is also a partner at Floyd Consulting, a Chicago-based management-consulting firm. His clients include: Procter and Gamble, Chick-fil-A, General Electric, Pepsi, FedEx, HSBC, the Department of Defense, McDonalds, US Bank, 3M, Ernst & Young, the U.S. Navy, and dozens of other Fortune 500 companies.
The Matthew Kelly Foundation was established in 1995 to help young people discover their mission in life. Over the past fifteen years Kelly has visited several hundred high schools, inspiring students to use their lives to make a contribution. The Foundation’s most recent initiative is a grade school program entitled, Why Am I Here?
Matthew is also active as a Catholic speaker and author. Raised Catholic, he has been saddened by the lack of engagement among Catholics and founded The Dynamic Catholic Institute to research why Catholics engage or disengage and explore what it will take to establish vibrant Catholic communities in the 21st Century.
Matthew Kelly’s core message resonates with people of all ages and from all walks of life. Whether he is speaking in a business forum, at a high school, or in a church, he invites his audience to become the-best-version-of-themselves.
His personal interests include golf, piano, literature, spirituality, investing, and spending time with his wife Meggie and their son Walter and their daughter Isabel.
