Understanding Our Catholic Neighbors

Part of the Understanding Our Neighbors series, this concise guide pairs a Catholic scholar and a Latter-day Saint scholar to explain Roman Catholic beliefs and practices to an LDS audience. Organized around shared ground, honest differences, common misperceptions, and mutual appreciation, it covers the sacraments, the Trinity, Mary and the saints, the pope, and more. It closes with practical principles for respectful interfaith dialogue plus helpful appendices—a glossary, timeline, key figures, prayers, and a side-by-side doctrinal comparison.

• Co-written by a Catholic scholar AND an LDS scholar—so both sides are described accurately from the inside
• Turns old suspicion into 'holy envy'—what Latter-day Saints can genuinely admire in Catholicism
• A practical toolkit for talking about faith without argument or offense
• Directly repudiates the myth that the Catholic Church is the 'great and abominable church'

“It is one thing to learn to tolerate one another, but it is even more important to understand and ultimately to appreciate one another—our similarities as well as our differences.”

Perfect for a Latter-day Saint who wants to understand and better befriend Catholic neighbors, coworkers, or family without engaging in debate or proselytizing.