What is the Communion rail? How do you say the rosary? Why do we have statues of saints? Young Catholics and those received into the church since Vatican II, as well as lifelong Catholics, will find answers to these questions and many others about Catholic traditions, rituals and nuances in this newly revised and expanded edition of the 1994 book, Catholic Treasures: New and Old. Author Joanne Turpin says, "Traditions are the threads that tie together succeeding generations of believers... During times of transition, such as the four decades since the Second Vatican Council, these threads may become tangled. One generation may hold firmly to the traditions that are almost unintelligible to a later generation, which holds just as firmly to new ideas and experiments that have developed in recent years." Catholic Traditions: Treasures New and Old seeks to untangle those threads once more and weave for Catholics a common heritage to cherish. This is a wonderful and enlightening book for young adults, all Catholic families, adults in the RCIA process and parish reference shelves.

'Catholic Treasures New And Old' seeks to untangle those threads once more and to show that Catholics have much to cherish in their common heritage.