10 Things Pope Francis Wants You to Know About the Family

Joshua J. McElwee is the National Catholic Reporter Vatican Correspondent. He has received numerous awards from the Catholic Press Association and the Religion News Association for his reporting and feature writing. His work frequently also appears at Vatican Insider, a news site run by the influential Italian newspaper La Stampa. He is a regular commentator on Church affairs in U.S. and international media markets. He is a graduate of The Catholic University of America.You can follow him on Twitter @joshjmac.

Joshua J. McElwee has captured the passion and charisma of Pope Francis, summarizing the key elements of the pope’s message in this outstanding, highly useful parish resource that beautifully complements the Church’s teaching on the nature and dignity of marriage and family.

These 10 Things books are excellent resources for adult education, introducing key themes of the Pope’s teachings. Their pocket-size format makes them inviting—good for catechists and a great resource for any type of adult education in the parish, including small faith-study groups and interfaith efforts. Some readers will be motivated to go further, to read the original documents, like Laudato Si’, homilies, and discourses that each book explains.

-Dan Pierson, founder of eCatechist.com and faithAlivebooks.com and former diocesan director of religious education