A Reading Path for Protestants Curious About Catholicism
What the Catholic Church teaches and why: three books to read in order, plus one for afterward.
October 2026 · 4 books · The editors
Many readers come to these books because of Catholic friends, a Catholic spouse or plain curiosity. The order below goes from the basics to the details.
01
Catholicism Without the Myths
Father Daniel Rourke
Start here. The questions Protestants ask most often, answered plainly from the Catholic side.
02
Easy-to-Understand Catholic Theology
Miguel Thornton
Go deeper: Catholic belief, what happens at Mass and why Rome still matters.
03
The Real Opus Dei
Miguel Thornton
For readers who met Opus Dei in fiction and want to know the real institution.
04
Jesus, Freedom, and Power
Thomas Ortega
Afterward, a broader question: what the Gospels say about power, property and charity.