Hi guys,

I had a bad accident and am recuperating. It may be a while before I can send you your FREE Catechism, Sorry about this.

Mike

After reading about the program below, click the Catechism and send the required information. Note 1: I have no more Hard Covers. Note 2: E-mail communication is critical to the proper functioning of these apostolates.

Catechism of the Catholic Church for Protestants, Jewish and Muslims Program (CCCPJMP)

How does it work?

If any Protestant is:

• being drawn to the faith
• thinking about becoming a Catholic OR
• is just interested in learning more about what the Roman Catholic Church believes and why, yet lacks the money

if they send me their first and last name along with their snail/postal address I'll send them a FREE, Vatican approved, copy of Catechism of the Catholic Church. Just tell me where you want me to mail it by sending me your postal address. Although in places this program may be referred to as the CCCPP, sincere seeking Jewish or Muslims who are thinking about becoming Catholic are welcome as well!

There is only one practical prohibition: I'm assuming that you:

• Can read and understand English
• are age appropriate (16 years of age or older)

To visitors outside the United States of America: I am sorry.

Due to the cost of shipping Catechisms around the world and a lengthy period of unemployment I have had, I CAN ONLY ship to the 50 United States of America. I hope the Lord will provide me with the finances to keep this apostolate going. It's my desire to be able to, once again, ship internationally.

Due to the increase in visitors to our site, I'll do my best to keep this apostolate going, as I am the only one funding this program. Please keep this program in your prayers.

EXCEPTION TO THIS:

Because all of us at AskACatholic appreciate and respect those in the military and their service to our country in protecting us from demonic forces around the world, both, the FREE Catechism and Rosary only programs, are open to all non-Catholic military personnel who are overseas. I wish I could open this to Catholic military personnel as well, but I don't think I could maintain it. We just have too many members in the Church.

NOTE: There has been big increase in the number of non-Catholics asking for Catechisms this year and I don't know how much I can financially bear. I'll do the best I can.

REQUIRED INFORMATION THAT MUST BE IN YOUR E-MAIL :

1. Your FIRST and LAST name.
2. Your current denomination (Christian is not good enough. Catholics are Christians.) OR
   the mainstream protestant denomination you were brought up in.
   (If you don't belong to mainstream protestant faith or are church hopping,
   Non-denominational Christian is OK. Don't say Protestant as the purpose of this question is to find theological background information.)
3. HARD cover or SOFT cover
   The Bishops Publishing outlet has stopped carrying the HARD covers so have a limited small supply of  HARD COVERS. If you really don't need a Hard cover, don't ask for one.
   
   I HAVE developed a custom cover for the SOFT COVER Catechism of the Catholic Church, and would like to sell it to a company willing to support me financially.
   All I would ask in return are FREE Catechism covers for my Catechism apostolate.
   If you ARE the head of a company OR know someone that heads a company that is interested in helping me you can e-mail me about the issue.
   [As a suggestion. If I send you a SOFT cover, you can go to a local book or religious store and search for a sturdy Bible Cover that will  fit and protect your Catechism from environmental elements.]
   
   
4. Your complete, fully spelled out postal address (No state abbreviations) including country and zip code.
5. Either YES or NO to - Do you wish to share you e-mail with other participants who have participated in THIS program and may be on a similar faith journey as you are currently on.
6. Pick two of your favorite color(s):
   Blue, Red, Green, Pink, Brown, White, Aqua Blue, Light Blue, Policeman Yellow, Luminous, Black
7. Pick one: Yes, throw in a FREE audio cassette tape about Catholic Apologetics or the Catholic Faith — No, I think I'll pass.
   
8. Do you want to be on our new Web Page for Wannabes.
   If interested, go to this page, click on the "Click here" link on that page, where it says: Start sharing what you have learned
   
   
9. Optional but helpful: Due to the type of new media evangelization we are involved in, I never have any idea of how old each participant is. If you can share with me your "age range", it will help me, help you. I can drop in more age appropriate material. e.g. If you are 16-19 I may have a teen Catechism I can send you.
10. Check the NO-NO criteria below AND if you share this program with other Protestant or non-Catholic friends PLEASE send them to THIS registration page. I receive a lot of e-mails from interested participants who only send me only a portion of all the required information. My reply: Hey guys, I'm not asking for much.
    
    I've created an easy to remember short cut: http://www.AskACatholic.com/CCCFPP
11. Please pray for this specific apostolate as well as the other on-line ministries I maintain.

I've had various reports that, for some browsers, the link to send a request for a Catechism does not work. If this is the case with you, please e-mail the type of browser with version number (e.g. IE 7.0) along with the information in numbers 1 to 11. above to:

mike.humphrey@rcn.com

Please put the following text exactly as it is below in your subject line, even if you are a non-Christian.

I am a seeking Protestant who wants to participate in the CCCPP.

Nothing will be sent unless I have been e-mailed information from numbers 1. through 11. above.

For short, if you cannot read the above instructions, you won't be able to read any Catechism
I send you, so it would be a waste of my money to send it.

The FREE Holy Rosary Program for Protestants program, has been incorporated into this program, so you don't need to apply to two different programs. You can use the same graphic at the bottom of this page to apply to both. If you do not think you will have the time to read the Catechism, but are still interested in the Holy Rosary, you can apply for that program HERE.

Out of courtesy to me and the time and effort I put into this free apostolate, in Christian charity I would expect:

• that you are there when I send it
• THAT YOU E-MAIL ME WHEN YOU RECEIVE IT
  and most of all: that you take the time to read it. :)

Why am I doing this?

I don't think someone should have to pay, to learn about

a faith they know little or nothing about.

It's that simple! When I faith-share with my colleagues I remind them that the enemy is not a person; the enemy is ignorance of the faith! Like my good friend, Fr. Dan use to say: "Faith-sharing is just one beggar showing another beggar where The Bread is!"

Side note: I tend to throw in a few extra things. If you are not interested in them, just respectfully put them in your top desk drawer.

From April 2004 to January 5, 2009, 174 Catechisms have been mailed out to Protestants.
103 in 2008: Including:

Catechism of the Catholic Church for Protestants Program (To date)

Number		Self-identified denomination
44		Non-Denominational Christians
38		Baptist/Southern Baptists
19		Methodists
18		Anglicans/Church of England/Episcopalian
10		Lutheran
9		Assemblies of God
7		Presbyterian
5		Church of Christ/United Church of Christ
4		Pentecostals
3		Church of the Nazarenes
2		Jewish
2		Agnostics
1		Eastern Orthodox
1		Muslim/Islam
1		Jehovah's Witness
1		Mormons/ Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
9		We forgot to ask: Early in the Apostolate.

Again, I don't want to send out a Catechism, just to have it gather dust; If you want one, it is my expectation that you will strive to make the time to read it. :)

If you tell others about this program, PLEASE tell them to visit this page so they can read the requirements. Thanks!

Click below and start learning about the Catholic Church!

After reading about the program below, click the image to the left and send the required information. Note 1: I have no Hard Covers left. Sorry. Note 2: E-mail communication is critical to the proper functioning of these apostolates.

Sorry, my Catholic brothers have to buy their own :)