One Lord, One Faith, One Church: An Inconvenient Truth

by Jesse Romero, MR Paul Zucarelli

It’s no secret that there is an abundance of so-called Christian sects populating a wide range of churches, with different worship services and teachings regarding the salvation of your soul. But how can one intelligently make sense of this if there is one God who is the same yesterday, today, and forever? This book will take you on a fact-based journey from the earliest days of Christianity to now. Wherever your personal faith and belief system currently reside, this book will test that faith and challenge you to believe in the real Jesus, the Jesus of the Gospels, and embrace the fullness of the truth found in the one Church that He established.In these incisive pages, Jesse Romero and Paul Zucarelli present hard evidence and challenge you to disprove the facts. They present proof as to why Jesus Christ established the Church and what we are supposed to do while we await the inevitable — the death of our bodies. They will help you answer questions such is a “church,” and does man define the term differently from how God defines it? Did God intend to create an unlimited number of churches with differing beliefs and practices? If Jesus Himself created the Church, by what authority does man invent his own churches? By what process did so many and varying churches develop?You will learn about the historical origins of the Church, early Church leaders, significant places in Church history, where the tenets of the Nicene Creed come from, and how the books of the Bible were selected. In addition, you will gain an understanding of key Church scandals in history and their “triggering events” that led to further fracturing of the Church. You will also discover how precisely to respond to the division that has occurred throughout the centuries. Moreover, you will receive the biblical basis for the universal Church and the four supernatural proofs for the one true Church. Reflection questions are provided at the end of each chapter for personal consideration and group discussion.How firm is the foundation upon which your faith is built? Test yourself — and test your faith — by reading this book!

Genres: Catholic

240 pages, Paperback

Published July 16, 2024

About the author

Jesse Romero holds a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Mount St Mary's College in Los Angeles and he has a Master’s Degree in Catholic Theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville in Ohio. Before and since then, he has spent his time teaching, speaking, writing, and giving Bible studies and conferences on all matters Catholic. Jesse also serves at the parish level as the director of religious education at a small, but growing, parish 40 minutes north of Los Angeles, CA. Jesse speaks to groups and at conferences about the Bible, the Catholic Church, Biblical theology, and numerous other Catholic topics.

After rediscovering his Catholic roots, Jesse studied and prayed his way back to a fervent on-going practice of the Catholic Faith. Through his experiences with non-Catholics and fallen-away Catholics alike, Jesse is well-versed on all Catholic issues and topics and, as a bilingual speaker, and specializes in evangelization, youth events, apologetics seminars, conferences of all sizes, and bible studies.

As the proud parents of Paul, AnnMarie, and Joshua, Jesse and his wife Anita have been happily married for 28 years.

Reviews

[Judge · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was excellent! A basic apologetic narrative based on history and common-sense. I highly recommend this to all who cannot look past the sins of the men who have acted badly in the history of the Catholic Church. The book pointedly admits the human errors of the Catholic Church’s leaders throughout history, but very pointedly addresses that the Church is THE church founded by Jesus and passed on as his mystical body to the apostles, who in turn, by apostolic succession have carried on the true theology to history’s popes and bishops within the Catholic Church.

[Lynne · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this informative book. I went into it with a completely open mind, I was simply looking for information. I feel the authors laid out the reasons the Catholic Church is the original church if Jesus very well. I did not know all the background on Martin Luther or Calvin, or even the Church of England. My mind kinda exploded!!! Really makes me think and question. I love that!

[Vendea]

Really unsure how I feel about this. I think it made more of a negative case than a positive case. I don't think it's one of the better apologetical books I have read.

[Carlos Ramirez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well put together explaining the church and why Catholics reasonably give authority to the church.

[Cindy SamRod · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read for Catholics & also non- Catholics. Great book!

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish I could hand this to everyone.

[Peter James Kramer · Rating 5 out of 5]

awesome book

I’m reading this over again. It is that good. Thank you Jesse and Paul for all the deep insights. Praise God