The Mass: Four Encounters with Jesus That Will Change Your Life

For the first time, the popular message that continues to inspire tens of thousands of Catholics nationwide is available in print. Based upon his most requested CD/DVD series of the same name, Dr. Tom Curran's new book, The Mass: Four Encounters with Jesus that will Change Your Life examines the Mass not merely as a ritual, but as an event, a point of contact where Jesus Christ approaches you to change your life.

Do you ever hear, Mass is boring, it s the same old thing week after week , or do you find yourself saying something similar? If so, this book is for you. Chapter by chapter Dr. Curran accompanies you from the time you pull into the parking lot for Mass, until you walk out the doors after the final blessing, using examples and stories from everyday life that will move you deeply and at times make you laugh. By the end you will see with new eyes what is so familiar to you, and hear with new ears what you ve heard over and over at Mass, and your response will never be the same.

Dr. Tom Curran is a popular speaker, author, and radio host who is also the Executive Director of My Catholic Faith Ministries, a Catholic apostolate dedicated to bringing to life the hidden riches of the faith that have remained buried for many Catholics.

Dr. Curran has authored two books in his best-selling Series on the Sacraments: The Mass: Four Encounters with Jesus that will Change Your Life and Confession: Five Sentences that Will Change Your Life . The Mass, Dr. Curran s first book, was on the Top 10 seller list for CBPA in 2009, was Selected as a Must-Read by the Archdiocese of Boston for all priests in 2010, and was the 2011 Lenten Book for the Diocese of Lincoln One Book, One Diocese Program. Confession, his second book, was the 2012 Lenten Book for the Diocese of Lincoln One Book, One Diocese Program. Tom s third book, Shepherd Me Lord: Daily Reflection for Your Lenten Journey , was published in February of 2013.

Tens of thousands of Catholics tune in daily to hear Dr. Tom Curran s radio program Sound Insight, airing on Sacred Heart radio in the Pacific Northwest and St. Valentine radio in TX, and KBKO in Kodiak, AK as he explains and brings alive the teachings of the Catholic Church, the Scriptures, the Sacraments and the lives of saints. He has also co-hosted Catholic Answers Live, a national radio program broadcast on over 125 stations.

In addition to his extensive experience in public speaking and broadcasting, Tom possesses a unique ability to render difficult theological principles understandable, and to touch the hearts of those who hear or read his message. Dr.Curran is in demand as a speaker and seminar leader all across North America. Averaging over 150 presentations a year, Tom s gospel message has reached over 400,000 people in 35 states and 6 countries.

He has served on numerous boards and held many leadership positions, including Director of Evangelization 2000 for North America and the Caribbean, Consultant to the National Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Evangelization, Consultant to the Office of Priest Personnel of the Archdiocese of Seattle, Director of Evangelization for a Catholic parish in Manchester, New Hampshire, and Member of the Board of Directors of the National Council for Catholic Evangelization. In addition, he has authored numerous articles for magazines, newspapers and newsletters.

Through My Catholic Faith Ministries, Dr. Curran produces resources in video and audio format, for himself and for other teachers and theologians, including Carl Olson and Prof. Janet Smith. More than 40 television programs, featuring Dr. Curran as a speaker or a host, have aired nationwide. Over fifty resources, comprising more than 200 presentations in audio and video format have been distributed to his speaking and listening audiences, totaling over 150,000 presentations distributed.

Dr. Curran has an undergraduate degree in philosophy, a graduate degree in theology from the Gregorian University in Rome, and a PhD in systematic theology from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. The theories and insights explored in his doctoral dissertation, The Trinitarian Foundation of Interreligious Dialogue in Selected Writings of Pope John Paul II, recur in many of Tom s teachings and presentations.

Tom lives in Federal Way, Washington with his wife Kari, and their nine children.