What makes a Catholic a Catholic? According to Thomas Groome, an expert on the essential ingredients of Catholic Christianity, Catholics share certain vital features of life and identity. What Makes Us Catholic explains and illuminates that character, and invites Catholics of all kinds to connect more deeply and imaginatively with their own culture and spirituality. "As refreshing as the Beatitudes in revealing the essentially spiritual and sacramental nature of being Catholic." --Eugene Kennedy, author of The Now and Future Church"Tom Groome's celebration of what is beautiful and lasting in the Catholic tradition is a kiss of peace." --Michael Leach, co-editor, I Like Being Catholic"In a vivid and vibrant style, Thomas Groome portrays Catholicism as a rich, multi-faceted reality." --Richard P. McBrien, Crowley-O'Brien Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame, author of Catholicisme.