Award-winning Catholic author Mitch Finley brings us another release from the Loyola Press Seeker Series. Spanning from Jesus' time and the birth of Christianity through the Crusades and the Protestant Reformation to John XXII and the Second Vatican Council, this brief and accessible guide introduces us to the story of our Catholic Church. Focusing on eleven key moments in the church's development, it addresses the question How did we come to be the church we are today? For those seeking to nurture a fledgling faith or a mature one, this concise book helps us better understand who we are by first exploring who and where we have been.