Author scores with unlikely yet effective playbook for the New Evangelization

Contact: Kevin Wandra, 404-788-1276 

ATLANTA, Oct. 29, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- What could an icy sport like hockey have in common with a hot button religion like Catholicism? In her debut book, THE CATECHISM OF HOCKEY, Alyssa Bormes shows readers that hockey, among many sports, is really a metaphor to understanding and believing what the Catholic Church teaches.

Why does hockey have so many rules? Why do Catholics? Do we still need to have penalty boxes? Why do we have to go to Confession? Can't we get rid of offside? What's the need for a Sacrament? And why is practice so important? Do we really need to go to Mass every week? What's the big deal with the Commissioner? And coaches? And referees? Why do we need priests, and what's the big deal with the Pope? Why can't they just let us play? Anyone involved in hockey -- players, parents, fans -- would never take any of those hockey questions seriously. Without the rules, there would be no hockey. And without the drills there would be no thrills.

And yet Catholics ask similar questions about the Church all the time.

Bormes offers a fun and enlightening playbook with the ultimate goal of explaining the richness and beauty of the Catholic faith through comparisons to hockey. And Bormes is getting high praise for her methods.

"Miss Bormes' new book, THE CATECHISM OF HOCKEY, offers an insightful and unique way of helping readers to better understand their faith," said Most Rev. Thomas John Paprocki, bishop of Springfield, Ill. "As a bishop and a hockey player, I am grateful for this contribution, which I pray will be an effective tool in helping people to grow in a deeper appreciation for the Catholic faith by viewing it through the lens of the game of hockey."

For more information, to request a review copy or to schedule an interview with Alyssa Bormes, please contact Kevin Wandra (404-788-1276 or KWandra@CarmelCommunications.com) of Carmel Communications.