This book captures the attention of teens by directly addressing their concerns, misconceptions, and challenges. The revised edition adds over 500 Bible and 800 Catechism of the Catholic Church references, and has been granted an imprimatur.
Matthew Pinto is the founder and president of Ascension Press, a leading Catholic publisher, and has been at the forefront of multiple Catholic initiatives for the past 20 years, including the Theology of the Body Institute, Envoy Magazine, and Catholic Exchange.com.
Matt has authored or co-authored more than a dozen books and Catholic educational resources, including several multiple best-sellers, including:
· The Amazing Grace Series, which is billed as a “Catholic Chicken Soup for the Soul” series.
· His bestselling books for Catholic teenagers include Did Adam & Eve Have Belly Buttons? (more than 250,000 sold) and Did Jesus Have a Last Name?
· A Guide to The Passion: 100 Questions About "The Passion of the Christ,” which went on to sell more than one million copies in just fourteen weeks. This book was the highest-ranking Catholic book ever to hit the New York Times bestseller lists.
· His most recent book is Freedom: Twelve Lives Transformed Through the Theology of the Body.
A native of Philadelphia, Matt and his wife Maryanne and their children live in Pennsylvania.