If you just want to get a feel for Catholicism without getting too serious, you should leaf through 'In the Beginning' http://books.google.com/books?id=a47neDI

If you just want to get a feel for Catholicism without getting too serious, you should leaf through 'In the Beginning' http://books.google.com/books?id=a47neDIBaSkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=in+the+beginning+catholic+benedict&hl=en&sa=X&ei=d0NuT_WnOcf30gGt_8XWBg&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=in%20the%20beginning%20catholic%20benedict&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=a47neDIBaSkC&printsec=f... It starts assuming virtually no background in the faith and it really gets you into the nuts and bolts quickly.