Apologetics

Apologetics: General Resources

Do you ever wonder why we believe certain things as Catholics? How should we respond to questions from everyone from atheists to Protestant Christians? Resources in this section provide answers on anything from whether there is a God to the difficult questions about Mary, the Eucharist, the Papacy, and the Scripture/Tradition debate. Learning more about what (and why) the Church teaches on these issues... Read More

Responding to Atheism

These website links and book recommendations will help prepare you to respond to claims made by atheists and agnostics. Website Links How I went from lifelong atheism to orthodox Catholicism How to talk to an atheist about Christianity What to do when your son or daughter or spouse is an athiest Book Recommendations Atheist Delusions by David Bentley Hart Currently it is fashionable to be devoutly... Read More

The Eucharist

These resources will help you better understand and be able to explain the Church’s teachings on the Eucharist. Book Recommendations This Is My Body: An Evangelical Discovers The Real Presence by Mark Shea This is My Body is a popular apologetic written in terms engaging and accessible to Evangelical Protestants. Shea treats standard misconceptions and objections to the teaching on the real presence... Read More

Faith & Reason

These resources will help you better understand and be able to explain how faith and reason are aligned. Website Links The Faith & Reason Institute Fides et Ratio (On Faith and Reason), Pope John Paul II Commentary on Fides et Ratio Book Recommendations From Atheism to Catholicism: How Scientists and Philosophers Led Me to the Truth by Kevin Vost God was dead to Kevin Vost for most of his adult... Read More

Faith & Science

These website links and book recommendations will help you better understand and be able to explain how faith and science support each other. Website Links Magis Center of Reason and Faith Larry King, Stephen King, Fr. Bob and God Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 Book Recommendations Modern Physics and Ancient Faith by Stephen Barr A considerable amount of public debate and media print has been devoted to the... Read More

Mary, Mother of God

These resources will help you better understand and be able to explain Mary, the Mother of God, and her central importance in the Christian faith. Book Recommendations The Thousand Faces of the Virgin Mary by Geroge Tavard The greatest challenge to ecumenical dialogue has come not from discussion on justification by faith or papal primacy or even infallibility, but from discussions related to the Virgin... Read More

The Papacy

These resources will help you better understand and be able to explain the papacy and the role of the Holy Father. Book Recommendations Upon This Rock by Stephen Ray Ray, a former Evangelical Protestant and Bible teacher, goes through the Scriptures and the first five centuries of the Church to demonstrate that the early Christians had a clear understanding of the primacy of Peter in the see of Rome.... Read More