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Some Catholic Stuff

Some Catholic Stuff Some Catholic Stuff Some Catholic Stuff






A random compilation of material about the Catholic Church that I found helpful as I swam the Tiber.





Some Catholic Stuff

Some Catholic Stuff Some Catholic Stuff Some Catholic Stuff






A random compilation of material about the Catholic Church that I found helpful as I swam the Tiber.





“ There are not 100 people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they wrongly perceive the Catholic Church to be.”


Venerable Fulton J. Sheen

Books

A short list of great books that I found helpful to learning the faith.

  

By What Authority     Mark Shea

Surprised By Truth         Patrick Madrid

The Fathers Know Best       Jimmy Akin

Rome Sweet Home         Dr. Scott Hahn

The Drama of Salvation       Jimmy Akin

Why We’re Catholic        Trent Horn      

The Protestant Dilemma        Devin Rose

Why Catholic Bibles are Bigger         Gary Machuta

The Catholic Church Saved My Marriage         Dr. David Anders

An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine        St. John Henry Newman

The Catechism of the Catholic Church (for the USA - 1994, 1997)


Where’s That in the Bible?       Patrick Madrid

The Confessions          St. Augustine

The Apostasy that Wasn’t          Rod Bennett

The Bible is a Catholic Book        Jimmy Akin

Catholicism and Fundamentalism         Karl Keating

When the Church Was Young           Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio

Salvation      Michael Patrick Barber

Cold-Case Christianity         J. Warner Wallace

Why I Am Catholic          Brandon Vogt


The Conversion of Justin Martyr and Trypho        Justin Martyr

The Case for Jesus           Dr. Brant Pitre

Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist        Brant Pitre

Jesus and the Last Supper        Dr. Brant Pitre

Catholicism            Bishop Robert Barron

The Lamb’s Supper        Dr. Scott Hahn

The Catholic Church: A History            William R. Cook (The Great Courses)

Reasons to Believe       Dr. Scott Hahn

Crossing the Tiber         Steve Ray

Catholicism For Dummies       Fr. John Tragilio Jr. and Fr. Kenneth Brighenti

Resources - Websites and Radio Shows

These sources were helpful and true to "orthodox" teaching of the Catholic Church.

Websites: 


  • www.newadvent.com
  • www.Catholic.com (Catholic Answers)
  • www.ewtn.com (Global Catholic Network)
  • www.Chnetwork.org (Coming Home Network)
  • www.Shamelesspopery.com  (Joe Heschmeyer)
  • www.calledtocommunion.com (Dr. David Anders)
  • www.dwightlongenecker.com  (Fr. Dwight Longenecker)


Radio Shows/Podcasts:


  • Called to Communion (Host: Dr. David Anders)
  • Catholic Answers Live (Host: Cy Kellett)
  • The Journey Home (Host: Marcus Grodi)
  • The Son Rise Morning Show (Hosts: Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell)
  • The Patrick Madrid Show (Host: Patrick Madrid)
  • The Art of Catholic (Host: Matthew Leonard)
  • Living Right (Host: Dr. Ray Guarendi)
  • EWTN Live (Host: Fr. Mitch Pacwa)
  • The Cordial Catholic (Host: K. Albert Little)
  • Pints with Aquinas (Host: Matt Fradd)
  • On the Journey (Matt Swaim, Ken Hensley, Kenny Broussard)


Apologetics

Various articles and discussions about why the Catholic Church is the fullness of the Christian faith.

Ship and the Rafts (docx)Download
Fundamentalist or Catholic (pdf)Download
3 Views Of Protestantism (pdf)Download
Divisions in the Body (docx)Download
The Conversation (docx)Download
How to Avoid Converting to Catholicism (docx)Download
Catholic Argument from History BLUF (docx)Download
Why You Can't Have Jesus Without the Church (docx)Download
What If Protestants Are Right? (docx)Download
Was Jesus a lousy builder? (docx)Download
The dangerous teaching of "Once Saved, Always Saved" (docx)Download
Don't be Afraid of Halloween! (docx)Download

About the Church

Having trouble following the Mass? This should help. (docx)Download
9 Things to Know About Holy Week (docx)Download

Sola Scriptura Isn't...

A series of articles by apologist and Catholic convert Ken Hensley detailing why 

the "Bible alone" (Sola Scriptura) approach to Christianity is fundamentally flawed.

Sola Scriptura isnt Scriptural (docx)Download
Sola Scriptura isnt Historical (docx)Download
Sola Scriptura isnt Workable (docx)Download
Sola Scriptura isnt Logical (docx)Download
Sola Scriptura is Suspicious (docx)Download

Christian History

Information about the Early Church

Church Councils (docx)Download
Early Heresies (docx)Download
What shocked Constantine at the Council of Nicea AD325? - The Apostasy That Wasn't, by Rod Bennett (docx)Download

The Canon of Scripture

Did Your Bible Exist Before the Reformation? (docx)Download
KJV (docx)Download
How many books should be in the Bible? (docx)Download
Did St. Jerome Endorse the Protestant Canon? (docx)Download

The Reformation (or was it a Revolution?)

A series of easy to read articles by Ken Hensley that address the following questions:  

What was the Reformation?                 Why did it happen?

Ken had a profound conversion to Catholicism after serving 11 years as an ordained Baptist minister.

What Was the Reformation and Why Did it Happen _ Part 1 (docx)Download
What Was the Reformation and Why Did it Happen _ Part 2 (docx)Download
What Was the Reformation and Why Did it Happen _ Part 3 (docx)Download
What Was the Reformation and Why Did it Happen _ Part 4 (docx)Download
What Was the Reformation and Why Did it Happen _ Part 5 (docx)Download
What Was the Reformation and Why Did it Happen _ Part 6 (docx)Download

Early Church Fathers

Info about and writings from the leaders of the faith in the early centuries after the Apostles.

7 letters of Ignatius - written on his way to martyrdom (docx)Download
Who were the Early Church Fathers? (xlsx)Download
Listening to the Early Church Fathers AND the Liturgy (doc)Download
The Amazing Martyrdom of Polycarp (docx)Download

Miscellaneous

Stuff that didn't really fit into a neat category, so I stuck it here.

The Beattitudes (docx)Download
Names for Jesus (docx)Download
God's Names (docx)Download
Latin you should know (xlsx)Download
Celibacy (docx)Download
Cool things about being Catholic (docx)Download
Why is Mass boring? (docx)Download
Why can't I divorce and remarry? (docx)Download
Saved by what? (docx)Download
Absent from the Body....? (docx)Download
Did Mary Have Other Children? (doc)Download
9 Things to Know About Holy Week (docx)Download

Non-Christian Religions

Related to religions that appear to be Christian, but their core doctrines are in direct opposition to Apostolic Christianity

Why Mormons are not Christians (docx)Download
10 Things Jehovah's Witnesses get Terribly Wrong (docx)Download

Church Documents

A few significant documents and encyclicals - by no means a complete list.

The Didache (1st/2nd century) The Lord's Instruction to the Gentiles Through the 12 Apostles (doc)Download
Lumen Gentium (Pope St. Paul VI 1964) Light of the Nations (doc)Download
HUMANI GENERIS (Pope Pius XII 1950) Of the Human Race (docx)Download
Humanae Vitae - (Pope St. Paul VI 1968) On Human Life - On the Regulation of Birth (docx)Download
Fides et Ratio (Pope St. John Paul II 1998) Faith and Reason (docx)Download
Casti Connubii (Pope Pius XI 1930) Of Chaste Wedlock - reply to Protestant approval of birth contro (pdf)Download

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