Apologetics

Catholic Faith

• Quick introduction to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God
• Immaculate Conception
• Why should I pray to saints and not directly to Jesus?
• Is Scripture the only authority?
• Purgatory (Short)
• Purgatory (Detailed)
• Cur Deus Homo? : Why God became man?
• The Trinity and God the Creator
• Nick's Catholic Blog
• Answering Protestantism
• How do I interpret Genesis 1 and 2? by Scott Hahn That is just one module but I recommend reading the entire set if you have the time. Its well worth it :)
• St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology (Scott Hahn) The above site gives you free online Bible study courses on Theology. USE IT!!!! :)
• Collection of Apologetic links from Scott Hahn's site (pretty extensive)
• Biblical Commentary by St. Thomas Aquinas himself
• Works of Fr. William G Most search for "William Most" in the "Author" section to get most of the works from the author. It ranges on a wide range of issues so there should be something for everyone. For those looking to download though, here is the FTP link for 57 of his documents.

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(The following sites will help you whether you are defending your faith or trying to expand your own. If there is ever a deep theological/philosophical or historical question, its good to start from them)

• Catholic Online Encyclopedia

Note: If you are using the Catholic Encyclopedia, the chances are that each entry would contain some unfamiliar theological terms. But these terms are hyperlinked to their respective articles so you can always explore them and come back. Therefore it will take some time and effort but you will learn everything about an issue in a more complete way.

• catholic.org
  

On the other hand, the site Catholic.com contains short summarized articles from the Rock (which at times are actually sufficient to deal with a burning question) and would be ideal for a quick understanding. There is also the forums which have people who are very willing to answer your questions or would direct you to threads which might already exist with answers. 

So keep these in mind when you are trying to research an issue and have limited time.

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Answers to atheism 

Magis Center of Reason and Faith
Highlights:

• I believe in a God, but why Christianity?
• Metaphysics vs. Physics
• Faith is an irrational / Scientism
• Stephen Hawking and God
• Is Jesus a historical figure?

 
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Some good Catholic philosophers of recent times 

(Please note, the work of philosophers are of their own and not infallible)

(You can use the hyperlinks in the wiki article to go directly to the works)

• Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange (taught JPII)
• Jackques Maritain (Originally atheist before him and his wife (also a philosopher, joined the Roman Catholic Church)
• Gertrude Elizabeth Margaret Anscombe (Philosophy of Morality)
• Alexander Pruss
• Michael Gorman

 
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An interesting book summary on Vocations I read: Choosing a Vocation