Apologetics is the science which aims to explain and justify religious doctrine, according to the Catholic Dictionary. It shows the reasonableness of such doctrine in the face of the objections offered by those who refuse to accept the Catholic faith. The practice of Apologetics is also known as "defending the faith." Books in this category will assist you in "defending the faith" on every point of Catholic doctrine.

Al Kresta To those on the outside, Catholic teaching sometimes seems incomprehensible. To those on the inside, it can be nearly as mysterious: How many can answer the question, "Are Catholics saved?" What is the Catholic position on "the rapture"? Do Catholics take the Bible literally? And what about confession? Does it really help a person change? What about hell? Does the Church actually …

Why do Catholic Bibles have more books in their Old Testaments than the Protestant and Jewish Bibles of today? Did the Catholic Church add books to Scripture or did Protestantism remove them? What was the Bible of the earliest Christians? Does my Bible have the same books as the historic, early Christian Bible? Are the Jewish people of today using different Scriptures than they used in …

A superb new book from noted apologist John Salza. Many good Catholic men have been decieved into becoming Masons. In this powerful little book, a Catholic attorney and former 32nd degree Mason, John Salza, clearly shows why joining Masonry (including the Shriners) means embracing a false religion. Explains Masonic doctrines, history, rituals, oaths and curses, showing that Masonry is totally …

Why Go to Confession? Archbishop Bruno Forte Do you find yourself asking why you have to go to Confession? Maybe you’ve asked why you have to tell your sins to a priest; and not directly to God? Perhaps you’ve wondered if sin even exists at all. The sacrament of Reconciliation can seem daunting and unpleasant to many busy Catholics. Archbishop Bruno Forte addresses common questions and …

Sir Joseph Pope Originally written as a personal testimony to his own children on why he became a Catholic, this is a thoughtful and timeless conversion story of Sir Joseph Pope written during the early part of the 20th century. Born in 1854 to a family renowned for distinguished service to the Canadian government, Joseph carried on the family tradition as a highly regarded civil servant. Like …

Why is THAT in Tradition? shows you how to deflate standard objections to Catholic doctrines and practices that have been taught for centuries - and how to use those very beliefs and practices to bring people into (or back into) the Catholic Church.

Available Spring 2009 Well known for his teaching, writing, and editing of Magnificat , the widely popular monthly publication containing the Scripture readings and prayers for the Mass used weekly by several hundred thousand Catholics, Fr. Peter John Cameron, O.P., offers here expert spiritual and practical help for priests, pastors and seminarians desiring to preach effectively. Why Preach …

This powerful and timely book, written by a former Fundamentalist, is a thorough critique of the popular Fundamentalist notion of the “Rapture”—the belief that Christians will be removed from earth prior to a time of Tribulation and the Second Coming. It examines the theological, historical, and Biblical basis for “premillennial dispensationalism”, the belief …

A biography of St. Louis de Montfort priest, poet, founder of  Religious Congregations, miracle worker, preacher of the Cross and prophet of the Reign of Christ through Mary. The author, Eddie Doherty, once billed as "America's Star Reporter," spent the last thirty or so years of his life in semi-seclusion pounding away at his typewriter while breathing in  the spiritual-not to say …

By Fr. Walter Ciszek, S.J. Father Walter Ciszek, S.J., author of the best-selling He Leadeth Me, tells here the gripping, astounding story of his twenty-three years in Russian prison camps in Siberia, how he was falsely imprisoned as an "American spy", the incredible rigors of daily life as a prisoner, and his extraordinary faith in God and commitment to his priestly vows and …

With Us Today: On the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist by Fr. John Hardon, S.J. The years following the Second Vatican Council have witnessed a crisis of faith in Christ Jesus ' Real Presence in the Eucharist. Lacking the faith that Jesus is truly, physically present in the Eucharist, Catholics today are often unable to understand the purpose of the Mass and of the ordained …

Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) and Marcello Pera Can a civilization exist without any sense of the sacred? That is the question at the heart of Without Roots, which was born of a dialogue between Joseph Ratzinger—now Pope Benedict XVI—and Marcello Pera, president of the Italian Senate. On May 13, 2004, Cardinal Ratzinger addressed the Italian senate on the state of the West. …

    There are Catholics and non-Catholics alike who take it as truth that the Catholic Church is no place for a self-respecting, intelligent woman. Authors Jennifer Ferrara and Patricia Sodano Ireland disagree. Both were ordained Lutheran Ministers. Both became Roman Catholics. Women in Search of Truth tells their stories -- and the stories of more than a dozen other educated, …

The Word, Church and Sacraments in Protestantism and Catholicism is a theological classic. It seeks to foster unity and deeper understanding among Christians by comparing the Catholic and Protestant views of Scripture, Church authority, and the Sacraments. Bouyer, one of the greatest theologians of the 20th century and a convert from Protestantism, contributed significantly to the movement out …

In this exciting new book Thomas Nash refutes the common charge that the Mass is “unbiblical” in a resoundingly biblical fashion. From the Garden of Eden to Christ's Ascension, the biblical roots of the Mass go much deeper than the Last Supper and Christ's Passion. Old Testament sacrifices like Abel’s, Abraham’s and the Passover all prefigure and are fulfilled by Christ's Sacrifice, which is …

Wrath Of God - The Days Of The Antichrist Fr. Livio Fanzaga What should Catholics believe about the end of the world? Now, the answers -- in a major new book saluted by the Vatican’s newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano   The end of the world is an unmistakeable focus of Christ’s teaching. Yet contemporary Catholic preaching ignores it -- leaving it almost exclusively to …

  The popular Christian apologist Kreeft tackles many of the tough questions of our day concerning Christianity. In a series of imaginative "dialogues", Sal the Seeker and Chris the Christian deal with the profound mysteries of the Gospel. The result is a book that is both engaging and profound, a book that leads readers to initial faith--or to deeper faith. The stakes in these …