Evangelization and Apologetics
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Evangelii Nuntiandi
Paul VI's Apostolic Exhortation, promulgated on December
8, 1975,
On Evangelization in the Modern World . While
often ignored, this fantastic document deserves to be
read by Catholics who are serious about evangelization.
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Works of G.K. Chesterton
Free downloads of the writer's works.
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The Rite Not to be Roman
Article by Carl Olson written for This Rock a few
years ago about Eastern Catholicism, drawn from his
experiences at Nativity.
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The Role of the Laity: An Examination of Vatican
II and Christifideles Laici
An article written by Carl Olson, director of
catechetics at Nativity parish, for
Ignatius Insight website which shows that John
Paul II believes that the true "spirit of
Vatican II" is found in the texts of that Council,
and in the call for all Catholics to be holy and to
evangelize.
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Catholic Biblical Apologetics
The strength of this site is its logical and progressive
approach to explaining Catholicism. The sequential links
lead you through a Scripturally based explanation of the
Catholic Faith.
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Catholic Answers
The site of the largest Catholic apologetic and
evangelistic organization in the U.S. Has a variety of
helpful tracts and articles, plus archives of the
Catholic Answers Live radio show
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"
No Rapture For Rome" and "
Waiting To Be Raptured", two articles by Carl Olson about "End
Time" beliefs. Both articles were originally
published in This Rock, a monthly periodical
produced by
Catholic Answers.
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Stephen Ray's Catholic Convert Page
Put together by a well-known convert to Catholicism and
featuring a variety of articles and a very active
message board.
Recommended Works of Catholic Apologetics
(Note: most of the publishers listed can be accessed on the
internet.)
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Catholicism and Fundamentalism by Karl Keating
(Ignatius Press).
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Mere Christianity and Miracles by C.S.
Lewis (MacMillan).
- Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton (Image).
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What Catholics Really Believe—Setting The
Record Straight by Karl Keating (Charis).
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Handbook of Christian Apologetics by Peter Kreeft
and Ronald Tacelli (Ignatius Press).
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Home Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism
by Scott and Kimberly Hahn (Ignatius Press).
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Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic
by David Currie (Ignatius Press).
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The Belief of Catholics by Ronald Knox (Ignatius
Press).
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Evangelical Is Not Enough by Thomas Howard (Ignatius
Press).
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Crossing the Tiber by Stephen Ray (Ignatius
Press).
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The Catholic Answer Book by Rev. Peter
Stravinskas (Our Sunday Visitor).
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By What Authority? by Mark Shea (Our Sunday
Visitor).
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Not By Faith Alone: The Biblical Evidence for the
Catholic Doctrine of Justification
by Robert Sungenis (Queenship Publishing).
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Jesus, Peter and the Keys, editors: Dahlgren,
Hess and Butler (Queenship Publishing).
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Upon This Rock by Stephen Ray (Ignatius Press).
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Where We Got The Bible: Out Debt to the Catholic
Church
by Henry Graham (Catholic Answers).
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Not By Scripture Alone: A Catholic Critique of the
Protestant Doctrine of Sola Scriptura , ed. Robert Sungenis (Queenship Publishing).
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Catholics and the New Age by Mitch Pacwa, S.J.
(Charis).
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The Hidden Manna by James T. O'Connor (Ignatius
Press).
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Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma by Ludwig Ott (Tan
Books).