Books on Catholic Teaching

The Popes Against Modern Errors is an invaluable resource for anyone wanting to understand the 160-year battle against the social, political, and religious errors that arose out of the French Revolution in 1789. To this day, many of these errors have become the common beliefs accepted by the public without question. In this publication, direct from original sources, one finds a wealth of papal teaching on these topics that spans centuries and reveals the breadth and depth of this fight agains...

Are you curious about what the Early Church believed and taught? Step back in time with The Fathers Know Best: Your Essential Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church, an authoritative and comprehensive resource for exploring the doctrines that guided the earliest generations of Christian believers. Take advantage of a remarkable archive including more than 900 quotations from key individuals and texts, written during the dawn of Christian history. Trace the development of doctrine with min...

A Mythbusting Apologist Sets the Record Straight  Tired of being stumped when false claims are made about the Catholic Church? Want to be armed with knowledge that puts these mistruths to rest? In these pages, veteran apologist Gerard Verschuuren provides thorough yet concise answers to forty of the most common and absurd lies about the Catholic Church. With precision and charity, you'll soon be able to defend the Church when you're told that Catholics . . . Still lives in the Dark Ages Reje...

New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law (Study Edition)  An entirely new and comprehensive commentary by canon lawyers from North America and Europe, with a revised English translation of the code. Reflects the enormous developments in canon law since the publication of the original commentary.  

Looking for a book that offers thoughtful insight into why someone may have chosen to convert from fundamentalist Protestantism to Catholicism? David Currie's Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic is the perfect read. In this book, Currie provides a comprehensive exploration of his personal spiritual journey, tracing his roots in his religious upbringing of fundamentalist Protestantism and how it eventually led him to embrace Catholicism. From theology professors at Moody Bible Institute t...

When the medieval theologian Thomas Aquinas addressed the best arguments against God in his masterwork, the Summa Theologica, he listed only two. The first was the problem of evil: How can God -- who is perfectly good -- exist alongside that which is against Him? His second: Is God really needed to explain the world? In this landmark work, Patrick Flynn presents the best arguments for God while also addressing the strongest objections. This book is destined to become the apologetic gold stand...

The Second Vatican Council exhorted the faithful to 'seek the kingdom of God by engaging in temporal affairs and by ordering them according to the plan of God' (Lumen Gentium, 31). The contours of this mission are given by Catholic social teaching and yet, regrettably, this treasure of the Church remains undiscovered by most Catholics. Conscious of this, the popes of the modern age have consistently expressed their desire that this aspect of the Church's doctrine and mission become more widel...

Are you looking for a reliable source of information about the Catholic faith? Look no further than A Pocket Guide to Catholic Apologetics. In this invaluable resource, Catholics are given Scripture citations and explanations for over sixty apologetics themes, making it your go-to guide for defending and understanding Catholic beliefs and practices. This pocket-sized companion guide to the best-selling Where is That in the Bible? is perfect for studying on the go with ease. You'll have acces...

How can you believe all this stuff? This is the number-one question Catholics get asked-and, sometimes, we ask ourselves. Why do we believe that God exists, that he became a man and came to save us, that what looks like a wafer of bread is actually his body? Why do we believe that he inspired a holy book and founded an infallible Church to teach us the one true way to live? Ever since he became Catholic, Trent Horn has spent a lot of time answering these questions, trying to explain to friend...

This Is the Faith is a timeless classic that has been inspiring Catholics for generations. It was originally published in 1951 and has been updated over the years to include modern perspectives. This book covers the fundamental beliefs of Catholicism, from topics such as God, man, religion, and prayer to deeper topics like redemption, sacraments, and devotion to Mary and the Saints. Written in an approachable yet professional manner, it casts light on what it means to be Catholic, providing v...

If you're looking for solid Catholic answers to common Protestant challenges, but don't have lots of time, then reach for The One-Minute Apologist. Here renowned Catholic apologist Dave Armstrong (author of A Biblical Defense of Catholicism and The Catholic Verses) has assembled over sixty of the claims and arguments that Protestants (of all stripes) most frequently level against the Church. Drawing on a lifetime of study in Scripture, history, and the works of Catholic and Protestant theolog...

Explore a biblical defence of the Catholic Faith with author David Armstrong’s new book, A Biblical Defense Of Catholicism. Armstrong offers an extensive study of scriptural texts and their interpretation to demonstrate that the Catholic Faith is truly a ‘Bible-based’ Church par excellence. From Lutherans to Protestants and even non-denominationalists, no Christian will remain unmoved by this comprehensive work on the scripture’s integral role in the Catholic Faith.The Catholic mission has lo...

Fundamentals of the Faith by Peter Kreeft offers a unique and comprehensive approach to Christianity and Catholicism, building an understanding of both its beliefs and practices. This invaluable book provides insight into the essence of the faith, from its fundamental elements to its contribution to our life and the world's yearnings. The book is structured using the three divisions which correspond with the internal drives of all humans; something for our intellect, something for our will to...

One of Cardinal Ratzinger's most important and widely read books, this volume is a revised second edition with an improved translation and an in-depth 20 page preface by the Cardinal. As he states in the preface, since this book was first published over 30 years ago, many changes and significant events have occurred in the world, and in the Church. But even so, he says he is firmly convinced that his fundamental approach in this book is still very timely and crucial for the spiritual needs of...