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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.
• 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 The Catholic Faith magazine 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.
• Biblical Evidence for Catholicism
Created and managed by Dave Armstrong, an Evangelical Protestant turned Catholic, this site contains literally hundreds of articles and essays relating to the tenets of Catholic doctrine. There is a special emphasis on the Biblical nature of Catholic teaching. Excellent resource!
• 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.
• Scriptural Catholicism
Similar to the above site, but a bit more advanced in content and arranged with a helpful table of contents. Created by Steve Skellmeyer, a Catholic apologist and a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville.
• 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 Real Audio archives of the Catholic Answers Live radio show
• "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 produces by Catholic Answers.
• Nazareth Resource Library
Created by James Akin, a staff apologist at Catholic Answers. A large number of essays answering a wide range of questions about the Catholic Church.
• 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.
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Recommended Works of Catholic Apologetics:
(Note: most of the publishers listed can be accessed on the internet.
See our list of publishers websites.)
1. Catholicism and Fundamentalism by Karl Keating (Ignatius
Press).
2. Mere Christianity and Miracles by C.S. Lewis (MacMillan).
3. Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton (Image).
4. What Catholics Really Believe--Setting The Record Straight by
Karl Keating (Charis).
5. Handbook of Christian Apologetics by Peter Kreeft and Ronald
Tacelli (Ignatius Press).
6. Home Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism by Scott and Kimberly
Hahn (Ignatius Press).
7. Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic by David Currie (Ignatius
Press) .
8. The Belief of Catholics by Ronald Knox (Ignatius Press).
9. Evangelical Is Not Enough by Thomas Howard (Ignatius Press).
10. Crossing the Tiber by Stephen Ray (Ignatius Press).
11. The Catholic Answer Book by Rev. Peter Stravinskas (Our Sunday
Visitor).
12. By What Authority? by Mark Shea (Our Sunday Visitor).
13. Not By Faith Alone: The Biblical Evidence for the Catholic Doctrine
of Justification by Robert Sungenis (Queenship Publishing).
14. Jesus, Peter and the Keys, editors: Dahlgren, Hess and Butler
(Queenship Publishing).
15. Upon This Rock by Stephen Ray (Ignatius Press).
16. Where We Got The Bible: Out Debt to the Catholic Church by
Henry Graham (Catholic Answers).
17. Not By Scripture Alone: A Catholic Critique of the Protestant
Doctrine of Sola Scriptura, ed. Robert Sungenis (Queenship Publishing).
18. Catholics and the New Age by Mitch Pacwa, S.J. (Charis).
19. The Hidden Manna by James T. O'Connor (Ignatius Press).
20. Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma by Ludwig Ott (Tan Books).
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