Catholic Apologetics

Books

• Catena Aurea, compiled by St. Thomas Aquinas
  St. Thomas Aquinas and the Fathers of the Church

  Latin for “golden chain”, the Catena Aurea is St. Thomas Aquinas’s masterful weaving together of the commentary of the Fathers of the Church on all four Gospels. This edition was translated by St. John Henry Newman into English.

• The history of heresies and their refutation
  St. Alphonsus de Liguori
• The Catholic Controversy
  St. Francis de Sales

  A compilation of the tracts that St. Francis de Sales anonymously wrote over 4 years that converted over 70,000 Protestants back to Catholicism.

• Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism
  Rev. Thomas L. Kinkead

  Also known as Baltimore Catechism No. 4

• Catholic Belief and Practice
  Rev. James E. McGavick

  Some things in this book may be outdated, since many Catholic practices and the style of explanation of many Catholic beliefs have changed during that time.

• Guide to a Catholic Church for Non-Catholic Visitors
  W. L. Fox

  Some things in this book may be outdated, since many Catholic practices and the style of explanation of many Catholic beliefs have changed during that time.

• The Creed Explained: or, An Exposition of Catholic Doctrine, According to the Creeds of Faith, and the Constitutions and Definitions of the Church
  Rev. Arthur Devine, Passionist

  This book is included because it has good approbations, and generally looks interesting and useful.

• Letter to Dr. Pusey by Henry Edward Manning
  Henry Edward Manning
• St. John Henry Newman's Letter to Dr. Pusey in reply to his Eirenicon
  St. John Henry Newman

  A defense of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, among other interesting things.

• Essays on devotional and Scriptural subjects (defense of True Devotion to Mary)
  Dr. Ward

  Defense of True Devotion to Mary and St. Louis de Montfort’s doctrines.

• A Manual of Apologetics
  Rev. F. J. Koch
• Catechism of the Summa Theologica
  R. P. Thomas Pegues, O.P.
• Apologetica: Elementary Apologetics for Pulpit and Pew
  Rev. P. A. Halpin