Catholic Apologetics
These books are chosen to help explain and defend the eternal and beautiful truths of the Holy Catholic Church.
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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.
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A compilation of the tracts that St. Francis de Sales anonymously wrote over 4 years that converted over 70,000 Protestants back to Catholicism.
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Also known as Baltimore Catechism No. 4
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Some things in this book may be outdated, since many Catholic practices and the style of explanation of many Catholic beliefs have changed during that time.
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A defense of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, among other interesting things.
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Defense of True Devotion to Mary and St. Louis de Montfort’s doctrines.
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Down to earth explanations of a wide variety of Catholic truths, principles, concepts, and devotions, without watering them down.
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The Creed Explained: or, An Exposition of Catholic Doctrine, According to the Creeds of Faith, and the Constitutions and Definitions of the Church
This book is included because it has good approbations, and generally looks interesting and useful.
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Some things in this book may be outdated, since many Catholic practices and the style of explanation of many Catholic beliefs have changed during that time.
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Apologetica: Elementary Apologetics for Pulpit and Pew
