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Foundations of Catholic Apologetics
An eight-lesson introduction to defending and explaining the Catholic faith with charity, reason, Scripture, and the witness of history.
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What Apologetics Is — and How to Do It Charitably
An introduction to the biblical mandate to give a reasoned defense of the faith, and why charity must always accompany truth.
10 min
- 2
Can We Know God Exists? Faith and Reason
How natural reason can lead the mind to affirm God's existence, and how this truth is confirmed and completed by revelation.
12 min
- 3
Jesus: Who He Claimed to Be and the Evidence for the Resurrection
Jesus' own claims to divinity and the historical case for his bodily Resurrection, the cornerstone of Christian faith.
15 min
- 4
The Church Jesus Founded: Apostolic Succession
Jesus founded a visible, structured Church on Peter and the apostles, whose authority has been handed down through unbroken succession.
13 min
- 5
Scripture, Tradition, and the Magisterium
How divine revelation comes to us through Scripture and Tradition, interpreted authentically by the Church's Magisterium.
14 min
- 6
The Eucharist and the Sacraments
The biblical and patristic case for the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist and the sacramental economy of grace.
16 min
- 7
Mary and the Saints
The biblical foundations for honoring Mary as Mother of God and the communion of saints, and how this fits with worship due to God alone.
14 min
- 8
Grace, Faith, Works, and Salvation
How Catholic teaching holds together salvation by grace, the necessity of living faith, and the role of good works in the Christian life.
15 min