Resources

Here we have compiled a list of resources on various apologetics topics for your convenience. Click the list items to learn more.

Apologetics Topics

• Abortion
  • The Ethical Case Against Abortion
  • Human Personhood Begins at Conception by Peter Kreeft
  • The Apple Argument by Peter Kreeft
  • The Ethics of Abortion by Christopher Kaczor (ebook available for Purdue students only)
  • The Fetus is Human
  • Medical Testimony - testimony to the humanity of the embryo
• Angels, Demons, and Exorcism
  • Angels
  • Angels from the Catholic Encyclopedia
  • Guardian Angel from the Catholic Encyclopedia
  • Demons
  • Devil from the Catholic Encyclopedia
  • Exorcism
  • Exorcism Talk by Br. James Dominic Rooney, O.P.
• Bioethics
  • General Info
  • Bioethics and You - radio broadcast with Fr. Nicanor Austriaco O.P.
  • Church Documents on Bioethics
  • Making Sense Out of Bioethics by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
  • National Catholic Bioethics Center
  • Cloning
  • Euthanasia
  • In Vitro Fertilization
  • What Should We Do With The Frozen Embryos? by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
  • Stem Cell Research
  • Medical Testimony - testimony to the humanity of the embryo
• Eucharist
  • About the Eucharist (General)
  • Eucharist - Catholic Encyclopedia
  • The Blessed Eucharist as a Sacrament - Catholic Encyclopedia
  • The Eucharist by EWTN
  • Eucharistic Miracles
  • The Eucharistic Miracles of the World
  • The Eucharist in the Early Church
  • Early Symbols of the Eucharist - Catholic Encyclopedia
  • The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
  • Is the Mass a Sacrifice? by Steve Ray
  • Sacrifice of the Mass - Catholic Encyclopedia
  • Transubstantiation
  • The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist - Catholic Encyclopedia
• Faith and Politics
  • Guides for Catholic Voters
  • Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship by the USCCB
  • Moral Principles Governing Catholic Political Participation
  • Legal Recognition to Unions Between Homosexual Persons by the CDF
  • Participation of Catholics in Political Life by the CDF
• God - His Existence and Attributes
  • Argument Compilations
  • The Existence of God from the Catholic Encyclopedia
  • Twenty Arguments for the Existence of God by Peter Kreeft
  • Two Dozen (or so) Theistic Arguments - Lecture Notes by Alvin Plantinga
  • Arguments from Desire
  • The Argument from Desire by Peter Kreeft
  • Arguments from Historical Facts
  • The Argument from History by Peter Kreeft
  • Argument from Morality
  • The Argument from Conscience by Peter Kreeft
  • Cosmological Arguments
  • The First Cause Argument by Peter Kreeft
  • Problem of Evil
  • Evil by Peter Kreeft
  • Teleological Arguments
  • Argument from Design by Peter Kreeft
  • Fine-Tuning Website by Robin Collins. See especially the fourth entry under "My Own Papers."
• Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory
  • Heaven
  • Heaven - from the Catholic Encyclopedia
  • Hell
  • Hell - from the Catholic Encyclopedia
  • Purgatory
  • Purgatory by Karl Keating
• Mary - Dogmas, Doctrines, and Common Questions
  • Assumption
  • Immaculate Conception and Assumption A tract by Catholic Answers
  • Do Catholics Worship Mary?
  • Mary, Saints, Worship and Salvation by Steve Ray (Word document)
  • Immaculate Conception
  • Immaculate Conception and Assumption A tract by Catholic Answers
  • Mary in Scripture
  • The Truth About Mary and Scripture Youtube video
  • Theotokos - Mother of God
  • Church Proclaims Mary 'Mother of God' Pope JPII's General Audience
  • Mary: Mother of God Quotations by Early Church Fathers
  • Mary, Mother of God Pope Benedict XVI's General Audience
  • Mother of God by Father William Saunders
  • Mother of God Defeats Early Church Heresy by Monica and George Bonina
  • The Mother of Jesus by Archbishop Fulton Sheen ( MP3)
  • Queen of Heaven
  • Mary, Queen of Heaven by Steve Ray
• Reconciliation
  • About Reconciliation (General)
  • The Sacrament of Penance - from the Catholic Encyclopedia
  • Penance and Indulgences
  • A Primer on Indulgences by James Akin
  • Doing Penance by James Akin
  • Indulgences by W. H. Kent
  • Seal of Confession
  • Sin - Mortal vs. Venial
  • Whatever Happened to Mortal Sin? by Fr. William Saunders
  • Why Confess to a Priest?
• Sexual Morality
  • General Info
  • Natural Law and Sexual Morality
  • Catholic Sexual Morality by Brian Besong
  • Whose Nature? Which Law? by Edward Feser
• Sources of Christian Revelation
  • Canon of Scripture
  • Defending the Deuterocanonicals by James Akin
  • Magisterium
  • Scripture and the Catholic Church
  • The Bible, Tradition, Canon, and Sola Scriptura by Dave Armstrong
  • Sola Scriptura
  • Tradition
  • Apostolic Tradition from Catholic Answers
  • Scripture and Tradition from Catholic Answers

Other Links

• Church Hierarchy and Organizations
  • The Vatican
  • The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
  • Indiana Catholic Conference
  • Diocese of Lafayette
  • Office of Vocations - Lafayette
  • Knights of Columbus
• Local Churches
  • Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception
  • Church of the Blessed Sacrament
  • St. Ann
  • St. Boniface
  • St. Lawrence
  • St. Thomas Aquinas Center
  • MassTimes.org - Find local Mass Times
• Other Resources on Catholicism
  • New Advent - Catholic Resource and Encyclopedia
  • Catholic Answers
  • Catholic Education Resource Center
  • Catholic Online
  • Congregation of the Clergy - Biblia Clerus
  • Episcopal Lines of Bishops
  • Papal Encyclicals Online
  • Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
  • St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology
  • Vatican Youtube Channel
  • Why I'm Catholic: Catholic Conversion Stories
  • Word on Fire
• Blogs
  • Bad Catholic
  • Biblical Evidence for Catholicism with Dave Armstrong
  • Defenders of the Catholic Faith with Stephen Ray
  • Hands On Apologetics with Gary Michuta
  • Jeff & Emily Cavins
  • JimmyAkin.com - news commentary and apologetics
  • Marcus Grodi - author and blogger
  • Peterkreeft.com - Website of Philosopher/Apologist Peter Kreeft
  • Whispers in the Loggia - Church news and commentary with Rocco Palmo
• News and Magazines
  • Catholic.net
  • Crisis Magazine
  • Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN)
  • God Spy: Faith at the Edge - online Catholic magazine and community
  • Phatmass - news and producers of Catholic hip-hop
  • The Integrated Catholic Life
  • uCatholic