
Catholic Faith Facts
The purpose of the Apologetics Section is to inform Catholics about their faith so as to be prepared when questions are asked or doubts arise. The word, “Apologetics”does not mean that one should go around apologizing for being Catholic. It comes from the Greek term, “apologia”, which we get from the first letter of St. Peter, where he says that we should “always be ready to give a reason for the hope that lies within us” (1 Peter 3:15).
We must always be prepared to give answers to those who are seeking the truth. The only way to prepare for this is to understand why we believe what we believe. If we do not have a sufficient knowledge of our faith – how can we sufficiently share our faith with any of our friends or family members? How can we help them to understand the message of the Gospel if we don‘t understand it ourselves? All Catholics should be informed on subjects such as the Real Presence, Salvation, Confession, Purgatory, Marian Doctrines and many others so that we can spread the Good News as Jesus commanded us (Matt. 28:19-20).
In this section, we also hope to dispel many myths and falsehoods about the Church that have developed over time – to set the record straight. Our non-Catholics brothers and sisters also have a right to know the truth.
If you have any questions or topics about the Catholic faith you would like to see addressed, please send us an email.
Abortion
Abstaining from Meat
All have Sinned– including Mary?
Anti-Catholicism
Apostolic Succession
Apparitions
Authority of the Church
Baptism (part 2 of Protestantism series)
Brethren of the Lord
Cafeteria Catholics
Call No Man Father
Catholic or Christian?
Catholic “Inventions” Debunked (part 8 of Protestantism series)
Cell Phones During Mass
Charity
Christ Died and Rose for ALL
Christmas – A Time for Celebration
Communion of Saints
Confession
Confession, A Catholic Response
Contraception
Early Church Fathers on . . .
ECFs on Apostolic Succession . . .
Early Church Fathers on Mary’s Perpetual Virginity
Early Church Fathers on Purgatory
ECFs on Confession/Reconciliation
ECFs on Peter’s Presence in Rome
ECFs on Sunday vs. the Sabbath
ECFs on the Assumption of Mary
Early Church Fathers on the Immaculate Conception of Mary
Early Church Fathers on the Intercession of the Saints
Early Church Fathers on the Real Presence in the Eucharist
Gay “Marriage”
Hell
Images and Relics
Infant Baptism
Is There Salvation Outside the Church ?
Jack Chick “Bible Tracts”
Judging Others
Leaving Mass Early
Lenten Sacrifices
Liberalism
Lukewarm Catholics
Mary As the New Eve
Mary – Queen Mother
Mary: The Ark of the New Covenant
Mary, the Mother of God -- According to Scripture and the Early Church
Mary-Theotokos
Matrimony
Mortal Sin
New Age Deception
Old Testament Canon
Once Saved Always Saved?
Our Sunday Obligation
Peter, The Rock
Praying to Mary & the Saints
Purgatory
Rapture
Receiving The Lord Unworthily
Scripture & Oral Tradition
Sola Fide (Faith Alone)
Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone)
Stewardship
The Holy Eucharist
The Eucharist - A Catholic Response (part 5 of Protestantism series)
The Mass (part 4 of Protestantism series)
The Priesthood (part 6 of Protestantism series)
The Pro-Choice Lie
The Sacrifice of the Mass
Tolerance
Tradition (part 7 of Protestantism series)
Unity of the Church
Vain and Repetitious Prayer
Voting Our Conscience
What It Means To Believe
What's up with . . . Protestantism (part 1 of Protestantism series)
What's up with . . . Protestantism (the entire series)
When Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses Come Knocking
Which Bible Translation Should I Use?
WHO Started YOUR Church?
Why We Genuflect
Wine or Grape Juice?
