Catholic Booklets

A False Dilemma of Truth Didn’t the Church persecute Galileo? Aren’t faith and reason two separate and distinct kinds of truth? Why do Christians believe in the biblical creation story when science has disproved it? How can the modern...

Visible Signs of Invisible Grace Where are the seven sacraments found in the Bible? Why do we need the sacraments? Can’t God just give me grace directly? How do some sacraments leave a permanent mark on the soul of the person receiving...

The Rupture of Christendom Who and what were the major figures and ideas of the Protestant Reformation? Is it true that the medieval Catholic Church was so corrupt that a total religious revolution was necessary? How did the Church respond to the...

Our God is a God of mercy: ever ready to love, forgive, and embrace us as his sons and daughters. Yet some of the Bible’s teachings on sexual morality can seem harsh and discriminatory. How can biblical teaching about homosexuality, especially, be...

Separated at Baptism How did Protestant Christianity begin and spread? What are the distinctive beliefs of Protestantism, and how do they differ from Catholic teaching? How do “non-denominational Bible churches” compare with the...

The Crescent and the Cross What are the basic teachings of Islam? How does the Quran compare with the Bible? Does Islam really encourage violence in God’s name, or is it a religion of peace? In 20 Answers: Islam you’ll find smart,...

The Gathering Place of God’s Family How do we know Jesus founded a visible, organized Church? Is today’s Catholic Church the same as the church of the apostles and the early Christians? What can I say to someone who claims that the...

More to the World than Meets the Eye What are miracles, and why does God work them? How can I believe in miracles if I have never experienced one? Aren’t miracles just something pre-scientific people made up to explain what they couldn’t...

Life’s Ultimate Questions How can you know for sure that God exists? If God is good, why is there so much evil in the world? Doesn’t evolution mean we don’t need God to explain human life? Why should I believe in God...

Reconciling All Truth Is faith reasonable? What can we know about God through reason alone? How can we make sense of Christian beliefs that seem to defy logic and science? What can I say to people who claim that the God of the Bible is cruel and...

The End of All Things What happens to us after death? Does Catholic belief in purgatory contradict Scripture? Why would an all-loving God condemn people to eternity in hell? What do the Church and the Bible say I have to do to be saved and go to...

The Forces of Darkness are All Around Us Are Wicca and witchcraft different words for the same thing? What does the Church say about witchcraft? What can I do if my child or friend are experimenting with witchcraft? Can Catholics use the Ouija...