20 Answers ebooks

The Good News Starts Here Can we really know who wrote the Gospels and when? What are some of the different ways that Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John tell the story of Jesus? Why are other ancient “gospels” not part of the canon of the...

A Map to the Moral Universe What is morality and where does it come from? Is it okay to do something “wrong” if in my conscience I believe it’s right? How do we know what actions are sinful, and whether they are venial or mortal...

Born of Water and Spirit What does baptism do, anyway? Must we be baptized by immersion in water, or is sprinkling enough? Is it possible to be baptized if you don’t already believe in Jesus, like an infant? Does the Bible say we’re to be...

Is the Mass a meal or a sacrifice? Why did the Mass change after Vatican II? What are the different rites of the Mass, and how did they develop? Why do we have to go to church every Sunday when God is everywhere, and we can just worship him in our own...

Who wrote the book of Revelation and why? How does the Church interpret Revelation’s prophecies? Who or what are the Beast, the Antichrist, and the Whore of Babylon? Does Revelation teach that there will be a rapture and a thousand-year reign of...

Who was Thomas Aquinas, and why is he such a big deal? How does St. Thomas prove the existence of God by reason alone? What is the Summa Theologica, and what are its major parts, topics, and arguments? How can Thomistic teachings on theology, philosophy,...

Aren’t relics and sacramentals just “Catholic superstition”?What are some biblical reasons for revering sacred objects and using them in prayer?How does the Church know that body parts of saints and other holy objects are authentic?Are...

Did the pope support Hitler?Aren’t Christmas, Easter, and other holidays stolen from pagan feasts?Doesn’t the use of statues and idolatrous religious art prove that Catholics worship Mary and the saints?Isn’t Catholic history one long...

Doesn’t the Bible say we’re all saints? How can the saints possibly hear the prayers of everyone on earth? Isn’t praying to dead saints not only idolatrous but also the unbiblical practice of necromancy? If Jesus is the “one...

The Reasons for the Seasons What is the “liturgical calendar,” and why does the Church use it? Why does the Church celebrate “feast days” in honor of certain people and events? Is it true that Christmas, Easter, saints’...

Pray for Us Sinners Now Is the rosary biblical? What are some of the historical signs and wonders associated with the rosary? If Scripture says that Christ is the one mediator between God and man, isn’t it wrong to pray to Mary for her...

Come, Lord Jesus Are we living in the end times? Who is the Antichrist, and how will we recognize him when he appears? What does the New Testament say about the Second Coming and the end of the world? Does the book of Revelation give us clues about a...