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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 them?...

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...

The Bread of Life How do non-Catholic views of the Eucharist differ from the Catholic belief? Is the Bread of Life discourse in John 6 evidence for the Real Presence? What did the early Church Fathers believe about the Eucharist? In this booklet...

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...

God’s Written Word What does it mean to say that Scripture is “inspired”? Why don’t Catholics believe that the Bible is the sole rule of faith? Do Christians have to follow all the strange and archaic laws found in the Old...

What Must I Do To Be Saved? How should we understand the key concepts connected with salvation? Why did Jesus die on the cross? What are “works of the law”? Is there salvation outside the Church? In this booklet you’ll find...

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...

Handmaid of the Lord How can a human woman be God’s mother? Where in the Bible does it say that Mary was sinless and a perpetual virgin? Doesn’t praying to Mary and calling her “mediatrix” turn her into a kind of goddess?...

Toward a Chaste Ordering of Desires What does the Church actually teach about same-sex attraction? If God created certain people gay, how can we say that it’s sinful for them to live that way? Why should we listen to the Old Testament’s...

"I Am Who I Am" Who...or What...is God? Does the universe provide clues to God's existence? Why would a loving all-powerful God permit suffering in the world? What are some reasons to believe in the Trinitarian God of the Christian Bible? In...

What God Had Joined What is the meaning of marriage? What conditions can make a marriage invalid? Is a divorced Catholic allowed to receive Holy Communion? Why is it necessary to go through the annulment process before I can be remarried? In 20...

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...