Websites
Catholic Answers
catholic.com
Answers common questions about the faith and provides help in defending the faith. Active message board.
Catholic Community Forum
catholic-forum.com
A large website with over 4,800 members, containing
discussion forums, Catholic news, frequently asked questions on the faith, and more. Paid membership also allows you to chat and blog on the site.
Catholic Exchange
catholicexchange.com
Has lots of information, timely articles relating to current issues, and many “channels” for readers: arts and entertainment, faith and morals, media, etc. All
are rock-solid, informative and up-to-date.
Defender of the
Catholic Faith
catholic-convert.com
Offers help on faith questions but also has a very helpful message board for anyone with questions.
Eternal World Television Network/Global Catholic Network
ewtn.com
The must-go website for Catholic news and
entertainment. Also a nice library of prayers and
devotions and other information about our faith.
The Integrated Catholic Life
integratedcatholiclife.org
An e-magazine about integrating faith, family and work and our wonderful faith.
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For Further Reading
Books
Amy Welborn
Prove It! Church
Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor, 2001.
ISBN: 0879739819
Although written for teens, this wonderful work of Catholic apologetics explains some of the most fundamental traditions and practices of our faith.
Father Robert Spitzer
Five Pillars of the Spiritual Life
San Francisco: Ignatius, 2008.
ISBN: 9781586172015
A practical, yet rich guide for helping busy people develop a regular and deeper prayer life.
Gerard P. Weber, James J. Killgallon, Mary Michael O'Shaughnessy
Becoming Catholic even if you happen to be one
Skokie, IL: ACTA Foundation, 1997.
ISBN: 0914070134
This book is for those who are “looking into” the Church, to life-long Catholics who want to go deeper into their faith, to “retired” Catholics, and to those who have become inactive or opted out and now may be willing to take another, more adult look at the Church.
Gregory F. Augustine Pierce
The Mass is Never Ended
Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 2007.
ISBN: 1594710694
This book helps us to rediscover our mission to transform the world in bringing about an understanding of the relationship of the Mass and the mission of Christians in the world.
Hans Urs von Balthasar
Love Alone is Credible
San Francisco: Ignatius, 2005.
ISBN: 0898708818
Von Balthasar delves deeper into this exploration of what love means, what makes the divine love of God, and how we must become lovers of God in
the footsteps of saints like Francis de Sales, John of the Cross and Therese of Lisieux.
Joseph Martos
Doors to the Sacred
Chicago: Triumph Books.
ISBN: 9780764807183
A historical and cultural evolution of the Sacraments and rituals and the practices associated with them, this book is written in easy to understand language to increase the knowledge of the reader concerned with religious topics.
Karl Keating
What Catholics Really Believe
San Francisco: Ignatius, 1995.
ISBN: 0898705533
Addresses the 53 most common misconceptions of the faith held by Catholics and Protestants. Spells out the teachings and explains the rationale behind Catholic practices.
Thomas Williams
Greater Than You Think
Nashville, Tennessee: FaithWords, 2008.
ISBN: 97804465149340.
Written in response to atheists, this book answers inconsistencies and logical fallacies and shows that God is not only remarkably plausible, he is greater than you think!
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
The United States Catholic Catechism for Adults
Washington, D.C: Unites States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2006.
ISBN: 1574554506
Written and published by the Unites States Conference of Catholic Bishops, this book does not change the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It is an adaptation of it in easy to read language which goes beyond the question and answer format. |