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Apologetics

A Brief History of ApologeticsA long and honorable track record of vindicating the Faith
The Meaning, Object, and Purpose of ApologeticsExplaining and defending the basic truths of the Faith
The Organized Church In The New TestamentDid Jesus give us an abstraction or a concrete, though spiritual, entity? -- Knox
Catholics and The Holy BibleThe authority of the Bible rests on the authority of the Church
Identifying the Church of ChristWhich is the united, universal, immovable Church?
Why I Am a CatholicGuardian of the truth against the errors of the world -- G.K. Chesterton
The Four Positives of the True ChurchHeresy and Schism vs. One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic
The Teaching Authority of the ChurchAn Appeal to the Superior Knowledge of the Church -- Knox
The Resurrection of the BodyA defense of the immortality of man
The Giver and Interpreter of ScriptureThe Church keeps for her children the treasure she originally gave them
The Communion of SaintsOur friends in the heavenly country
The Paradoxes of ChristianityAllowing good things to run wild -- G.K. Chesterton
Catholic Faith, Catholic IntellectThe Beauty and Reward of Catholic Faith
What is Heresy?The marring by exception of the complete Christian religion -- Belloc
History Refutes ProtestantismThe Christianity of history is not Protestantism -- Newman
Against MaterialismA Rational Approach to an Irrational, Primitive Philosophy
The Modern AttackA wholesale assault upon the very existence of the Faith -- Belloc
Catholicism and "Modernism"The hope of modernists to diminish the orthodoxy of the Church
The New PaganismA delight in superficiality, denial of evil, and irrationality -- Belloc
The Second SpringA spiritual renewal for those discouraged over the current state of the Church

Bible Study: General

The Senses of Sacred ScriptureHow to read and understand the Bible
Textual Criticism of the BibleSeeking to Restore the Original Bible Texts
Types in ScriptureA person, thing, or action, with its own existence, that prefigures something in the future
On the Inspiration of ScriptureOn historical research, modern science and the bible - Newman

Bible Study: OT Books

The Books of Chronicles, aka ParalipomenonTwo books with summary of sacred history from Adam to the end of the Captivity
The Book of JobWhat is the cause of afflictions which beset the just?
JobOne of the books of the Old Testament and the protagonist of it
Book of ProverbsOne of the Sapiential writings of the Old Testament
Book of DanielApocalyptic work to comfort God's people under a cruel persecution

Bible Study: Old Testament

Understanding the "Days" of GenesisInterpreting the 6 Days of Creation
Alleged Sources of Genesis I-III"Modern Critical" Theory on the Two Creations Fails in the Particulars
The Mosaic LawLate Dating Theory of Modern Criticism Fails on Several Points
Wellhausen vs. the Levitical PriesthoodThe Documentary Hypothesis tries to Overturn Inspiration
The ProphetsOld Testament Prophecy and Modern Critical Attempts to Explain It Away
The Messianic PropheciesThe entire Old Testament is prophetic of the Messiah
Parables of the Old TestamentRiddles, veiled sayings, allegories, proverbs, and solemn utterances
Miracles of the Old TestamentThe Powers of Nature are Transcended to Various Degrees

Bible Study: NT Books

The Gospel According to St. MatthewThe author, "sources," and characteristics of the first Gospel
The Gospel According to St. MarkThe author, characteristics, and authenticity of the second Gospel
The Gospel According to Saint LukeThe author, "sources," and characteristics of the third Gospel
The Gospel According to St. JohnThe author, analysis, and authenticity of the fourth Gospel
Acts of the ApostlesPurpose, analysis and authenticity of the Acts of the Apostles
Apocalypse of Saint JohnAlso known as the Book of Revelation among Protestants.

Bible Study: Major NT Events

The Virgin Birth of ChristCatholic doctrine vs. Modern attacks
The Temptation of ChristThe trials of Jesus in the Holy Bible
The Transfiguration of ChristThe high point of His public ministry
The Last SupperThe Institution of the Holy Eucharist
The Agony of ChristThe anguish of Our Lord in the Garden of Gethsemani
The Passion of Jesus ChristAs detailed in all four Gospels
The ResurrectionJesus Christ conquers death
The AscensionChrist ascends into heaven by His own power

Bible Study: New Testament

Languages in New Testament PalestineSome Common Misconceptions Addressed
The Authenticity of the GospelsRationalists attack the Catholic Bible in order to deny Jesus
The Synoptic ProblemHow did the Synoptic Gospels come to be so similar?
Christ in the New TestamentSeeing Jesus as One deflects Modern attempts to deconstruct Him
Parables of the New TestamentA story about earthly things, but with a spiritual message
Miracles of the New TestamentAction or proof by Divine power outside the ordinary course of nature
The "Sects" of the JewsJosephus on the Pharisees and the Sadducees
Official or Political LifeScribes, Sanhedrin, Publicans, and Tribute
Textual Criticism of the New TestamentIts Function, Materials, and Usage
Alpha and OmegaScriptural Foundations and History of the Use of Alpha and Omega (Greek: Α and Ω)
AntichristIn common, biblical and ecclesiastical usage.

Bible Study: Prayer

The Our FatherAlso known as the Lord's Prayer or the Pater Noster
The Pater NosterAn Explanation of the Lord's Prayer -- Aquinas
The BeatitudesSolemn blessings marking the start of the Sermon on the Mount
The MagnificatThe Canticle (or Song) of Mary
The BenedictusThe Canticle of Zachary
Nunc DimittisThe Canticle of Simeon

Vatican Documents

Lamentabili SaneSyllabus condemning modernism in Scripture exegesis; Pope Pius X, 1907

Encyclicals

Providentissimus DeusPapal Encyclical on the Study of the Holy Bible; Pope Leo XIII, 1893
Spiritus ParaclitusPapal Encyclical on St. Jerome; Pope Benedict XV, 1920.
Divino Afflante SpirituPapal Encyclical on Promoting Biblical Studies; Pope Pius XII, 1943
Pascendi Dominici GregisPapal Encyclical on the Doctrines of Modernists; Pope Pius X, 1907

Councilar

Dei VerbumThe Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation from Vatican II

History of the Catholic Bible

The Canon of Sacred ScriptureA brief history of how the Catholic Bible came to be
Correcting Some Myths About the Catholic BiblePopular misconceptions about the Catholic Bible are set straight
The Making of the Old TestamentHow it came to be composed of certain books and no others
The Church Precedes the New TestamentHistory makes obvious which came first
The Catholic Church Compiles the New Testament Where Protestants obtained their Bible
Deficiencies of the Protestant BibleHow Protestant leaders went wrong
The Original Manuscripts and their DisappearanceWhere did all the bible manuscripts go?
Variations in Bible Texts Fatal to Protestant TheoryAn authority external to the Bible is required
Our Debt to Catholic MonksThey saved the Bible from total extinction
Bible Reading in the "Dark Ages"The notion that the Catholic Bible was not widely read is nonsense
Where are all the Medieval Bibles?Consumed by the greed and fanaticism of 16th century revolutionaries
Vernacular Scriptures Plentiful before WycliffThe Bible was provided in the "common tongue" for centuries
Why Wycliff was CondemnedBad translations of the Bible corrupt the faithful
Tyndale’s Condemnation VindicatedMore than 2,000 errors enumerated in Tyndale's book
A Deluge of Erroneous Bible VersionsThe irresponsible publish disgraceful bible translations
The Catholic BibleWhat care and reverence for Sacred Scripture can produce

History of the Catholic Church

21 Ecumenical CouncilsHistorical setting and activities