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This page is about that particular part of the Christian faith called Catholicism. Note that I have structured this website with separate Christianity and Catholicism sections, not because I want to set one off against the other (indeed, I think that Catholicism is Christianity, in all the fullness that Christ intended). Rather, it just seemed a logical way to break up the site. Quick Index: Introduction / A Note To My Non-Catholic Friends / Resources / Questions About Catholicism? / Want To Talk? There's A Priest Available
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Introduction
I am Roman Catholic by birth and by faith. This section of the website is primarily about Catholic Apologetics, a defence of Catholic Christianity.I have recently developed a real interest in the teachings of the Catholic Church, its Apostolic origin and its claims for truth. In the course of my research I have come across a great deal of anti-Catholic literature which, although often well-meaning, seems to me to be largely a product of ignorance about what the Church really teaches and believes.
This page has two aims:
- to present the truth claims of Catholicism to those curious about it, or even antagonistic;
Most of the material presented will be by means of links to the huge amount of Catholic apologetics and resource material that already exists on the Internet. I will also present some articles that I or friends have put together.
- to provide a resource for Catholics who are interested in finding out more about their faith.
A Note to my Non-Catholic Friends
This section of my website is not supposed to be an exercise in Catholic triumphalism. It was stimulated in part by a letter to my wife and I from a friend urging us to leave the Catholic Church for the sake of our salvation. The letter contained a lot of gross misrepresentations of Catholic teachings. In my travels on the Internet and even in discussions with friends and colleagues at work I have seen plenty of the same sort of stuff. This site is my attempt to put together something of a Catholic response. If after reviewing the material you consider the Catholic Church misguided at least you'll be disagreeing with what it really teaches, rather than with someone's caricature.God bless you.
Catholic Apologetics Resources by Topic
- Anti-Catholicism and Responses (Papers on this site: 5; Links to papers on other sites: 17)
- On Becoming Catholic (Papers on this site: 0; Links to papers on other sites: 1)
- The Bible (also see Sola Scriptura section below) (Papers on this site: 0; Links to papers on other sites: 5)
- The Church (Papers on this site: 0; Links to papers on other sites: 13)
- Church Practices / Catholicism and Paganism (Papers on this site: 2; Links to papers on other sites: 3)
- The Communion of Saints (Papers on this site: 1; Links to papers on other sites: 17)
- Development of Doctrine (Papers on this site: 0; Links to papers on other sites: 8)
- Famous Catholics (some of 'em, anyway) (Papers on this site: 0; Links to papers on other sites: 6)
- Historical Issues (Papers on this site: 4; Links to papers on other sites: 9)
- Indulgences (Papers on this site: 0; Links to papers on other sites: 0)
- Inquisition (Papers on this site: 0; Links to papers on other sites: 6)
- Mary
- Honouring Mary (Papers on this site: 1; Links to papers on other sites: 8)
- Mary's Bodily Assumption (Papers on this site: 0; Links to papers on other sites: 2)
- Mary's Immaculate Conception and Sinlessness (Papers on this site: 0; Links to papers on other sites: 4)
- Mary as Mediatrix (Papers on this site: 0; Links to papers on other sites: 4)
- Mary as Theotokos (the Mother of God) (Papers on this site: 1; Links to papers on other sites: 2)
- The Perpetual Virginity of Mary (Papers on this site: 1; Links to papers on other sites: 7)
- The Rosary (Papers on this site: 0; Links to papers on other sites: 2)
- The Mass (Papers on this site: 1; Links to papers on other sites: 10)
- Moral Theology and Catholic Moral Teaching (Papers on this site: 0; Links to papers on other sites: 2)
- The Papacy (Papers on this site: 1; Links to papers on other sites: 6)
- The Protestant Reformation (Papers on this site: 0; Links to papers on other sites: 3)
- Purgatory (Papers on this site: 1; Links to papers on other sites: 4)
- The Sacraments
- Anointing of the Sick (Papers on this site: 0; Links to papers on other sites: 2)
- Baptism (Papers on this site: 0; Links to papers on other sites: 8)
- Confirmation (Papers on this site: 0; Links to papers on other sites: 2)
- Eucharist (Papers on this site: 2; Links to papers on other sites: 6)
- Holy Orders (Papers on this site: 0; Links to papers on other sites: 3)
- Marriage (Papers on this site: 0; Links to papers on other sites: 2)
- Confession (Papers on this site: 1; Links to papers on other sites: 4)
- Salvation and Justification (Papers on this site: 0; Links to papers on other sites: 16)
- Scripture
- The Canon of Scripture (Papers on this site: 0; Links to papers on other sites: 10)
- Sola Scriptura (Papers on this site: 0; Links to papers on other sites: 8)
- Tradition (Papers on this site: 1; Links to papers on other sites: 5)
- Catholic Apologetics Websites (Papers on this site: 0; Links to papers on other sites: 11)
- Miscellaneous Catholic Resources and Apostolates (Papers on this site: 3; Links to papers on other sites: 9)
Some related index pages from my Christianity and Christian Apologetics section are:
Questions About Catholicism?
If you have any questions about the Catholic faith or Church teachings, feel free to send me an e-mail. I can probably find the answer for you, and if I can't I should at least be able to point you to someone who can.
Want to Talk? There's a Priest available.
Father Michael Doyle, priest in charge of the Christchurch Diocese's Centre for Prayer and Retreats in Daily Life, would be glad to discuss with you any issues of faith. Feel free to e-mail him. Father Mike would be glad to help if, for example, you are looking for some way to come closer to God and are not sure what to do, or who to turn to, or if you are wondering whether to look again at the Catholic faith of your earlier days.
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