Catholic Apologetics

Books

• Apologetica: Elementary Apologetics for Pulpit and Pew
  Rev. P. A. Halpin
• Catechism of the Summa Theologica
  R. P. Thomas Pegues, O.P.
• The Catena Aurea
  St. Thomas Aquinas and the Fathers of the Church

  Latin for “golden chain”, the Catena Aurea is St. Thomas Aquinas’s masterful weaving together of the commentary of the Fathers of the Church on all four Gospels. This edition was translated by St. John Henry Newman into English.

• The Works of St. Justin Martyr
  St. Justin Martyr

  The now extant works of St. Justin Martyr, being very early second century testimony of what teachings Christians received from the Apostles. Contains the First and Second Apology of St. Justin Martyr to the Roman Emperors, and his Dialogue with Trypho the Jew.

• Catholic Belief and Practice
  Rev. James E. McGavick

  Some things in this book may be outdated, since many Catholic practices and the style of explanation of many Catholic beliefs have changed during that time.

• The Catholic Controversy
  St. Francis de Sales

  A compilation of the tracts that St. Francis de Sales anonymously wrote over 4 years that converted over 70,000 Protestants back to Catholicism.

• Essays on devotional and Scriptural subjects (defense of True Devotion to Mary)
  Dr. Ward

  Defense of True Devotion to Mary and St. Louis de Montfort’s doctrines.

• Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism
  Rev. Thomas L. Kinkead

  Also known as Baltimore Catechism No. 4

• Guide to a Catholic Church for Non-Catholic Visitors
  W. L. Fox

  Some things in this book may be outdated, since many Catholic practices and the style of explanation of many Catholic beliefs have changed during that time.

• Letter to Dr. Pusey by Henry Edward Manning
  Henry Edward Manning
• A Manual of Apologetics
  Rev. F. J. Koch
• Meditations for Layfolk
  Bede Jarrett, O.P.

  Down to earth explanations of a wide variety of Catholic truths, principles, concepts, and devotions, without watering them down.

• A Defense of the Teachings of Mary: A letter by St. John Henry Newman
  St. John Henry Newman

  A defense of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, among other interesting things.

• Summa Theologica
  St. Thomas Aquinas
• The Creed Explained: or, An Exposition of Catholic Doctrine, According to the Creeds of Faith, and the Constitutions and Definitions of the Church
  Rev. Arthur Devine, Passionist

  This book is included because it has good approbations, and generally looks interesting and useful.

• The history of heresies and their refutation
  St. Alphonsus de Liguori

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