Resources
There are many additional resources that can assist you in learning and understanding Catholicism through the Scriptures, the Early Church and from Tradition.
Read or Listen to the Bible
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Read the Bible online with any version:
Listen and read to the Bible in a Year with Commentary on YouTube by Fr Mike Schmitz:
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explore the amazing new Ascension app with the full Great Adventure Bible:
https://ascensionpress.com/pages/ascension-app
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Advance and grow in learning the Catholic faith
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Get all your answers to the faith with Catholic Answers
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Explore different Bible studies at the St Paul's Centre
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Sign up to FORMED (The Catholic Netflix)
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Search for life's answers with the search series by the Augustine Institute
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Discover the decisions (sometimes hard decisions) of individuals who joined the Catholic Church
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Listen to inspiring testimonies of individuals who gave up so much to join the Catholic Church
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References
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Church Father's quotes used from Akin, J., 2010. The Fathers Know Best. 1st ed. United States of America: Catholic Answers, Inc.
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Bible Passages used from Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition) © 1992 American Bible Society.
Good News Bible published by the The Bible Society/Collins © American Bible Society
Cavins, J., Healy, M., & Williamson, P. (2018). The Great Adventure Catholic Bible. Ascension Press.
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Catechism used Catechism of the Catholic Church. (1994).
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Hahn, S., 1998. A FATHER WHO KEEPS HIS PROMISES. 1st ed. America: Servant, an imprint of Franciscan Media.
https://www.catholicsistas.com/reformation-day-what-the-original-protestant-actually-taught-2/
Martin, F., & Wright, W. M. I. (2015). The Gospel of John (Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture). Baker Academic.
Madrid, P. (2001). Where is THAT in the Bible? Our Sunday Visitor.
Genesis to Jesus. (n.d.). St. Paul Center. https://stpaulcenter.com/studies-tools/journey-through-scripture/genesis-to-jesus/
Collins, J. F. (2010). Call and Response: An Introduction to the Catholic Faith.
Cavins, J., & Christmyer, S. (2023). Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible - Workbook.
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God and the Trinity
CCC, 213-217, 234, 370
CCC,1023-1024,1026
What is Heaven? - The Search Continues - FORMED. (n.d.). FORMED. https://watch.formed.org/videos/thesearchcontinues-19-barber-heaven
BibleProject. (2018, October 18). How God is Both One and Three at the Same Time [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAvYmE2YYIU
Catholic Central. (2019, June 3). The Holy Spirit | Catholic Central [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUFdHxBXM44
Holy Trinity Sunday | EWTN. (n.d.). EWTN Global Catholic Television Network. https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/seasons-and-feast-days/holy-trinity-sunday-21087?utm_campaign=seasons_and_feasts&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=260979698&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--d_r7pt4M5BJhZpBfWQcIUoRauPSohW2PRmP2lStyBstLSheXOyYJj4m0nZHzA8ELcKQD8era-3LFUedXdwsz_Fj1siw&utm_content=holy_trinity&utm_source=housefile
Breaking In The Habit. (2020, April 24). Why doesn’t God answer our prayers? [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABVO8d8Uveo
Rey Sandoval. (2015, May 4). Prayer - What is Prayer? [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LG_3pX88fM
Got Questions Ministries. (2022, October 30). What is prayer? | GotQuestions.org [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieVDl58QQhA
​Ascension Presents. (2016, November 2). The power of prayer [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiAMzghLcMA
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The Bible
CCC, 107, 120, 125, 133, 129-130, 140, 109-111, 113, 80, 82, 83, 85-86
https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Apocrypha-Books/
https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03267a.htm
elcamaras. (2009, March 29). Catholic Bible vs. Protestant Bible [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjvXbotd9Lw
Nash, T. (2023). Who Compiled the Bible and When? Catholic Answers. https://www.catholic.com/qa/who-compiled-the-bible-and-when
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The Church
CCC, 2032
Breaking In The Habit. (2020, May 25). Why Can’t Women Be Ordained in the Catholic Church? [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72BLZmT5Wbo
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The Mass
christmas | Etymology, origin and meaning of christmas by etymonline. (n.d.). Etymonline. https://www.etymonline.com/word/christmas
Burke-Sivers, D. H. (2012). The Mass in Sacred Scripture.
Ascension Presents. (2021, October 27). Do I Have to Go to Mass? Sunday Obligation Explained [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHNOaJMR_BA
Evert, J. (2020). Is the Mass a Sacrifice? Catholic Answers. https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/is-the-mass-a-sacrifice
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Church Authority
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/defending-the-papacy
LizziesAnswers. (2018, August 16). WHAT DOES “PAPAL INFALLIBILITY” MEAN?! | Catholicism and the Pope[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV2oAlQebJo
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Grace and Salvation
CCC, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2028-2029, 1996, 2000, 2023, 1030
The Deuterocanonical Book of Sirach, Chapter 5:5-6
Answers, C. (2021). Grace. Catholic Answers. https://www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/grace
Answers, C. (2021a). Grace: What It Is and What It Does. Catholic Answers. https://www.catholic.com/tract/grace-what-it-is-and-what-it-does
Hahn, S. W. (2017). Romans (Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture). Baker Academic.
The Sacraments
CCC, 1145 - 1147, 1210
CCC, 1213, 1257, 1218-1219, 1221, 1223-1224, 1252, 1254,1257,1258,1260
CCC,1285,1287,1290, 1293-1294, 1296, 1298, 1302,1304
Pitre, B., 2016. Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist. 1st ed. United States of America: Image, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group.
Hahn, S. (2018). The Fourth Cup: Unveiling the Mystery of the Last Supper and the Cross. Image.
Hahn, S. (1999). The Lamb’s Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth. Image.
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/the-passover-pesach-seder/
LizziesAnswers. (2018b, December 18). WHY “EAT MY FLESH” IS LITERAL in John 6!! | Real Presence of the Eucharist [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciVmWKzI1iE
CCC, 1602-1605,1625-1632, 1638-1640
Catholic Central. (2018, February 5). Reconciliation | Catholic Central [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abVVsG1TGL4
Catholic Central. (2018b, April 20). Confirmation | Catholic Central [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v-FLo7bcTE
The Lamb’s Supper: The Bible and the Mass. (n.d.). St. Paul Center. https://stpaulcenter.com/bible-studies/text-studies/the-lambs-supper-the-bible-and-the-mass/
The Bible and the Sacraments. (n.d.). St. Paul Center. https://stpaulcenter.com/studies-tools/journey-through-scripture/the-bible-and-the-sacraments/
The Eucharist in Scripture. (n.d.). St. Paul Center. https://stpaulcenter.com/promise-and-fulfillment/the-eucharist-in-scripture/
Ascension Presents. (2018, June 13). Why Non-Catholics Can’t Receive Communion [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jxwGIXfoOo
Catholic Central. (2019b, June 17). Holy Orders | Catholic Central [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TZy0C0VHjE
Breaking In The Habit. (2018, March 12). The Sacrament of Orders [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t5g8o0PuFY
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Mary and the Saints
Williamson, P. S. (2015a). Revelation (Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture). Baker Academic.
Ray, S. (2022). Mary, the Ark of the New Covenant. Catholic Answers. https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/mary-the-ark-of-the-new-covenant
Answers, C. (2020). What the Early Church Believed: The Perpetual Virginity of Mary. Catholic Answers. https://www.catholic.com/tract/mary-ever-virgin
LizziesAnswers. (2017, December 25). 5 Reasons Mary Was a Perpetual Virgin (From a Protestant) [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d74rcUf0ew
LizziesAnswers. (2019, August 22). 5 REASONS I Believe in the Assumption of Mary!! [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2fXxttlF-g
Sri, E. (2019). Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth | Catholic Answers. Catholic Answers. https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/is-marys-queenship-biblical
Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God. (n.d.). St. Paul Center. https://stpaulcenter.com/bible-studies/text-studies/holy-queen-the-mother-of-god-in-the-word-of-god/
The Bible and the Virgin Mary. (n.d.). St. Paul Center. https://stpaulcenter.com/studies-tools/journey-through-scripture/the-bible-and-the-virgin-mary/
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Why Believe?
The Search - FORMED. (n.d.). FORMED. https://watch.formed.org/the-search
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For All Eternity
CCC, 990,997,999, 1020
Eternal Rest: The Art of Dying Well - FORMED. (n.d.). FORMED. https://watch.formed.org/eternal-rest
The Resurrection of the Body | EWTN. (n.d.). EWTN Global Catholic Television Network. https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/teachings/resurrection-of-the-body-233
Catechism of the Catholic Church. (n.d.). Catholic Culture. https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/catechism/cat_view.cfm?recnum=3242
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