I. General Resources
Alexander, Anthony F. College Apologetics: Proof of the Truth of the Catholic Faith. Rockford, Illinois: Tan Books and Publishers, Inc., c.1994.
Armstrong, Dave. The One-Minute Apologist: Essential Catholic Replies to Over Sixty Common Protestant Claims. Manchester: Sophia Institute Press, c. 2007.
Armstrong, Dave. The Catholic Verses: 95 Bible Passages That Confound Protestants. Manchester: Sophia Institute Press, c. 2004.
Burns, Kristen; Carroll, Warren; Marshner, William; Mirus, Jeffrey; edited by Jeffrey A. Mirus. Reasons For Hope. Front Royal, Virginia: Christendom College Press, c. 1982.
Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition. New York: Doubleday, c. 1994.
Catholic Bible Dictionary, general editor Scott Hahn. New York: Doubleday, c. 2009.
Cavanaugh, Joseph H. Evidence For Our Faith. Notre Dame, Indiana: University of Notre Dame Press, c. 1952.
Chacon, Frank and Burnham, Jim. Beginning Apologetics 4: How to Answer Atheists and New Agers. Rockford, Illinois: Tan Books and Publishers, Inc. c. 1989.
Chacon, Frank and Burnham, Jim. Beginning Apologetics: How to Explain and Defend the Catholic Faith. Farmington, NB: San Juan Catholic Seminars, c.1993-1996.
De Sales, St. Francis. The Catholic Controversy. Translated by Henry Benedict Mackey. Rockford, Illinois: Tan Books and Publishers, Inc., 1989.
Dictionary of New Testament Theology, Colin Brown editor, 4 Vols. Grand Rapids: Regency Reference. 1971.ce Library, Zondervan Publishing House, c.
Epie, Chantal. The Scriptural Roots of Catholic Teaching: How the Bible Proves the Truth of the Catholic Faith. Manchester: Sophia Institute Press, c. 2002.
Gibbons, James Cardinal. The Faith of Our Fathers: A Plain Exposition and Vindication of the Church Founded by Our Lord Jesus Christ. Rockford, Illinois: Tan Books and Publishers, Inc., c. 1980.
Hahn, Scott. Reasons to Believe: How to Understand, Explain, and Defend the Catholic Faith. New York Doubleday, c. 2007.
Hahn, Scott and Suprenant, Leon J. Catholic for a Reason: Scripture and the Mystery of the Family of God. Steubenville: Emmaus Road, c. 1998.
Keating, Karl. Catholicism and Fundamentalism: The Attack on “Romanism” by “Bible Christians.” San Francisco: Ignatius Press, c. 1988.
Keating, Karl. The Usual Suspects: Answering Anti-Catholic Fundamentalists. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, c. 2000.
Keating, Karl. What Catholics Really Believe – Setting the Record Straight: 52 Answers to Common Misconceptions About the Catholic Faith. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Servant Publications, c. 1992.
Kreeft, Peter J. Catholic Christianity: A Complete Catechism of Catholic Beliefs Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, c. 1997.
Kreeft, Peter J. and Tacelli, Ronald K. Handbook of Catholic Apologetics: Reasoned Answers to Questions of Faith, San Francisco: Ignatius Press, c. 2009.
McCann, Dom Justin. The Spirit of Catholicism. New York: The Macmillan Company, c. 1930.
Morgan, Bob. A Guide For Protestants: A Closer Look At Catholicism. Waco, Texas: Word Books Publisher, c. 1986.
Most, William G. Catholic Apologetics Today: Answers to Modern Critics. Rockford: Tan Books and Publishers, Inc, c. 1986.
Nevins, Albert J. Answering Fundamentalists. Huntington, Indiana: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, c. 1990.
Newman, John Henry Cardinal. An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine. Notre Dame, Indiana: University of Notre Dame Press, c. 1989.
O’Brien, John A. Editor. Winning Converts: A Symposium on Methods of Convert Making for Priests and Lay People. San Diego: Catholic Answers, c. 1996.
Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Catholic Doctrine, Russell Shaw editor. Huntington: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., c. 1997.
Pollice, Lucas R. Open Wide the Doors to Christ: Discovering Catholicism. New Evangelization Press, c. 2008.
Roberts, Kenneth. Father Roberts Answers Fundamentalists. Washington, D.C.: Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., c. 1993.
Romero, Mario P. Unabridged Christianity: Biblical Answers to Common Questions About the Roman Catholic Faith. Goleta: Queenship Publishing, c. 1999.
Rumble, Leslie and Carty, Charles. Radio Replies. 3 Vols. Rockford, Illinois: Tan Books and Publishers, Inc., 1979.
Salsa, John. The Biblical Basis for the Catholic Faith. Huntington: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, c. 2005.
Sheed, Frank and Ward, Maisie. Catholic Evidence Training Outlines: A Classic Guide to Understanding and Explaining the Truths of the Catholic Church. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Catholic Evidence Guild, c. 1992.
Sheehan, Michael. Apologetics and Catholic Doctrine. Revised by Peter Joseph, London: The Saint Austin Press, Sixth edition, c. 2001.
Staff of Catholic Answers. The Essential Catholic Survival Guide; Answers to Tough Questions About the Faith. San Diego: Catholic Answers, c. 2005.
Stenhouse, Paul. Catholic Answers to “Bible” Christians: A Light on Biblical Fundamentalism. Kensington, N.S.W.: Chevalier Press, c. 1993.
Stenhouse, Paul. Volume Two – Catholic Answers to ‘Bible’ Christians: Further Light on Biblical Fundamentalism. Kensington NSW Australia: Chevalier Press, c. 1993.
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Geoffrey W. Bromiley general editor, 4 Volumes. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, c. 1982.
United States Catholic Catechism for Adults. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, D.C. c. 2006.
II. Specific Topics
Canon of Scripture
Graham, Henry G. Where We Got the Bible: Our Debt to the Catholic Church. Rockford, Illinois: Tan Books and Publishers, Inc., Twenty-second printing.
McDonald, Lee M. The Formation of the Christian Biblical Canon. Revised and expanded edition, Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc. c. 1995.
Michuta, Gary G. Why Catholic Bibles are Bigger: The Untold Story of the Lost Books of the Protestant Bible. Port Huron: Grotto Press, c. 2007.
Pelikan, Jaroslav. Whose Bible Is It? A Short History of the Scriptures. London: Penguin Books, c. 2005.
Confession
Hahn, Scott. Lord, Have Mercy: The Healing Power of Confession. New York: Doubleday, c. 2003.
Conversion Stories
Currie, David B. Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, c. 1996.
Grodi, Marcus. Journeys Home. Santa Barbara, California: Queenship Publishing Company, c. 1997.
Hahn, Scott and Kimberly. Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, c. 1993.
Howard, Thomas. Evangelical Is Not Enough: Worship of God In Liturgy and Sacraments. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, c. 1984.
Jones, Alex. No Price Too High: A Pentecostal Preacher Becomes Catholic. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, c. 2006.
Madrid, Patrick. Editor. Surprised by Truth: Eleven Converts Give the Biblical and Historical Reasons for Becoming Catholic. San Diego: Basilica Press, c. 1994.
Moss, Rosalind. Home at Last: 11 Who Found Their Way to the Catholic Church. San Diego, Catholic Answers, c. 2000.
Ray, Stephen K. Crossing the Tiber: Evangelical Protestant Discover the Historic Church. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, c. 1997. (This is more than another moving story of a convert’s journey from his Baptist roots to the Catholic Church. What make this narrative so valuable is the powerful theological insights documented by over 400 footnotes. He convincingly shows the Church of the Bible and the Church of the first Christian centuries is the Roman Catholic Church.)
Eucharist
Chacon, Frank and Burnham, Jim. Beginning Apologetics 3: How to Explain and Defend the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Farmington, New Mexico: San Juan Catholic Seminars, c. 1999.
De Lai, Cardinal Gaetano. The Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. New York: P. J. Kennedy and Sons, c. 1925.
Gerakas, Andrew J. The Origin and Development of the Holy Eucharist: East and West. Staten Island: Alba House, c. 2006.
Hahn, Scott. The Lamb’s Supper: The Mass As Heaven on Earth, New York: Doubleday, c. 1999.
Hahn, Scott, and Suprenant, Leon J. Catholic for a Reason: Scripture and the Mystery of the Mass. Steubenville: Emmaus Road, c. 2004.
Howell, Kenneth J. “The Eucharist as Center of the Church,” This Rock December 1996, pp. 11-13.
Kodell, Jerome. The Eucharist in the New Testament. Wilmington: Michael Glazier, c. 1988.
LaVerdiere, Eugene. The Breaking of the Bread: The Development of the Eucharist According to Acts. Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training, c. 1998.
LaVerdiere, Eugene. The Eucharist in the New Testament and the Early Church, Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, c. 1991.
O’Connor, James T. The Hidden Manna: A Theology of the Eucharist. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, c. 1988.
Pitre, Brant. Esus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets of the Last Supper, New York: Doubleday, c. 2011.
Shea, Mark P. This Is My Body: An Evangelical Discovers the Real Presence. Front Royal, Virginia: Christendom Press, c. 1993.
Sungenis, Robert A. “John 6:54-55, and the Meaning of the Verb ‘to Eat’ Flesh,” an essay from Matt’s Catholic Apologetics Page; http://www.freeyellow.com/members3/matt1618/trogo.html.
Sungenis, Robert A. Not by Bread Alone: The Biblical and Historical Evidence for the Eucharistic Sacrifice. Goleta, California: Queenship Publishing Company, c. 2000.
Jehovah’s Witnesses & Mormons
Chacon, Frank and Burnham, Jim. Beginning Apologetics 2: Answering the Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons. Farmington, New Mexico: San Juan Catholic Seminars, c. 1996.
Chacon, Frank and Burnham, Jim. Beginning Apologetics 2.5: Yes! You Should Believe in the Trinity: How to Answer Jehovah’s Witnesses. Farmington, New Mexico: San Juan Catholic Seminars, c. 1998.
Justification
Akin, James. The Salvation Controversy. San Diego: Catholic Answers, c. 2001.
Grodi, Marcus editor. “Salvation and Justification,” The Coming Home Journal, volume 2, Issue 1, 44 pages.
Ray, Stephen K. “John 3:16 and Eternal Security,” This Rock September 1995, pp. 16-17.
Sungenis, Robert A. How Can I Get to Heaven? The Bible’s Teaching on Salvation Made Easy to Understand. Santa Barbara: Queenship Publishing Company, c. 1998.
Sungenis, Robert A. Not By Faith Alone: The Biblical Evidence for the Catholic Doctrine of Justification. Santa Barbara, California: Queenship Publishing Company, c. 1997.
The Coming Home Journal, “Salvation and Justification,” Vol. 2, Issue 1, January to June 1999 published by The Coming Home Network International, P.O. Box 4100, Steubenville, OH 43952, (800) 664-5110.
Mary
Buby, Bertrand. Mary of Galilee. 2 Vols. New York: Alba House, c. 1994.
Calkins. Arthur B. “Mary’s Spiritual Maternity,” This Rock January 1996, pp. 7-17. (This is an excellent well-documented article.)
Calkins, Arthur B. Totus Tuus: John Paul II’s Program of Marian Consecration and Entrustment. New Bedford, Massachusetts: Academy of the Immaculate, c. 1992.
Cummings, Owen F. “The Mariology of St. Ephrem,” Lay Witness December 1998, pp. 38-39.
Dickson, Charles. A Protestant Pastor Looks at Mary. Huntington, Indiana: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., c. 1996.
Feuillet, Andre. Jesus and His Mother According to the Lucan Infancy Narratives, and According to St. John: The Role of the Virgin Mary in Salvation History and the Place of Woman in the Church. Translated by Leonard Maluf. Still River: St. Bede’s Publications, c. 1974.
Frazier, T. L. “Assumptions about Mary,” This Rock May/June 1992, pp. 12-18.
Gambero, Luigi. Mary and the Fathers of the Church: The Blessed Virgin Mary in Patristic Thought. Translated by Thomas Buffer. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, c. 1999.
Garrigou-Lagrange, Reginald. The Mother of the Savior and Our Interior Life. Translated by Bernard J. Kelly. St. Louis: B. Herder Book Company, c. 1941.
Hahn, Scott and Suprenant, Leon J. Catholic for a Reason: Scripture and the Mystery of the Mother of God. Steubenville: Emmaus Road, c. 2004.
Manelli, Stefano. All Generations Shall Call Me Blessed: Biblical Mariology. Translated by Peter Damian Fehlner, New Bedford, Massachusetts: Academy of the Immaculate, c. 1995.
Mateo, Father. Refuting the Attack on Mary, a Defense of Marian Doctrines. San Diego: Catholic Answers, c. 1993.
Miranvalle, Mark I. Mary: Coredemptrix, Mediatrix, Advocate. Santa Barbara: Queenship Publishing, c. 1993.
Payesko, Robert. The Truth About Mary: A Scriptural Introduction to the Mother of Jesus for Bible-Believing Christians, Vol. 1 “From Human Inventions to the Truths Taught by Scripture,” Vol. 2 “Mary in Scripture and the Historic Christian Faith,” Vol. 3 “A Response to Fundamentalist Misconceptions and a Return to Historic Christianity.” Santa Barbara, California: Queenship Publishing Company, c. 1996.
Perrin, Joseph-Marie. Mary: Mother of Christ and of Christians. New York: Alba House, c. 1978.
Potterie, Ignace de la. Mary in the Mystery of the Covenant. Translated by Bertrand Buby. New York: Alba House, c. 1992.
Ratzinger, Joseph Cardinal. Daughter Zion: Meditations on the Church’s Marian Belief. Translated by John M. McDermott. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, c. 1977.
Ruby, Bertrand. Mary of Galilee: Vol. I, Mary in the New Testament; Vol. II, Woman of Israel-Daughter Zion. Staten Island, New York: Alba House, 1994 & 1995.
Sri, Edward P. “Is Mary’s Queenship Biblical?” This Rock, December 1998, pp.15-17.
Suprenant, Leon J. Jr. “Mary, Conceived Without Sin: The Dogma of the Immaculate Conception,” Lay Witness, May 1999, pp. 23-26.
Papal Primacy
Butler, Scott, Dahlgren, Norman and Hess, David. Jesus, Peter & the Keys: A Scriptural Handbook on the Papacy. Santa Barbara, California: Queenship Publishing Company, c. 1996.
Garuti, Adriano. Primacy of the Bishop of Rome and the Ecumenical Dialogue, San Francisco: Ignatius Press, c. 2004.
Giles, E. Editor. Documents Illustrating Papal Authority A.D. 96 – 454. Westport, Connecticut: Hyperion Press, Inc. c. 1952, 1982.
Guarducci, Margherita. The Primacy of the Church of Rome: Documents, Reflections, Proofs. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, c. 2003.
Jaki, Stanley L. “And On This Rock” … Divine Origin of the Papacy. Bookings, SD: O. B. L Victory Mission, Inc., 1980.
Jaki, Stanley L. The Keys of the Kingdom. Chicago: Franciscan Herald Press, 1986.
Miller, J. Michael. The Shepherd and the Rock: Origins, Development and Mission of the Papacy. Huntington, Indiana: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division, c. 1995.
Ray, Stephen K. Upon This Rock: St. Peter and the Primacy of Rome in Scripture and the Early Church. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, c. 1999.
Ryland, Ray. “Papal Primacy and the Council of Nicaea,” This Rock June 1997, pp. 24-27. (This is an excellent discussion of papal primacy in the historical context of the Council of Nicaea.)
Ryland, Ray. “The Epiphany of the Roman Primacy,” This Rock February 1977. (Fr. Ryland’s article discusses the authority Jesus gave to Peter.)
Patrology
Akin, Jimmy. The Fathers Know Best: Your Essential Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church, San Diego: Catholic Answers, c. 2010.
Jurgens, W. A. Editor and translator. The Faith of the Early Fathers. 3 Vols. Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, c. 1970.
Kelly, J.N.D. Early Christian Doctrines. San Francisco: Harper, 1978.
Willis, John R. Editor. The Teachings of the Church Fathers. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, c. 2002.
Gambero, Luigi. Mary and the Fathers of the Church: The Blessed Virgin Mary in Patristic Thought. Translated by Thomas Buffer, San Francisco: Ignatius Press, c. 1999.
Purgatory
Salza, John. The Biblical Basis for Purgatory. Charlotte: Saint Benedict Press, c. 2009.
Rapture and the End Times
Currie, David B. The End-Times Error That Leaves the Bible Behind. Manchester: Sophia Institute Press, c. 2003.
Frazier, T. L. A Second Look at the Second Coming: Sorting Through the Speculation. Ben Lomond, Calif.: The Conciliar Press, 1999.
Olson , Carl E. Will Catholics Be “Left Behind”? A Catholic Critique of the Rapture and Today’s Prophecy Preachers. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, c. 2003.
Thigpen, Paul. The Rapture Trap: A Catholic Response to “End Times” Fever. West Chester: Ascension Press, c. 2001.
Saints
Lamirande, Emilien, The Communion of Saints. Translated by A. Manson. Volume 26 of The Twentieth Century Encyclopedia of Catholicism, c. 1963.
Martin, Curtis. “The Communion of Saints,” Lay Witness November 1997.
McGinnis, Charles. The Communion of Saints. St. Louis: B. Herder, c. 1912.
Vassall-Phillips, O.R. “The Communion of Saints,” This Rock February 1999, pp.34-38.
Sola Scriptura
Sungenis, Robert A. Editor and author. Not By Scripture Alone: A Catholic Critique of the Protestant Doctrine of Sola Scriptura. Santa Barbara, California: Queenship Publishing Company, c. 1997.
Tradition
Congar, Yves. The Meaning of Tradition. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, c. 2004.
Pelikan, Jaroslav. The Emergence of the Catholic Tradition (100-600), Volume I, The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, c. 1971.
Shea, Mark P. By What Authority? An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition. Huntington, Indiana: Our Sunday Visitor Publishing Division Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., c. 1996.
