Here's a link to the entire catechism: http://www.nccbuscc.org/catechis.../text/ index.htm
JACK | Homepage | 06.30.04 - 1:06 pm | #

The website of Catholic Youth Ministry in Melbourne, Australia has some great question and answer pages. They're pitched at high-schoolers, so they're fairly easy to digest.
http://www.cymmelb.org/articles.htm
Credo | Homepage | 06.30.04 - 1:14 pm | #

I only know the pretty standard ones.

How 'bout Scott Hahn's St Paul Center website? Lot's of good info & links & more being added.

www.salvationhistory.com

Steve Ray's site is good, too.

www.catholic-convert.com

There's Marcus Grodi's Coming Home Network. Some really good resources.

www.chnetwork.org

And don't forget that Catholic Answers has recently started a forum. You can ask a question of a full-time apologetist!

www.catholic.com

And folks can alwasy get EWTN radio from the EWTN.com. Great stuff there.
Gene Branaman | 06.30.04 - 1:22 pm | #

That's "apologist" - sorry!
Gene Branaman | 06.30.04 - 1:22 pm | #

I've found the NewAdvent site to be a fantastic reference resource.

http://www.newadvent.org/

Just plugging a favorite.
jquinby | Homepage | 06.30.04 - 1:23 pm | #

Oh! And I forgot Catholic Exchange!

www.catholicexchange.com

I'll second New Advent. *Tons* of information there!
Gene Branaman | 06.30.04 - 1:24 pm | #

Catholicity is a great site. Very comprehensive, solidly orthodox. They have a link a "lifetime Catholic reading plan" that's very good.

http://www.catholicity.com/

I also like George Weigel's "The Truth of Catholicism" and a small book called "The Faith Explained" (can't recall the author).

Good luck and God bless...
Cheryl | 06.30.04 - 1:24 pm | #

EWTN has a lot of good documents, plus you can ask questions to the priests there.

http://www.ewtn.com

New Advent is also good for clearing up questions (it's the Catholic encyclopedia):

http://www.newadvent.com

I would be happy to send a short catechism book for his perusal if he would like (it's from our RCIA program).
Christian Sutton | Homepage | 06.30.04 - 1:24 pm | #

www.catholic.com
www.ewtn.com
catholic home study [its free] at www.amm.org/chss/chss.htm
isnt there a catholic distance university?
frank sheed's books
gk chesterton orthodoxy/everlastingman/the ballad of the white horse
why do catholics do that[forgot author]
true devotion to mary [st. luios de montfort]
faith of the fathers [cardinal gibbons]
why not some mark shea books?
give them catalogs from TAN publishers and Ignatius press, that should interest them
God Bless,
Tomas
tomas | 06.30.04 - 1:41 pm | #

Mark, If someone is willing to pack and ship a box of books, I would be willing to donate a few good titles and some pamphlets.

Let me know...Becky
Becky | Homepage | 06.30.04 - 1:50 pm | #

One of the leaders in our parish RCIA program really uses Catholic Educator's Resource Center. That's at www.catholiceducation.org
Sally Baker | 06.30.04 - 2:03 pm | #

We should consider how to get paper to Fr. Maekawa: internet access in AFG is not what it could be, folks, and even computer access for use of removable media is weak. If you're in or around Paktika, you may not be packing a laptop.
Ed | 06.30.04 - 2:20 pm | #

http://www.cin.org/users/james/e...pius/ pindex.htm

The Catechism of St. Pius Xth

http://www.cin.org/users/james/e...rent/ tindex.htm

The Catechism of Trent

http://www.catholic.net/baltimor...l? channel_id=14

Baltimore Catechism

http://www.intratext.com/X/ENG0023.htm

The Summa
somecallmetim | 06.30.04 - 2:24 pm | #

http://www.catholicculture.org/index.cfm (Catholic Culture, formerly Peter's Net)
My husband (Cradle Catholic)is learning tons about his faith by reading Fulton Sheen's books. I also recommend some of the Catholic Truth Society pamphlets, and there are tons of booklets available through the Knights of Columbus http://www.kofc.org/publications...s/cis/ index.cfm
Also, just about anything by Frank Sheed (Catholic Evidence Guild) especially his short guides to theology.
alicia the midwife | Homepage | 06.30.04 - 2:33 pm | #

I'd like to second the endorsement of the Catholic Educator's Resource Center. It is amazingly well organized and loaded with fabulous and thoughtful articles that challenge us to truly live The Way.

It is a great site for anyone looking for a deeper understanding of the Catholic faith.

www.catholiceducation.org
Juliet | 06.30.04 - 2:34 pm | #

Beginning in September, we're gonna use Catholic Christianity by Peter Kreeft, for our RCIA program.

It's organized like the official Catechism, but w/ crisp language that gets to the point, and is fun to read. Such is Professor Kreeft's style.
tony c | 06.30.04 - 3:59 pm | #

I would also recommend the Catholic Answers web page: www.catholic.com.

My parish's website has links to a number of Catholic e-books, including Chesterton's Orthodoxy which is a must read for these purposes. http://www.stjamescatholic.org/e...rg/ elibrary.htm

I would also recommend Kreeft and Tacelli's Handbook of Christian Apologetics, but I don't know if any of it is available online.
Chris Rossomondo | 06.30.04 - 4:04 pm | #

Christian Classics

http://www.ccel.org/index/classics.html

G.K. Chesterton works

http://www.dur.ac.uk/martin.ward...ward/gkc/books/

Early Christian works

http://earlychristianwritings.com/

Balthazar

http://ratzingerfanclub.com/Balthasar/

First Things

http://www.firstthings.com/index.html

Papal Encyclicals

http://www.papalencyclicals.net/
Paul Barnes | 06.30.04 - 4:36 pm | #

I know two people -- highly educated, theologically sophisticated -- who were convinced through reading von Balthasar's "In the Fullness of Faith." One has entered the Church, the other is preparing to do so. Also, copies of "Shorter Christian Prayer" (a short version of the breviary) are selling out of our local Catholic bookstore as evangelical prayer groups discover them. Pass 'em out!
Faculty Wife | 06.30.04 - 6:17 pm | #

The Catholic Home Study Service, http://www.amm.org/chss.htm, which was mentioned above, offers FREE correspondence courses by snail mail. There is no information about the Church at its web site, just a list of courses and instructions for registering. People with limited web access can write to chss@ldd.net or to
Catholic Home Study Service
PO Box 363
Perryville, MO 63775-0363 USA
and ask for information.
Marty Helgesen | 06.30.04 - 7:58 pm | #

I'll write Fr. Steve directly, but wanted to share this website which has some online courses about the Catholic faith. Our diocesan director of worship informed me that the RCIA course was particularly good.

http://www.catholicdoors.com/

Be well.
S. Christine | Homepage | 07.01.04 - 8:03 pm | #

One of my favorite sites - a site rich with essays and links on almost any apologetics subject one can think of - is run by David Armstrong.

www.biblicalcatholic.com

He also has books in print.
Rob Swift | 07.04.04 - 6:05 pm | #