Apologetics

Surprised by Truth

Book cover: Surprised by Truth
Author(s): 
Patrick Madrid (editor)

These are relatively short (usually about 20 or 30 pages each) autobiographical essays from Catholic converts. The stories cover a number of converts who are becoming well-known for their vibrant Catholic ministries of various sorts, and so you may have heard the names Marcus Grodi, James Akin, Steve Wood, Tim Staples and Dave Armstrong before).

Surprised by Truth 2

Book cover: Surprised by Truth 2
Author(s): 
Patrick Madrid (ed.)

The sequel to Surprised by Truth provides even more stories of how the grace of God, the witness of others and important conversations about the truth, brought these men and women back to the fullness of the Catholic faith.

Pope Fiction

Book cover: Pope Fiction
Author(s): 
Patrick Madrid

This is a wonderful, very readable, book on history and apologetics that takes readers (chronologically) through 30 myths about the papacy and provides very clear answers. The myths cover topics such as: that Peter wasn't really a pope (because he refered to himself as a "fellow presbyter", that the Rock referred to in Matthew 16:10 was not really Peter, that Peter wasn't the ultimate authority in the Church because he was rebuked by St.

A Map of Life

Book cover: A Map of Life
Author(s): 
Frank Sheed

This is a really beautiful little book about morality and the Catholic Faith. It would make a great supplement for high school age or excellent reading for an adult. It's not too difficult to understand, but also interesting and really makes you think.

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