Apologetics

Catechism of the Catholic Church
The Second Edition English Translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church includes the corrections promulgated by Pope John Paul II on 8 September 1997. These corrections to the English text of the Catechism of the Catholic Church were made to harmonize it with the official Latin text promulgated by Pope John Paul II on the same date

Catholic Encyclopedia 
The 1917 Catholic Encyclopedia was a comprehensive guide to the Church, its history and teaching. The scholarship which is represented is unlikely to be surpassed in any similar project. In a most impressive project, utilising the ease of communication afforded by the Internet, Kevin Knight and his team have gathered co-ordinated the efforts of volunteers from all over the world to post the entire text of the 11,614 articles from the encyclopaedia. Started on 8 Dec 1995, the project was completed on 1 May 2000. The text is available for use at the New Advent Website and the articles are cross-referenced with hyperlinks. This impressive achievement will be of lasting service to the Church and is a powerful illustration of the good that can be accomplished by volunteers working for the glory of God.

The C.S. Lewis Society of California
An educational and cultural organization of people interested in events, publications, and other developments that advance deeper understanding of the life, works, and ideas of C. S. Lewis and others who address the enduring philosophical, cultural, historical, literary, theological, social, and economic issues of mankind.

Second Spring
The website for the Centre for Faith and Culture in Oxford, now linked with the Chesterton Institute. There is information about the magazine Second Spring and an archive with many of the articles from it and links to others of interest. The site also has a good collection of links to answer various popular questions, material on interfaith links and the spiritual life. The Christianity and Society section has teaching materials and lecture notes for various courses developed by Stratford Caldecott.  

Friendly Defenders
Catholic Flash Cards for children.  These are coloured cards with simple statements of apologetics in the tradition of Catholic Biblical answers to common questions. As Such they do fit more closely with the needs of children from the USE rather that the secular agnostic UK. However, ther is an invitation to submit ideas for new cards. If they catch on, we could build up a UK section! The cards are very attractively preseted and would make great gifts for children in the parish. (A word of warning - the online ordering page invites you to submit your credit card details on a non-secure page. Possibly better to order by post.)

A Protestant's Guide to the Catholic Church.
Gary Hoge was an atheist who became a Baptist and finally a Catholic. He has put up a humorous apologetics site, offering reasoned argument for evangelical Christians. Covers such matters as the bible and Catholics, salvation (faith/works), devotion to Mary, the Church and other areas of controversy.