Library & Reference
Books, patristic texts, Catechism references, LDS primary sources, and trusted websites — organized by theological topic.
A rich Catholic apologetics and evangelization hub featuring articles, a podcast, study banks, convert testimonies, and a curated bookstore. Particularly strong on the journey into the Catholic Church and engaging Protestant objections with charity and depth.
Visit Site →An invaluable topical index of patristic quotations organized by doctrine — the Eucharist, baptism, apostolic succession, Mary, purgatory, and more. Ideal for quickly locating what the Fathers actually said on any given question.
Visit Site →The premier Catholic apologetics organization online. Features thousands of articles, tracts, and a live radio program addressing questions from Protestants, skeptics, and former Catholics. Their LDS-specific content is thorough and well-sourced.
Visit Site →A rigorously argued video essay channel responding to Protestant and non-Christian objections to Catholicism. Heschmeyer — an attorney and theologian — is especially strong on the Church Fathers, the papacy, and LDS-specific critiques including the Great Apostasy and anti-Trinitarianism.
Watch on YouTube →Dr. Pitre is one of the foremost New Testament scholars in the Catholic world. His channel covers biblical theology in depth — the Jewish roots of the Eucharist, the Last Supper, typology, and Scripture's witness to Catholic teaching. Essential viewing for anyone engaging LDS or Protestant scripture arguments.
Watch on YouTube →Scripted, efficient 15–20 minute video essays equipping Catholics to answer tough objections from Protestants, atheists, and Latter-day Saints. Horn holds three master's degrees in theology, philosophy, and bioethics, and has authored over a dozen books including The Case for Catholicism and 20 Answers: Mormonism.
Watch on YouTube →Connects the Mass to the Book of Revelation, showing how early Christians understood the Eucharist as participation in heavenly worship. Accessible and scholarly.
A theological and spiritual meditation on the Eucharist by the preacher to the Papal household, drawing heavily on patristic sources.
"They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer, because they confess not the Eucharist to be the flesh of our Saviour Jesus Christ." The earliest extra-biblical witness to Real Presence.
"The food which is blessed by the prayer of His word… is the flesh and blood of that Jesus who was made flesh." Explicit Real Presence testimony from the second century.
The definitive modern statement of Catholic Eucharistic theology — covering Real Presence, transubstantiation, the sacrificial dimension, and Eucharistic adoration.
Read Online →A thorough collection of patristic quotations, Scripture studies, and magisterial documents specifically on Real Presence and Eucharistic theology.
Visit Site →A detailed biblical and historical case for Petrine primacy and apostolic succession, examining Matthew 16:18 and the patristic record exhaustively. Heavily documented.
The standard scholarly edition of the earliest post-apostolic Christian writings — Clement, Ignatius, Polycarp, the Didache — in Greek and English.
"It is becoming… to run together in accordance with the will of your bishop." Ignatius is the clearest early witness to monarchical episcopate as the mark of the true Church.
Provides the earliest systematic argument for apostolic succession as the test of orthodoxy, listing the succession of bishops at Rome from Peter to his own day.
The Catholic Church's own account of apostolic succession, episcopal collegiality, and the Petrine ministry — with full scriptural and conciliar references.
Read Online →A well-organized collection of articles tracing the doctrine of succession through Scripture, the Fathers, and history, with direct engagement of Protestant and LDS objections.
Visit Site →The landmark biographical study of Joseph Smith. Though written from a secular perspective, it remains the most thoroughly documented account of the founding prophet's life and claims.
A clear-headed comparison of LDS and historic Christian doctrine, written for Christians seeking to understand what Latter-day Saints actually believe and why it matters.
The LDS Church's own official acknowledgment of Joseph Smith's plural marriages, including to already-married women and teenagers. An essential primary source.
Read Essay →The LDS Church's own essay acknowledging that Joseph Smith left multiple, significantly differing accounts of his First Vision — a foundational event for LDS truth claims.
Read Essay →The official LDS response to genetic evidence that does not support Hebrew ancestry among Native American populations — an important concession from within the tradition itself.
Read Essay →A comprehensive resource presenting LDS historical and doctrinal issues alongside official LDS responses. Useful for understanding the full scope of documented historical concerns.
Visit Site →A classic, readable account of how the biblical canon was formed by the Catholic Church — directly refuting the claim that Scripture is self-authenticating apart from Tradition.
A thorough Protestant scholarly treatment of canon formation — useful precisely because even non-Catholic scholars acknowledge the Church's role in defining the biblical canon.
Origen's discussions of scriptural authority and interpretation show early catholic assumptions about tradition, allegory, and the teaching Church as guide to Scripture.
The Catholic understanding of Divine Revelation — the relationship between Scripture, Tradition, and the Magisterium as the three-legged stool of doctrinal authority.
Read Online →The LDS Church's own summary of belief, including Article 8: "We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly." A primary text for understanding LDS scriptural authority claims.
Read Online →Tracts and articles addressing canon formation, deuterocanonical books, and the relationship between Scripture and Tradition from an orthodox Catholic perspective.
Visit Site →The definitive scholarly history of Trinitarian doctrine from Scripture through the Fathers and councils. Essential for understanding why the classical theistic God differs irreconcilably from the LDS conception.
A collection of philosophical essays engaging divine simplicity, immutability, and aseity — the attributes directly denied by LDS eternal progression theology.
Basil's defense of the full divinity of the Holy Spirit, arguing from Scripture and liturgical tradition — a cornerstone of Trinitarian orthodoxy against subordinationist tendencies.
"God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man." The clearest primary-source statement of LDS eternal progression and the radical departure from classical theism.
Read Online →The Catholic profession of faith in God the Father — including divine unity, immutability, omnipotence, and the mystery of the Trinity. The direct contrast to LDS polytheism.
Read Online →Accessible articles defending the classical Trinitarian understanding of God against both modalist and polytheist distortions, with specific engagement of LDS theology.
Visit Site →A clear explanation of the Catholic understanding of justification, grace, merit, and the sacramental economy of salvation — directly addressing common Protestant and LDS misreadings.
A comprehensive biblical defense of the Catholic doctrine of justification, engaging the Council of Trent, Scripture, and the Fathers in detail.
Augustine's mature treatment of grace, predestination, and human cooperation — the patristic foundation for Catholic soteriology and a corrective to both Pelagianism and LDS self-salvation.
The LDS revelation on celestial marriage and exaltation — the scriptural basis for the doctrine that humans may become gods. Essential for understanding the LDS conception of salvation.
Read Online →The Catholic teaching on justification and grace — the free gift of God that makes us participants in divine life, not self-made gods, but adopted children of the Father.
Read Online →A thoughtful Catholic theological blog addressing justification, ecclesiology, and the relationship between Catholic and Protestant soteriology, with rigorous biblical engagement.
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