Each chapter opens with the story of an American saint or witness, then teaches the doctrine.

History
18 resources on History for people in OCIA. All Topics

Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith
by Robert Barron
The companion book to Bishop Barron’s film series, full of art and the saints.

The Everlasting Man
by G. K. Chesterton
Human history read in the light of Christ. C. S. Lewis credited it in his own journey to faith.

Confessions
by St. Augustine
Augustine’s life told as a prayer: “Our heart is restless until it rests in you.”

The Apostasy That Wasn’t
by Rod Bennett
The Arian crisis told as a story. Answers the claim that the Church fell away early.

Four Witnesses: The Early Church in Her Own Words
by Rod Bennett
Four early Church Fathers introduced through their own writings.

The Faith of the Early Fathers
by William A. Jurgens
Early Christian writings in order, with an index by doctrine.

How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization
by Thomas E. Woods
Universities, science, law and charity: the Church’s part in all of them.

Triumph: The Power and the Glory of the Catholic Church
by H. W. Crocker III
A lively one-volume history of the Church.
Short portraits of the early Church Fathers, with their own words, a timeline and an index.

Separated Brethren
by William J. Whalen
A Catholic reference guide to Protestant, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox and other bodies in the United States.

Catholic Stuff You Should Know
Catholic Stuff podcast
Priests talking about saints, history and doctrine with good humour.

The Pillar Podcast
The Pillar
Church news explained by two canon lawyers.

Reason & Theology
by Michael Lofton
Long-form discussion of theology and current debates in the Church.

Shameless Popery
by Joe Heschmeyer
Thorough, well-sourced apologetics.
CATHOLICISM film series
Word on Fire
Bishop Barron’s documentary tour of the faith, filmed across the world.
New Advent
by Kevin Knight
The old Catholic Encyclopedia, the Church Fathers and the Summa, all free online.

Vatican.va
Holy See
Papal documents, Council texts and the Catechism, straight from the source.
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