Few would argue that the Catholic Church has been under significant spiritual attack over the past 50 years. The books in this section provide a wide variety of Catholic priests and apologist’s views of what has happened, what we face today and what we might do about it with great hope.
Websites and Podcasts:
US Grace Force (Doug Barry and Fr Richard Heilman host leading speakers weekly)
The Remnant Newspaper (Michael Matt) – Spotify and other podcasts weekly
Complicit Clergy (Lepanto Institute)
Archbishop Vigano (numerous interviews and podcasts
Lifesite News (John Henry Westen)
Recommended Books:
A Church In Crisis: Pathways Forward, Ralph Martin, Emmaus Road Publishing, 2020
Nearly forty years ago, Ralph Martin's bestselling A Crisis of Truth exposed the damaging trends in Catholic teaching and preaching that, combined with attacks from secular society, threatened the mission and life of the Catholic Church. While much has been done to counter false teaching over the last four decades, today the Church faces even more insidious threats from outside and within. In A Church in Crisis: Pathways Forward, Martin offers a detailed look at the growing hostility to the Catholic Church and its teaching. With copious evidence, Martin uncovers the forces working to undermine the Body of Christ and offers hope to those looking for clarity.
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Infiltration: The Plot to Destroy the Church from Within, Taylor Marshall, Sophia Institute Press, 2019
It took nearly two millennia for the enemies of the Catholic Church to realize they could not successfully attack the Church from the outside. That all changed in the mid-19th century, when clandestine societies populated by Modernists and Marxists hatched a plan to subvert the Catholic Church from within. Their goal: to change Her doctrine, Her liturgy, and Her mission. You'll come to see that the seemingly endless scandals plaguing the Church are not the result, as so many think, of cultural changes, or of Vatican II, but rather the natural consequences of an orchestrated demonic plot to destroy the Church.
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Why Humanae Vitae is Still Right, Janet Smith, Ignatius Press, 2018
After half a century, how has the teaching of Pope Paul VI on marriage and birth control, presented in his encyclical Humanae vitae (On Human Life), held up? Very well, says philosopher Janet Smith and her colleagues in Why Humanae Vitae Is Still Right. A sequel to Smith's classic Why Humanae Vitae Was Right, this new volume shows how the ethical, theological, spiritual, and sociological case for Paul VI's controversial document remains strong—indeed, how it's in some ways even stronger today, following Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body and in light of the problems caused by the sexual revolution.
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Theology of the Body for Beginners, Dr. Christopher West, 2018
Theology of the Body for Beginners is a concise introduction to the answer to that question. Using simple, everyday language, Dr. Christopher West lays a foundation for understanding the basics of St. John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, making his profound teachings on human sexuality easy to grasp and apply in our lives. You will discover a deeper understanding of your role in your family and in society, learn how to better love and be loved by your spouse or future spouse, and gain new insights on how to respond with clarity and compassion to hot-button issues on sexuality. This updated, revised edition offers new insights from West’s own research in addition to wisdom from Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis.
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