What is the role of the pope in the Catholic Church? How can Catholic beliefs about the office of the papacy be explained and defended? Where is the pope in the Bible? (Download audio | Download notes)
Do Catholics believe that you can earn your salvation? Is salvation by faith alone or by faith and works? (Download audio | Download notes)
Do Catholics believe in the rapture? Will believers be caught up into heaven before a great tribulation at the end of time? (Download audio | Download notes)
What is the role of the saints in the Catholic Faith? If Jesus is the one mediator between God and humanity, why do Catholics seek the intercession of the saints in heaven? (Download audio | Download notes)
What is the role of the saints in the Catholic Faith? If Jesus is the one mediator between God and humanity, why do Catholics seek the intercession of the saints in heaven? (Download audio | Download notes)
Is the Eucharist a symbol of Christ, or is it really the body of Christ? Why do Catholics call the Eucharist a “sacrifice”? Why is this celebration so important for the Church? (Download audio | Download notes)
The Catholic Church’s teachings about Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, remain a significant source of confusion and dispute among non-Catholic Christians. What does the Catholic Church teach about the Virgin Mary, and why? (Download audio here | Download notes here)
What can we learn today from the great saints of the past, such as St. Augustine, St. Teresa of Avila, and St. John of the Cross? In this presentation by Leonard Wathen, you’ll learn about the three basic stages that we progress through in our relationship with God, as outlined by many of the great Christians of the past. (Download audio here | Download notes here)
Fifty years, ago, Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council, which has dramatically shaped the Church. Join Leonard Wathen in this presentation to recap what has changed in the Church in the last 50 years and, more importantly, the mission of the Church that remains unchanged. (Download audio | Download notes)