Welcome to the New Saint Thomas Institute Certificate in Catholic Apologetics. Charter and Premium members can follow these video lessons culminating in a final exam in order to receive their Certificate in Catholic Apologetics. Get started by clicking on a lessons below. When you finish watching a video, be sure to mark the “completed” button at the bottom of each lesson. This will keep track of what you have watched and studied.
| Module 1 | 1. Getting Started with Your Catholic Apologetics Certificate |
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| Unit 1 | Step 1: How to Keep Track of Your Progress in Apologetics |
| Unit 2 | Step 2: Practice Quiz for Apologetics |
| Unit 3 | Syllabus for the Certificate in Apologetics |
| Module 2 | 2. The Secrets to Catholic Apologetics |
| Unit 1 | What is Apologetics? |
| Unit 2 | Habits of the Effective Apologist |
| Unit 3 | Tools of the Catholic Apologist |
| Unit 4 | 5 Mistakes Catholics Make in Apologetics (Don't Do These) |
| Unit 5 | Quiz for the Secrets of Apologetics |
| Module 3 | 3. Controversial Catholic Moral Teachings |
| Unit 1 | Drugs, Marijuana, and Alcohol: A Catholic Teaching on Intoxication |
| Unit 2 | Contraception: How to Explain the Catholic Teaching on Human Sexuality |
| Unit 3 | Homosexuality and Same-Sex Marriage: How to Sanely Explain the Catholic Teaching |
| Unit 4 | Abortion: How to Defend the Catholic Teaching |
| Unit 5 | Divorce, Remarriage and Annulments in the Catholic Church |
| Unit 6 | Quiz on Moral Teachings |
| Module 4 | 4. Atheism and Secularism |
| Unit 1 | History of Atheism |
| Unit 2 | The Four Horsemen of the New Atheism |
| Unit 3 | The Absolute Best Way to Talk to an Atheist |
| Unit 4 | The 9 Best Arguments of Atheism (and How to Answer Them) |
| Unit 5 | Church and State: Religion and Secularism in the Public Square |
| Unit 6 | Quiz on Atheism and Secularism |
| Module 5 | 5. Answering Protestants |
| Unit 1 | The History of the Protestant Reformation |
| Unit 2 | How to Answer Scripture Alone (Sola Scriptura) in 2 Steps |
| Unit 3 | How to Answer Justification by Faith Alone (Sola Fide) in 3 Steps |
| Unit 4 | How to Explain the Eucharist is 5 Minutes |
| Unit 5 | The Virgin Mary: How to Explain Her to Protestants |
| Unit 6 | The Papacy: How to Explain It to Protestants |
| Unit 7 | Quiz on Answer Protestants |
| Module 6 | 6. When Catholics Leave the Church |
| Unit 1 | How to Draw People Back into the Catholic Church |
| Unit 2 | How to Talk with Catholic-to-Protestant Converts |
| Unit 3 | How to Talk with Cafeteria Catholics |
| Unit 4 | How to Talk about Scandalous Clergy |
| Unit 5 | How to Address Liturgical Abuse |
| Unit 6 | How to Talk with Sedevacantist and Radical Traditionalists |
| Unit 7 | Quiz on When Catholics Leave the Church |
| Module 7 | 7. Cults, Eastern Religions and New Age |
| Unit 1 | Latter Day Saints (Mormons) Refuted in 4 Points |
| Unit 2 | Jehovah’s Witnesses Refuted in 3 Points |
| Unit 3 | The Catholic View on Hinduism |
| Unit 4 | Buddhism: A Catholic Approach to Suffering and Salvation |
| Unit 5 | The Catholic View on Neo-Paganism and Wicca |
| Unit 6 | Is Yoga Okay for Christians? |
| Unit 7 | Quiz on Cults, New Age, and Eastern Religions |
| Module 8 | 8. How to Answer Jewish and Muslim Objections |
| Unit 1 | 5 Common Objections of Muslims Against Christianity |
| Unit 2 | How to Share the Faith with a Muslim? |
| Unit 3 | Do Jewish People Go to Heaven? |
| Unit 4 | 12 Common Jewish Objections against Catholicism |
| Unit 5 | How to Share the Faith with a Jewish Friend? |
| Unit 6 | For Jewish Friends: The Daniel Argument |
| Unit 7 | Quiz for Judaism and Islam |
| Module 9 | Module 9. Review and Final Exam |
| Unit 1 | Study Guide and Review for the Certificate in Catholic Apologetics |
| Unit 2 | Certificate in Catholic Apologetics Final Exam |
