Catholics Apologetics is a branch of Theology. The word Äpologetics comes from an ancient Greek word apologia, meaning to make a reasoned defence or justification of something. Apologetics means giving a reasoned explanation for the Faith. Apologetics is all about knowing why we believe what we believe. 

 

In the New Testament, the word apologia is found in many places such as Act 22:1, 1 Peter 3:15 etc. In Acts 22:1 St. Paul uses this term “apologia” to defend his new faith in Jesus Christ. In the early Church during persecution time Christians were challenged to explain their faith to pagans. This gave rise to the first group of Christian intellectuals who took on the task of explaining the faith to the pagans in a scholarly fashion and they were called the Greek Apologists. Among them was St. Justin the Martyr, the first Apologist. They were the first to explain the Christian doctrine rationally and in an intellectually satisfying guise. Yet they may be considered the founders of the science of Christian theology. 

 

The Apologetics in the Catholic Church down the centuries has taken a back seat. But this time more than any other time when we are bombarded by so much misinformation, this course in Apologetics is like God sent.  In this course you learn why and what about the Catholic Faith using Scripture, the teaching of the Early Church Fathers, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and common sense.

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