Answers: Apologetics for Catholic Youth

Your Catholic Teen has questions. And the Church has answers! 

ANSWERS is a short, to-the-point handbook designed to answer the questions modern Catholic Teens are dealing with so they feel both clarity and pride in their Catholic Faith.

Answers to 25 Big Catholic Questions!

Drawing on the wisdom of the Church developed over the past 2,000 years by countless holy men and women, ANSWERS will help your Catholic Teen find satisfactory answers to 25 big Catholic Questions:

• DOES GOD EXIST?
• IF GOD IS GOOD, WHY DO SO MANY BAD THINGS HAPPEN? WHY DOES HE ALLOW US TO SUFFER?
• DO I NEED RELIGION?
• AREN’T ALL RELIGIONS TRUE?
• HOW DO I KNOW THAT JESUS IS GOD?
• WHICH TYPE OF CHRISTIAN SHOULD I BE?
• IS THE EUCHARIST THE BODY AND BLOOD OF JESUS?
• WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I DIE? 
• WHO GETS INTO HEAVEN?
• WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH MARY?
• WHY CAN ONLY MEN BE PRIESTS?
• WHAT IF I DON’T LIKE MY PRIEST?
• WHY CAN’T I TAKE MY SINS DIRECTLY TO GOD AND SKIP CONFESSION?
• WHAT ROLE DO SAINTS PLAY?
• WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH THE POPE?
• WHY IS ABORTION SUCH A BIG DEAL TO CATHOLICS?
• DOES WHAT I DO WITH MY BODY MATTER?
• WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT PORNOGRAPHY?
• WHY DO I NEED TO WAIT UNTIL I AM MARRIED TO HAVE SEX?
• CAN CATHOLICS GET DIVORCED?
• WHY CAN’T CATHOLICS USE ARTIFICIAL BIRTH CONTROL?
• DOES THE CATHOLIC CHURCH HATE HOMOSEXUALS?
• WHY CAN’T SAME-SEX COUPLES GET MARRIED IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH?
• DOES THE CATHOLIC CHURCH HATE PEOPLE WHO ARE TRANSGENDER OR NONBINARY?
• IS BEING RICH A SIN?
  

Each question is answered thoroughly and in a way that is appropriate for Catholic Teens. Instead of simply stringing together a series of quotes from the Catechism or encyclicals, we took time to explain and give examples.