Resources for Study

The Ascension App
https://app.ascensionpress.com/explore

Invited: OCIA Program
https://app.ascensionpress.com/study-plans/e1e94797-bd17-42d3-b4e6-a6979f6b179a

Apologetics - General

Catholic Answers:
https://www.catholic.com/

Eternal Christendom: Becoming Catholic Series:
https://eternalchristendom.com/becoming-catholic/articles/

Prime Matters – Foundational Principles:
https://www.primematters.com/foundations

The Coming Home Network:
https://chnetwork.org/

Jimmy Akin (Catholic apologist):
https://jimmyakin.com/library/online-articles

IMBeggar:
https://www.imbeggar.com/

Classical Theism:
https://www.classicaltheism.com/

The Great Debates of Philosophy with Dr. Peter Kreeft:
https://www.wordonfire.org/videos/the-great-debates-of-philosophy/

Reasonable Catholic:
https://www.reasonablecatholic.com/

Faith and Reason – Franciscan University of Steubenville:
https://faithandreason.com/

Dr. Scott Hahn’s Recommended Resources for Apologetics:
https://www.scotthahn.com/recommended-apologetics-reading

Reasonable Faith (not Catholic):
https://www.reasonablefaith.org/

Clear Thinking Podcast (not Catholic):
https://clearthinking.podbean.com/page/2/

Ratio Christi (not Catholic)
https://ratiochristi.org/

Apologetics – Faith and Science

The Magis Center:
https://www.magiscenter.com/

Purposeful Universe:
https://www.magiscenter.com/purposeful-universe-videos

Reaons to Believe (not Catholic):
https://reasons.org/

Biologos (not Catholic):
https://biologos.org/

The Call to the Christian Life

The Rescue Project:
https://watch.actsxxix.org/therescueproject/season:2

The Search (on Formed; sign up at the link below):
https://watch.formed.org/the-search

The Quest (from the University of Dallas):
https://quest.udallas.edu/episodes

Bible

Online Bibles:
https://www.biblegateway.com/

Bible in a Year:
https://ascensionpress.com/pages/biy-registration
https://www.youtube.com/@TheBibleinaYear

The Bible Project:
https://bibleproject.com/

Agape Catholic Bible Study:
https://www.agapebiblestudy.com/

Blue Letter Bible (NOTE: Lots of good tools, but not Catholic)
https://www.blueletterbible.org/

Catena Bible (click on a verse to see the commentaries)
https://catenabible.com/

Dr. Scott Hahn’s recommended Catholic Biblical Resources:
https://www.scotthahn.com/catholic-biblical-study

Faith Formation

Formed – The Augustine Institute (sign up for a free account; search for St. Clare using our zip, 77059)
https://formed.org/signup

Ascension Podcasts:
https://app.ascensionpress.com/podcasts

Ascension Presents:
https://www.youtube.com/@AscensionPresents

Catechism in a Year:
https://www.youtube.com/@TheCatechismInAYear

Rosary in a Year:
https://www.youtube.com/@TheRosaryinaYear

Bishop Robert Barron’s “Word on Fire”:
https://www.wordonfire.org/

Godsplaining:
https://godsplaining.org/

Aquinas 101:
https://aquinas101.thomisticinstitute.org

Thomistic Institute Podcasts:
https://podcast.thomisticinstitute.org/

Institute of Catholic Culture:
https://instituteofcatholicculture.org/events

Benedictine College Resources:
https://media.benedictine.edu/

Christendom College Resources:
https://media.christendom.edu/
and
https://online.christendom.edu/

de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame:
https://www.youtube.com/user/ndethics

Catholic Thinkers:
https://www.catholicthinkers.org/
(Some courses not on main site are on the Youtube channel):
https://www.youtube.com/@catholicthinkers5617

Hillsdale College Online Courses (not Catholic):
https://online.hillsdale.edu/

Opus Dei – Summaries of Catholic Teaching:
https://opusdei.org/en/page/summaries-of-catholic-teaching/

Spiritual Direction:
https://spiritualdirection.com/

Apostoli Viae:
https://www.apostoliviae.org/

Spiritual Reading eBooks:
https://where-you-are.net/books/english/ebooks

New Liturgical Movement:
https://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/

Adoremus:
https://adoremus.org/

Relevant Radio:
https://relevantradio.com/

The Lila Rose Show:
https://www.youtube.com/@LilaRoseShow

Pints With Aquinas:
https://www.youtube.com/@pintswithaquinas

Resources You Need to Pay For

Catholic Productions:
https://catholicproductions.com/

St. Paul Center:
https://stpaulcenter.com/

Avila Institute:
https://avila-institute.org/

Openlight Media:
https://openlightmedia.com/

Word on Fire Institute:
https://institute.wordonfire.org/

Word on Fire Digital:
https://www.wofdigital.org/

Select Catholic Publishers

Ignatius Press:
https://ignatius.com/

Emmaus Road Publishing:
https://stpaulcenter.com/store

Ascension Press:
https://ascensionpress.com/

Sophia Institute Press:
https://sophiainstitute.com/

Midwest Theological Forum:
https://theologicalforum.org/

Cluny Media:
https://clunymedia.com/

Tan Books:
https://tanbooks.com/

Angelico Press:
https://angelicopress.com/

Baronius Press:
https://www.baronius.com/

Arouca Press:
https://www.aroucapress.com/

St. Augustine Academy Press:
https://www.staugustineacademypress.com/

Catholic Teen Books:
https://www.catholicteenbooks.com/

Reference

Catholic Culture Resources Page:
https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/resources/

Catholic Library
Catholic Teachings: What You Need To Know
Catholic Dictionary
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Fathers of the Church
The Father William Most Collection

US Conference of Catholic Bishops:
https://www.usccb.org/

Vatican:
https://www.vatican.va/

Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN):
https://www.ewtn.com/

Beginning Catholic:
https://www.beginningcatholic.com/

My Catholic Life!
https://mycatholic.life/the-my-catholic-life-series/
https://mycatholic.life/rcia/

Encyclopedia of Catholic Theology (a work in progress):
https://www.ect.org/

Catholic Encyclopedia (1917 version):
https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/

Fathers of the Church:
https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/

Select Church Documents:
https://www.newadvent.org/library/

National Catholic Register:
https://www.ncregister.com/

updated 7.28.2026/jwk