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
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