
Big Book
The “Big Book” is the foundation of the entire Credible Catholic series of products. It is presented here in 20 volumes that follow the four parts of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church
The Profession of Faith – Part 1
Volume 1 – THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
Chapter One – Scientific Evidence of an Intelligent Creator
Chapter Two – Philosophical Evidence of God
Chapter Three – The Transcendental Attributes of God – Perfect Truth, Love, Goodness, Beauty and Being
THE TRANSCENDENTAL ATTRIBUTES OF GOD – PERFECT TRUTH, LOVE, GOODNESS, BEAUTY AND BEING
I. Absolute Simplicity is Perfect Inclusivity and Perfect Unity
II. There Can Be Only One Perfect Unity
III. Perfect Love is Perfect Unity
IV. Perfect Justice/Goodness is a Perfect Unity
V. Perfect Beauty is a Perfect Unity
VI. Conclusion
Chapter Four – A Catholic Response to Six Contemporary Issues
A CATHOLIC RESPONSE TO SIX CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
I. Can the Existence of God be Disproved?
II. If There is so Much Evidence for God, Why do We Need Faith?
III. If the Scientific and Philosophical Evidence is so Probative, Why are Some Scientists Atheists?
IV. The Bible and Science
V. Evolution and the Church – Is There a Conflict?
VI. The Possibility of Aliens
Volume 2 – EVIDENCE OF OUR TRANSPHYSICAL SOUL
Chapter One - Evidence of the Soul and Heaven from Near Death Experiences
EVIDENCE OF THE SOUL AND HEAVEN FROM NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES
I. Definitions and Descriptions
II. Four Important Studies
III. Three Kinds of Verifiable Evidence
IV. Response to Physicalist Explanations
V. Near Death Experiences, Love, and Resurrection
VI. Complementary Evidence of a Soul from Terminal Lucidity
Chapter Two – Evidence of the Soul from our Transcendental Desires
Chapter Three – God’s Presence to our Consciousness: The Numinous Experience, Intuition of the Sacred, and Conscience
GOD’S PRESENCE TO OUR CONSCIOUSNESS: THE NUMINOUS EXPERIENCE, INTUITION OF THE SACRED, AND CONSCIENCE
I. The Numinous Experience – Rudolf Otto
II. The Intuition of the Sacred – Mircea Eliade
III. Kant and Newman on the Divine Origin of Conscience
IV. The Cosmic Struggle between Good and Evil – J.R.R. Tolkein and Carl Jung
V. Conclusion: An Initial Conclusion about “the Soul”
Chapter Four – Human Intelligence versus Artificial and Animal Intelligence
Chapter Five – Self-Consciousness
Chapter Six – Methodological Considerations and Conclusions about our Transphysical Soul
Chapter Seven – Free Will and Original Sin
Volume 3 – EVIDENCE FOR THE HISTORICITY AND DIVINITY OF JESUS CHRIST
Chapter One - Six Questions from a Creator to Jesus
Chapter Two - Corroboration of Jesus outside the New Testament
Chapter Three - The Preaching of the Apostolic Church
Chapter Four - The Evidence of the Heart
Chapter Five - Jesus' Resurrection in Glory
JESUS’ RESURRECTION IN GLORY
I. Gary Habermas’ Study of Recent Scholarship on the Resurrection
II. The Gospel Accounts of Jesus’ Risen Appearances to the Apostles
III. Paul’s Testimony to the Resurrection of Jesus
IV. N.T. Wright’s Two Arguments for the Historicity of Jesus’ Resurrection
V. The Empty Tomb
VI. Correlations Between the Resurrection of Jesus and Near Death Experiences
VII. Conclusion
Chapter Six - Miracles by His Own Authority Jesus’ Miracles and Spirit
Chapter Seven - Jesus’ Gift of The Holy Spirit
Chapter Eight - Science and The Shroud of Turin
Chapter Nine - Miracles associated with Mary, Saints and The Holy Eucharist
Volume 4 – THE SIGNIFICANCE OF JESUS
Chapter One - Seven Common Characteristics of all Major Religions
Chapter Two - How Jesus changed the History of Religions – Four Unique Aspects of His Revelation
Chapter Three - Jesus’ Proclamation of God’s Unconditional Love – Abba and the Father of the Prodigal Son
Chapter Four - Jesus’ Love of the Poor, the Sick, and Sinners
Chapter Five - Jesus’ Unconditional Love – The Passion and The Eucharist
Chapter Six - Who did Jesus say He was?
Chapter Seven - Who God is Not
Chapter Eight - The Universality of Jesus’ Salvation
Chapter Nine - The Effect of Jesus’ Teaching on World Culture
Volume 5 – CENTRAL DOCTRINES OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Chapter One - Divine Nature versus Divine Person
Chapter Two - The Holy Trinity
Chapter Three - The Incarnation of Jesus
Chapter Four - The New Testament Background on The Incarnation
Chapter Five - The Virginal Conception of Jesus
Chapter Six - Further Reflections on Jesus’ Conception and the Virgin Birth
Chapter Seven - Heaven
Chapter Eight - Hell
Chapter Nine - Purgatory

The Catechism of the Catholic Church
The Celebration of the Christian Mystery – Part 2
Volume 6 – THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Chapter One – Why Do We Need a Church?
Chapter Two – Why the Catholic Church?
WHY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH?
I. Jesus as the Universal Temple – the Unifying Body of the Christian Church
II. Did Jesus Think the Church Would Endure beyond the Apostles?
III. The Historicity of Matthew’s Commissioning Logion (Matthew 16:17-19)
IV. Did Jesus’ Commission of Peter Include His Successors?
V. Peter in the Acts of the Apostles and at the Council of Jerusalem
VI. Were Peter’s Successors accorded Primacy in the Post-Petrine Church?
Chapter Three – The Purpose and Benefit of the Church Relationship, Worship, Learning, and Service
Chapter Four – The Catholic Church’s Structure
Chapter Five – The Teaching Authority of the Church
Chapter Six – The Structure of Dioceses and Parishes
Chapter Seven – Summary and Plan - Where Have We Come From and Where Are We Going?
Volume 7 – INSPIRATION, CANONICITY AND THE OLD TESTAMENT
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Volume 8 – JESUS AND THE NEW TESTAMENT
Coming soon
Volume 9 – THE SACRED EUCHARISTIC LITURGY
Chapter One - Jesus’ Intention at The Last Supper
Chapter Two - The Eucharistic Commemoration in the First Century
Chapter Three - Transubstantiation
Chapter Four - The Later Development of The Mass of The Roman Rite
Chapter Five - The Mass as Prayer and Union with The Lord
Chapter Six - The Five Graces of The Holy Eucharist
Volume 10 – BAPTISM, CONFIRMATION, RECONCILIATION, ORDERS, SACRAMENT OF THE SICK
Chapter One - Baptism
Chapter Two - Confirmation
Chapter Three - Sacrament of Reconciliation or Penance
Chapter Four - Sacrament of the Sick
Chapter Five - Holy Orders
Volume 11 – MARRIAGE
Chapter One - Marriage as a Sacrament
Chapter Two - A Contemporary Theology of Sexuality, Love, and Marriage
Chapter Three - Decisions, Expectations, Attitudes, and Habits that foster Sound Marriages
Chapter Four - The Problem of Divorce and the Process of Annulment
Volume 12 – THE CHURCH AND SPIRITUAL CONVERSION
Chapter One - The Need for the Church
Chapter Two - The Gifts of the Inner Church
Chapter Three - The Outer Church and Spiritual Conversion
Chapter Four - Devotion to Mary, the Saints, and the Holy Eucharist
Chapter Five - Sacramentals, Symbols, and Holy Places

The Catechism of the Catholic Church
Life in Christ – Part 3
Volume 13 – FOUR LEVELS OF HAPPINESS
Chapter One – Four Kinds of Happiness
Chapter Two – Four Levels of Happiness
Chapter Three – The Comparison Game
Chapter Four – Getting Out of the Comparison Game – The Move to Level 3
GETTING OUT OF THE COMPARISON GAME – THE MOVE TO LEVEL 3
I. A Three-step Process for Transforming our Fundamental Attitudes
II. First Fundamental Attitude: What Kind of Purpose in Life Am I Looking For?
III. Second Fundamental Attitude: What Am I Looking for in Others?
IV. Third Fundamental Attitude: What Am I Looking for in Myself?
V. What Kind of Freedom Am I Seeking?
VI. The Benefits of Moving from Dominant Level One-Two to Dominant Level Three-Four
VII. The Level Three-Four Comparison Game
Chapter Five – Overcoming Cosmic Emptiness, Loneliness, and Alienation – Move to Level 4
Volume 14 – SUFFERING, SPIRITUAL EVIL, AND JESUS’ DEFEAT OF SATAN
Chapter One - The Reality of Spiritual Good and its Presence in the World
Chapter Three – The Reality of Spiritual Evil and its Distinction from merely Psychological Phenomena
Volume 15 – TEMPTATION, DECEPTION AND DEADLY SINS
Chapter Two - How the Evil One Works - Temptation, Deception, and Discouragement
Chapter Three - The Eight Deadly Sins
Volume 16 – MORAL CONVERSION
Chapter Two - Moral Conversion: Three Steps to Resisting Temptation
Volume 17 – PERSONAL ETHICS AND SOCIAL ETHICS
Chapter Two - Principles of Christian Personal Ethics: Biblical Context and the Prohibition of Adultery
PRINCIPLES OF CHRISTIAN PERSONAL ETHICS: BIBLICAL CONTEXT AND THE PROHIBITION OF ADULTERY
I. Do Not Commit Adultery or Sexual Impropriety
II. Spiritual Versus Mechanistic Views of Sexuality
III. The Power of Social Norming and the Breakdown of Sexual Mores
IV. Jesus’ Teaching on Extramarital Sex, Premarital Sex, and Homosexual Lifestyle
