Evidence for Catholic Moral Teaching

In this course, Catholic Answers apologist Trent Horn will equip you to defend Catholic teaching on tough moral issues like abortion, euthanasia, same-sex marriage, transgenderism, and much more.

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Course Overview

If you faithfully live out the Catholic Church’s moral teachings, there’s a good chance people will say you’re "homophobic," "transphobic," or "anti-woman." It’s not enough for Catholics to be able to share the Church’s teachings, they must be able to defend them as well. That’s why the Catholic Answers School of Apologetics is offering Evidence for Catholic Moral Teaching as a resource to equip you to understand, explain, and defend the Church’s teachings on the toughest moral issues of our day.

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Evidence for Catholic Moral Teaching contains more than 60 short, easy-to-watch video segments, so you can study at your own pace.

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Abortion
Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
Homosexuality
Just War
Pornography
Divorce and Remarriage
As well as modern issues like immigration, socialism, environmentalism, and the need for religious liberty

In this lesson, Trent Horn demonstrates the problems with Transgender ideology, and how Catholics can respond.

Instructor

Trent Horn

After his conversion to the Catholic faith, Trent Horn earned master’s degrees in the fields of theology, philosophy, and bioethics. He serves as a staff apologist for Catholic Answers, where he specializes in teaching Catholics to graciously and persuasively engage those who disagree with them.

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Evidence for Catholic Moral Teaching
- Introduction: Evidence for Catholic Moral Teaching FREE PREVIEW
- Download the Course Study Guide
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Philosophical Foundations of Moral Apologetics
- Lesson 1: The Nature of Morality
- Quiz: The Nature of Morality
- Lesson 2: Moral Skepticism
- Quiz: Moral Skepticism
- Lesson 3: Moral Relativism
- Quiz: Moral Relativism
- Lesson 4: Utilitarianism
- Quiz: Utilitarianism
- Lesson 5: Natural Law
- Quiz: Natural Law
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Theological Foundations of Morality
- Lesson 6: The Morality of Human Acts
- Quiz: The Morality of Human Acts
- Lesson 7: The Nature of Sin
- Quiz: The Nature of Sin
- Lesson 8: The Morality of the Passions
- Quiz: The Morality of the Passions
- Lesson 9: Morality and Conscience
- Quiz: Morality and Conscience
- Lesson 10: The Authority of Church Teachings
- Quiz: The Authority of Church Teachings
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Human Identity
- Lesson 11: Free Will
- Quiz: Free Will
- Lesson 12: Christian Anthropology
- Quiz: Christian Anthropology
- Lesson 13: Sex and Gender
- Quiz: Sex and Gender
- Lesson 14: Debunking Transgender Ideology
- Quiz: Debunking Transgender Ideology
- Lesson 15: Pastoral Advice for Confronting Transgender Ideology
- Quiz: Pastoral Advice for Confronting Transgender Ideology
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Sexual Ethics
- Lesson 16: Theology of the Body
- Quiz: Theology of the Body
- Lesson 17: Biblical Sexual Ethics
- Quiz: Biblical Sexual Ethics
- Lesson 18: The Teaching of the Magisterium on Sexual Ethics
- Quiz: The Teaching of the Magisterium on Sexual Ethics
- Lesson 19: Scholastic Natural Law on Sexual Ethics
- Quiz: Scholastic Natural Law on Sexual Ethics
- Lesson 20: New Natural Law on Sexual Ethics
- Quiz: New Natural Law on Sexual Ethics
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Marital Permanence and Complementarity
- Lesson 21: Same-Sex Marriage: Part I
- Quiz: Same-Sex Marriage: Part I
- Lesson 22: Same-Sex Marriage: Part II
- Quiz: Same-Sex Marriage: Part II
- Lesson 23: Marriage and Divorce
- Quiz: Marriage and Divorce
- Lesson 24: Divorce and Remarriage
- Quiz: Divorce and Remarriage
- Lesson 25: Annulments
- Quiz: Annulments
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Marital Fruitfulness
- Lesson 26: Contraception and History
- Quiz: Contraception and History
- Lesson 27: The Pontifical Birth Control Commission
- Quiz: The Pontifical Birth Control Commission
- Lesson 28: Philosophical Arguments against Contraception
- Quiz: Philosophical Arguments Against Contraception
- Lesson 29: Contraception and Natural Family Planning (NFP)
- Quiz: Contraception and Natural Family Planning (NFP)
- Lesson 30: Sterilization and Health Issues
- Quiz: Sterilization and Health Issues
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Non-Marital Sexual Behavior
- Lesson 31: Masturbation
- Quiz: Masturbation
- Lesson 32: Pornography
- Quiz: Pornography
- Lesson 33: Polygamy
- Quiz: Polygamy
- Lesson 34: Fornication / Cohabitation
- Quiz: Fornication/Cohabitation
- Lesson 35: Prostitution
- Quiz: Prostitution
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Homosexuality
- Lesson 36: Homosexuality and Culture
- Quiz: Homosexuality and Culture
- Lesson 37: Homosexuality and Catholicism
- Quiz: Homosexuality and Catholicism
- Lesson 38: Homosexuality and Natural Law
- Quiz: Homosexuality and Natural Law
- Lesson 39: Homosexuality and the Old Testament
- Quiz: Homosexuality and the Old Testament
- Lesson 40: Homosexuality and the New Testament
- Quiz: Homosexuality and the New Testament
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Abortion
- Lesson 41: Pragmatic Arguments for Abortion
- Quiz: Pragmatic Arguments for Abortion
- Lesson 42: The Humanity of the Unborn
- Quiz: The Humanity of the Unborn
- Lesson 43: Personhood of the Unborn
- Quiz: The Personhood of the Unborn
- Lesson 44: Bodily Autonomy Arguments for Abortion
- Quiz: Bodily Autonomy Arguments for Abortion
- Lesson 45: Pro-Choice Theological Arguments
- Quiz: Pro-Choice Theological Arguments
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Embryos and Assisted Reproductive Technologies
- Lesson 46: Embryo Ethics
- Quiz: Embryo Ethics
- Lesson 47: Stem Cell Research
- Quiz: Stem Cell Research
- Lesson 48: Human Cloning
- Quiz: Human Cloning
- Lesson 49: Licit and Illicit Fertility Treatments
- Quiz: Licit and Illicit Fertility Treatments
- Lesson 50: In-Vitro Fertilization
- Quiz: In-Vitro Fertilization
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Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia
- Lesson 51: History of Euthanasia
- Quiz: History of Euthanasia
- Lesson 52: History of Assisted Suicide
- Quiz: History of Assisted Suicide
- Lesson 53: Answering Assisted Suicide Arguments
- Quiz: Answering Assisted Suicide Arguments
- Lesson 54: The Catholic Position on End-of-Life Issues
- Quiz: The Catholic Position on End of Life Issues
- Lesson 55: Organ Donation and Mutilation
- Quiz: Organ Donation and Mutilation
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Human Rights and Duties
- Lesson 56: The Duty to Defend Society
- Quiz: The Duty to Defend Society
- Lesson 57: Duty to the Environment
- Quiz: Duty to the Environment
- Lesson 58: The Right to Migrate
- Quiz: The Right to Migrate
- Lesson 59: The Right to Own Private Property
- Quiz: The Right to Own Private Property
- Lesson 60: Religious Liberty
- Quiz: Religious Liberty
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Next Steps
- List of Recommended Reading
- Before you go...

Informative and Beneficial

Sylvia De Jesus

A lot of information was given but in a way that is easy to take in and remember. You learn a lot of basic truths we often take for granted.

A lot of information was given but in a way that is easy to take in and remember. You learn a lot of basic truths we often take for granted.
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Excellent course

Stephen Hertz

Good overview of basic morality explained in a clear and concise style with many illustrative examples.

Good overview of basic morality explained in a clear and concise style with many illustrative examples.
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Ways of doing Apologetics

Paul Watkins

Good basic information for life and living.

Good basic information for life and living.
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Practical, understandable, truthful, powerful

William McCraley

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The Duty to Defend Society

Richard Cordell

Overall, outstanding. I look forward to using the information I gained from this course. I'm fairly confident you've already heard this, but just in case....
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Overall, outstanding. I look forward to using the information I gained from this course. I'm fairly confident you've already heard this, but just in case... There is no text (Lesson Guide) for this lesson (The Duty to Defend Society). At that point in the course, the video titles (numbering) diverge from the Lesson Guide numbering. In addition, lesson 60 (Religious Liberty) is duplicated at the end (video only). Thank you for all you do.
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Human Identity

Mark Cascia

Trent Horn gives excellent presentations with truth and compassion on the topics of Christian Anthropology, Sex and Gender, Debunking Transgender Ideology an...
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Trent Horn gives excellent presentations with truth and compassion on the topics of Christian Anthropology, Sex and Gender, Debunking Transgender Ideology and Pastoral Advice for Confronting Transgender Ideology in the section on Human Identity. He gives practical advice on how we can refute transgender ideology when talking to transgender "rights" advocates by framing the discussion around not wanting to lie about people's identity, including their fundamental sexual identity. He emphasizes that people who suffer from gender dysphoria are in need of psychological, psychiatric, and emotional help as with other disorders, and that we should strive to gently correct those who embrace transgender ideology by refuting their arguments with good evidence without demeaning the people who suffer from this affliction.
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Philosophical Foundations of Moral Apologetics

Michael Murnock

For me, this course has been both remarkably organized and powerfully educational.

For me, this course has been both remarkably organized and powerfully educational.
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Abortion Section

Martin Ng

Brilliantly laid out why abortion is wrong in a scientific, moral and theological way with answers to almost every objection to the prolife stance. A must fo...
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Brilliantly laid out why abortion is wrong in a scientific, moral and theological way with answers to almost every objection to the prolife stance. A must for all Catholics and those who are prolife.
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