GRAYCE: Apologetics
Apologetics uses reason, logic, and scripture to defend the truths of our Catholic tradition.

Apologetics sessions are generally held twice a month, scheduled for the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, at 8:15pm in the Resurrection Great Hall following the GRAYCE Holy Hour.

APRIL 2007
Sarah's Mission Trip to Peru

Sarah Allmaras from the GRAYCE core team recently returned from a mission trip where she spent several months in Peru (in the South American continent). Sarah gave an inspiring account of the lives she touched, shared photographs, and talked about the stark poverty and other troubles that God's beloved children in Peru endure day to day.

MARCH 2007
Papal Authority

As the current pope, Benedict XVI shepherds over 1 billion Catholics. What is the role of pope for and why do we need it? What is its scriptural basis? Join us for the answers to these questions and for some interesting facts about the leaders of our church over the ages.

FEBRUARY 2007
Heaven, Hell and Purgatory

What awaits us after we die? What can the church tell us? Are we going to heaven or is heaven coming to us? Did Jesus establish the Kingdom of heaven here on earth? Is satan real? Is there a hell? What exactly is purgatory? These questions and much more.

JANUARY 2007
The Trinity

January's apologetics sessions are on the Trinity: the three manifestations of the one God.

  1. God the Father and Creator
  2. Jesus, the Son of God, both fully God and fully human
  3. The Holy Spirit

DECEMBER 2006
The Eucharist

December's apologetics sessions are on the Eucharist and the true presence of the body and blood of Jesus in the Sacrament of the Eucharist.

NOVEMBER 2006
Lumen Gentium

Lumen Gentium is a document of Pope Paul VI, written during Vatican II. "Lumen Gentium" means Light of the Nations. It is available from the vatican website: Lumen Gentium


"Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect." 1 Peter 3:15-16