4 Sessions

• Thursday | October 24 | November 7, 14, 21 

• 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm

Catholic Archdiocesan Education Centre 

2 Highland Road

Singapore 549102 

As catechists, it is sometimes difficult to articulate answers when it comes to questions of faith. This course will address the following topics:

Session 1: The existence of God, Reconciling science and the faith, e.g. The Theory of Evolution and the Creation story

• How do we know God is real?

• If God is good, how come there is evil and suffering in the world?

• How come what we learn in science contradicts the Bible, e.g. Creation story VS the Big Bang, Theory of Evolution? 

Session 2: The Christ in history, the truth of Christianity

• Is Jesus really God? 

• Aren’t all religions the same? Why should I be Christian?

• Did Jesus really start the Catholic Church?

Session 3: The tenets of the Catholic faith I - Mary and the Communion of Saints, The papacy and Apostolic Succession

• Why do Catholics ‘worship’ Mary?

• Why do we pray to the saints when we can pray directly to God?

• Why do Catholics have a pope?

• Why must we listen to the Pope?

Session 4: The tenets of the Catholic faith II - How to speak of the relevance of the Catholic faith in today’s world

• How is the Catholic faith still relevant to my life today? 

• Why should I remain Catholic when there are so many scandals in the Church?

• Can non-Catholics go to Heaven? 

The course seeks to:

• Inspire catechists to be excited about their faith and

• Equip them to always be prepared to give a reason for the hope that they have (cf. 1 Peter 3:15) by addressing questions of faith

Kelvin Chia -  Founding Member, ACT

Kelvin is a founding member of the Apostolate for Catholic Truth (ACT), a group dedicated to explaining the Catholic faith, its doctrines and practices. Since the establishment of ACT in 1994, Kelvin has given hundreds of talks to many groups and organisations in the Archdiocese of Singapore. He is a litigation lawyer in private practice and is married with 3 children. 

This course is for catechists, catechetical assistants, and facilitators of all levels who would like to find out more about Apologetics and to be better equipped to answer questions of Faith.

• Catechetical Coordinators & Level Coordinators for Children and/or Youth

• All Catechists & Assistant Catechists

• Catechetical Assistants & Facilitators

• RCIA Coordinators, Facilitators & Sponsors

*Waived by The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore

Notwithstanding the waiver of contribution fee, participants are required to register for all courses and events to assist us in the booking of appropriate rooms, the printing of materials and arrangement of tea and snacks, etc. In the event of foreseeable no-shows, we encourage participants to inform the office in advance to help prevent wastage of resources.