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Catholic Apologetics for the Parent of a Questioning Teen
Short videos for the parent of a teen with real questions — and the tradition that takes them seriously.
How this collection works
- Who watches this
- You — the person showing up. These videos aren't for the recipient.
- When
- Before a conversation, when you're not sure what to say. Watch alone, take a beat.
- What each beat is for
- Caption orients you before watching. Takeaway is the line to hold onto. Reflection questions turn watching into a small decision.
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How to Question Your Faith Well
Ascension Presents · 10 min
A campus chaplain on why the Catholic Church loves questions — and the three levels every question is operating at.
Takeaway
Most questions are on one of three levels — what the Church teaches, why she teaches it, or how to live it. Name the level and you give the right answer, not a louder one.
Reflection
01
Next time your teenager asks something hard, pause before answering — what level is the question really on: what the Church teaches, why, or how to live it?
02
Write down the one question your teen has asked this month that you didn't have a good answer to. Go look up the Catholic answer this week.
03
Name out loud, in front of your teenager, one question YOU are still working through about the faith. Modeling the move is the lesson.
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