Catholic courses

Saints Light teaches the Catholic faith in 16 courses and 182 short lessons. 5 courses (67 lessons) are free to read in full on this site. The other 11 have a summary page for every lesson, and the full lessons are in the app, open free for 14 days.

Free courses, complete

• What Catholics believe · 12 lessons · freeStart Here: The Catholic Faith in Twelve LessonsThe whole map of the Catholic faith in twelve short lessons, from why you exist to how the story ends. Read one a day and you will know where every other course fits.
• What Catholics believe · 12 lessons · freeThe Apostles' Creed, Line by LineTwelve lessons, one for each article of the Apostles' Creed, explaining what every line means, where it comes from in Scripture, and why it matters for your life.
• Sacraments and worship · 9 lessons · freeBecoming Catholic: Your OCIA CompanionA step by step companion for the journey into the Catholic Church, from your first inquiry class to the Easter Vigil and beyond. It also welcomes Catholics who are finding their way home after years away.
• Sacraments and worship · 10 lessons · freePreparing for BaptismTen clear lessons on what Baptism is, what it does, how the rite unfolds and how to live it afterward. Each lesson includes a ready-to-use plan for a parish preparation class.
• What Catholics believe · 24 lessons · freeJesus Loves Me: A Catechism for ChildrenTwenty-four joyful lessons for children, from "God made me and loves me" to "Heaven is our home". Each lesson comes with a ready one-hour class plan, a memory verse and a closing prayer.

Courses in the app

• Sacraments and worship · 9 lessonsThe Seven SacramentsWhat a sacrament is and how each of the seven works, from Baptism to Matrimony, with the practical steps for going to Confession and a clear look at holy water, medals and scapulars.
• Sacraments and worship · 10 lessonsThe Mass, ExplainedA walk through the Mass from the moment you enter the church to the final blessing: what each part means, what to do, and how the Mass is celebrated across the year and around the world.
• Living the faith · 12 lessonsThe Ten CommandmentsWalk through the Ten Commandments one by one: what each asks of us, what it forbids, and the freedom and love it protects. Finish with the Great Commandment and the Beatitudes, where Christ brings the law to its fullness.
• Prayer · 10 lessonsLearning to PrayA practical, step by step course in Catholic prayer: the Our Father, the Rosary, Scripture, the Examen, the Hours, Adoration, the saints, and what to do when prayer goes dry.
• Going deeper · 10 lessonsThe Bible, the Catholic WayWhat the Bible is, how the Church received it, and how to read it with confidence. Ten lessons that take you from the 73 books to a plan you can start this week.
• What Catholics believe · 10 lessonsMary and the SaintsWhat the Church really teaches about Mary and the saints, from the four Marian dogmas to apparitions, canonization and relics. Clear answers to the questions friends and family actually ask.
• Living the faith · 10 lessonsGrace, Virtue and SinHow God's grace actually works in a human life, how virtues are built and sins are overcome, and what the Church really teaches about faith, works, conscience and holiness.
• What Catholics believe · 8 lessonsDeath, Judgment, Heaven and HellWhat the Church really teaches about death, judgment, purgatory, heaven, hell and the end of the world, and how to prepare for a good death.
• Going deeper · 16 lessonsAnswers to Hard QuestionsSixteen honest questions people ask about the Catholic faith, each stated at its strongest and answered with Scripture, reason and history. Gentle apologetics for real conversations.
• Going deeper · 12 lessonsTwo Thousand Years in Twelve LessonsThe story of the Church from Pentecost to today, told honestly: the saints and the scandals, the councils and the quarrels, and the faith that came through it all.
• Living the faith · 8 lessonsCatholic Social TeachingThe principles the Church offers for building a just society: human dignity, the common good, subsidiarity, solidarity, work, the poor, creation and peace. Principles, not party platforms.