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God Works In Mysterious Ways - The Story Behind A Catholic Apologetics Classic
Over the last 29 years, so many lives have been touched by Karl Keating's book, Catholicism and Fundamentalism. It has been referred to again and again by converts as being instrumental in their conversion. It is very simply, a classic.But how did Karl come to write Catholicism and Fundamentalism? The story might interest you.Here's the story, in Karl's own words...My first substantial foray into apologetical writing was in the pages of The Wanderer, a Catholic weekly newspaper. After having d
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Dec 11th 2017
A Different Kind of Christmas Story
A Different Kind of Christmas Story
At their feet spread the great Egyptian desert, a shadowy ocean of sand rolling southward into Africa. The woman, a pale redhead with dark rings of sorrow under her eyes, had otherwise the look of ease and city life about her. Her child seemed even more incongruous: a scrawny, big-eyed boy, five, perhaps, six years old, with an ominous, unending cough; a dark, mixed-race runt with a head of kinky yet unmistakably Celtic red hair.Most Roman women would have e
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Dec 7th 2017
Did Christians Borrow Christmas and Easter From Pagans?
Myth: Christians borrowed Christmas and Easter from pagansEvery spring just before Easter, major news organizations run stories “debunking” one of the central tenets of the Christian faith—Jesus’ resurrection. Some take the form of an interview with a supposed biblical expert who puts forth reasons to doubt the Gospels’ veracity concerning the Resurrection; others breathlessly report some archaeological “discovery” that supposedly disproves the
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Dec 5th 2017