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“Blessed are the_____”Many of us can fill in the blank with a list memorized in Sunday school or catechism class. The meek, the poor in spirit, something about those who are reviled… and that’s it. These Beatitudes are a nice bit...

The Good News Starts Here Can we really know who wrote the Gospels and when? What are some of the different ways that Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John tell the story of Jesus? Why are other ancient “gospels” not part of the canon of the...

A Map to the Moral Universe What is morality and where does it come from? Is it okay to do something “wrong” if in my conscience I believe it’s right? How do we know what actions are sinful, and whether they are venial or mortal...

Born of Water and Spirit What does baptism do, anyway? Must we be baptized by immersion in water, or is sprinkling enough? Is it possible to be baptized if you don’t already believe in Jesus, like an infant? Does the Bible say we’re to be...

Have you ever tried to have a close, loving relationship with someone you don’t know? It’s not easy. (And it’s probably not a good idea!) Most would never dream of attempting such intimacy with a human stranger, yet many of us try to...

“There are some things in them hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other scriptures.”—2 Peter 3:16 Martin Luther and his fellow “Reformers” turned Christendom...

He has debated Protestants, skeptics, and socialists. He has refuted countless atheist arguments and debunked a thousand anti-Catholic myths—without breaking a sweat.  But now Trent Horn has met his match . . . himself. What if the voice of...

When Protestants Strike Back…Thanks to apologetics, millions of regular Catholics have learned to give good reasons for the things they believe, usually to Protestants who challenge their faith with a Bible verse or historical claim. But those...

Is the Mass a meal or a sacrifice? Why did the Mass change after Vatican II? What are the different rites of the Mass, and how did they develop? Why do we have to go to church every Sunday when God is everywhere, and we can just worship him in our own...

Who wrote the book of Revelation and why? How does the Church interpret Revelation’s prophecies? Who or what are the Beast, the Antichrist, and the Whore of Babylon? Does Revelation teach that there will be a rapture and a thousand-year reign of...

Who was Thomas Aquinas, and why is he such a big deal? How does St. Thomas prove the existence of God by reason alone? What is the Summa Theologica, and what are its major parts, topics, and arguments? How can Thomistic teachings on theology, philosophy,...

The Men Were the MissionOne, holy, Catholic… and apostolic Church? Catholics often overlook that last part. And Protestants tend to downplay its importance, treating the apostles as accidental byproducts of Jesus’ ministry rather than key...