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“The God of the Bible is a bloodthirsty dictator.” “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” “Religion is the cause of war, suffering, and intolerance.” “Do you believe in Santa Claus,...

The greatest teacher who ever lived, Jesus knew how to reach his audience where they were at. Whether preaching to a group in parable or holding an intimate conversation, he had an unequaled ability to get across the message that his listeners needed to...

Common Sense About the Common Good Pope Leo XIII wrote of the “harvest of misery” that socialism brings. Pius XI said that it’s impossible to be a good Catholic and a good socialist. John Paul II spent his papacy combating...

Ascending in Hope What are the different kinds of prayer? I prayed for something and God didn’t grant it. Why? Doesn’t the Bible condemn repetitious prayers like the rosary? Why do I have to say traditional prayers in a church instead of...

Reconciling All Truth Is faith reasonable? What can we know about God through reason alone? How can we make sense of Christian beliefs that seem to defy logic and science? What can I say to people who claim that the God of the Bible is cruel and...

The Church’s Other Lung Do Eastern Catholics follow the pope? What is it like to visit and worship at an Eastern Catholic parish? How can there be many different “churches” in the one Catholic Church? What are some aspects of...

Every Catholic has heard the challenge: “How can you believe that? Don’t you know the Bible says…” It’s a challenge we have to meet. If we can’t reconcile apparent contradictions between Scripture and Catholic...

Many Protestants call themselves “Bible Christians”—in contrast with Catholics, who ignore the Bible because they have the Church instead. Too many Catholics have taken this mistaken assumption for granted. We don’t have to...

The Story of a New Covenant How did the New Testament come to be? Can we trust what the Gospels tell us about Jesus and his ministry? Who wrote Acts, the epistles, and Revelation, and what are their major events and themes? How can I learn to read...

Separated at Baptism How did Protestant Christianity begin and spread? What are the distinctive beliefs of Protestantism, and how do they differ from Catholic teaching? How do “non-denominational Bible churches” compare with the...

A New Life of Faith What is it like to enter the Catholic Church? How do I choose a parish, and learn about Catholic customs, prayers, and practices? Which Catholic doctrines and moral teachings do I have to believe, and which are just optional? How...

Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” Turns out that today, as back then, this question has a lot of different answers. So many groups want to appropriate Jesus—tweaking his identity until he looks and sounds like one...