The media mocks and ridicules Catholics. We are branded as “intolerant” and “bigoted” because we uphold the truth about marriage. And now the government is trying to force us to pay for contraceptives and abortion. We are called to persevere and be faithful in spite of the opposition we face.

In his talk from the sold-out 2014 Catholic Answers Apologetics Conference, Fidelity Under Fire, Karl Keating proposes that we learn from our spiritual ancestors, who can show us what true fidelity to Christ and his Church requires.