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Advent Apologetics: How Can I Learn to Pray Better?(Post)

Here are four ways we can pray better: 1) We can pray as Jesus and His saints have taught us (Luke 11:1-4); that is, we can take as our instructions in prayer the words and example of Jesus and the s

Whatever Happened To Penance And Mortification?(Post)

Whatever Happened To Penance And Mortification? Could we imagine what it would be like if athletes stopped training their bodies? It would be unthinkable. Without training they would never have the s

Common Misconceptions: Setting the Record Straight(Post)

From the beginning of the Church, people have wondered what it is. A big part of St. Paul’s work, as reflected in his letters to the early churches, is clarifying what the Church is and is not.

The City of Man and the City of God(Post)

Augustine’s magnum opus not only answered the immediate objections of his contemporaries; it provided (and provides) a foundation of authentic Christian historical perspective. As a young man, Augusti

A Whirlwind Tour Through the Old Testament(Post)

Scholars frequently discuss a concept known as the canon of Scripture.This is based on the Greek word kanôn, which means a rule or measuring rod. It came to mean an authoritative standard, and so the

What Are the Ineffective Pro-Life Arguments?(Post)

There are some arguments that a pro-life advocate should not use, because they don’t directly address the key issue in the abortion debate: “What are the unborn?” Greg Koukl writes in his book Preciou

Advent Apologetics: What Happened at Guadalupe?(Post)

There were actually two apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe more than two centuries apart. In 1326 in Cácerces, Spain, according to legend, the Virgin Mary appeared to a cowherd named Gil Cordero as

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The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things(Post)

Throughout my priestly ministry, I have always heavily preached the importance of frequent confession. In my homiletics, I stress the spiritual goods of the sacrament and their effects on our souls. R

Hasty Generalizations and True Scotsmen(Post)

No True Scotsman is a type of logical fallacy that involves making exceptions when a claim is contradicted in order to prevent the claim from being falsified. It’s called the No True Scotsman fallacy

God Works In Mysterious Ways - The Story Behind A Catholic Apologetics Classic(Post)

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 con

Do the Infancy Narratives Contain Contradictions or Historical Errors?(Post)

Sometimes skeptics have claimed that the infancy narratives found in Matthew 1–2 and Luke 1–2 contradict each other. For example, it is pointed out that Luke has Mary living in Nazareth before going