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Does the Number of Books in Your Bible Really Matter?(Post)

One evening I had the sad duty of attending my neighbor’s funeral. The assistant pastor from the church stood up and after a few remarks about the deceased began to give a sermon. The first ten minut

Satan Demanded to Have You, That He Might Sift You Like Wheat(Post)

“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail; and when you have turned again, strengthen your brethren”

Medicine for the Soul(Post)

When people ask me why they need to go to see a priest in confession instead of going “directly to God,” I remind them that they already believe that you can’t “go directly to God” when it comes to a

Do You Want the Eucharist to Be True?(Post)

Do We Want the Eucharist to Be True? I want first to address those who might still be unsure of whether to believe in the Eucharist. To them, I would ask (or you might ask), “Do you want the Euchari

The Pope Francis Problem(Post)

Remember Zika?In 2016 the virus was linked to birth defects in thousands of Brazilian newborns striking fear across the countryIt was in that climate that, aboard a plane headed from Mexico back to Ro

Tradition in the Early Church(Post)

At first, the apostles conducted their teaching mission in a purely oral form. Peter preached a sermon on Pentecost.He did not issue a pamphlet.By teaching orally, the apostles followed the example of

“Where is that in the Bible?”(Post)

The Question of "Where is that in the Bible?" “Where is that in the Bible?” This is the most common question I receive when I discuss the Catholic faith with Protestants. They ask me questions like:

Does The Bible Condemn Repetitious Prayer?(Post)

The rosary is a popular Catholic devotion that the Catechism endorses as a “form of piety” that expresses the “religious sense of the Christian people” (1674). But for many Protestants, the rosary, w

Are We Superior to the Early Christians? (Post)

The Argument for the Great Apostasy If the early Church was the Catholic Church, why can’t we say that Christians just lost their way early on? That’s the argument many Mormon and Protestant theo

Salvation—Is Believing in Jesus Enough?(Post)

The apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 13:11, “When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became a man, I gave up childish ways.”Well, when I wa

The Mysterious Book of Enoch(Post)

The book of Jude contains some of the most mysterious and intriguing passages in the New Testament.One occurs when Jude warns against a group of Christians who have given themselves over to immorality

What is the History of the Jehovah’s Witnesses? (Post)

Jehovah’s Witnesses emerged in the northeastern United States during the 1870s, though at the time they were known as “Bible Students.” Under the direction of founder Charles Taze Russell, the Bible