Articles on Apologetics
“Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude of the people also be; even as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.” Ignatius of Antioch—Letter to the Smyrnaeans, Ch 8
The Mystery of Myth: Fact or Fiction?
With some insouciance the internet atheist pronounces that all religion is a “myth”. His bravado is understandable. He has been taught that a myth is a story that is fanciful and not factual. A [...]
Aliens, Elephant and Angels
I don’t know if anyone else has noticed a seemingly profound, but ultimately silly discussion which is prevalent within popular. It’s called the Fermi Paradox and it goes like this: “There are billions of stars out [...]
Telling the Old, Old Story
The week before Christmas in 1944 my grandfather was tromping through the snow to market with his two young sons. As they crossed the river bridge the driver of a loaded coal truck turned [...]
Everything Belongs to You – My Reasons for Becoming Catholic
My dream had come true. I had come to England from fundamentalist America with the idea of being an Anglican country parson like the poet George Herbert. After doing my theological training I was [...]
Angels and Aliens
Let’s face it. Weird things happen. In fact there’s a popular magazine and website dedicated to all things weird and wonderful. It’s called The Fortean Times. There you will find a surprisingly Catholic approach [...]
The Steward, the Rock and the Shepherd
Peter: Rock, Steward, Shepherd When I was in the Bible doctrine class at Bob Jones University, we had to memorize verses from the Bible that proved the doctrines we were studying. I don’t regret [...]