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
I Scream Therefore I Am
…was crucified, died and was buried … When my nephew was getting ready for college he told me he was expected to write a paper in his first week entitled, “How do I know [...]
Christmas Day with Frodo Baggins
Will the atheist cynics and Protestant scoffers never cease with the old canard that Catholicism is simply old paganism in a new dress? These critics notice similarities between certain Roman Catholic customs and the [...]
The Man from Missouri
The Quest for the Creed is the newest edition of what was first titled Adventures in Orthodoxy. The book consists of twenty short chapters step by step through the Apostles Creed. Here is Chapter One. [...]
Cyrano or Cynicism
This is chapter One of my book Romance of Religion. Why Rollicking Romanticism is Good for You In a world of useful things it might seem absurd to write a book in praise of [...]
Encounters with Angels
My sister knew a missionary who was working in Burma. The Burmese government of the time had forbidden missionary activity, so he had to sneak across the border and evangelise the mountain tribes illegally. [...]
Doubts and Difficulties
Working with high school students means very often in the confessional I’ll hear, “I’ve had doubts about my faith.” It’s a good opportunity to clarify the difference between a ‘doubt’ and a ‘difficulty’. Bl. [...]