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
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. [...]
The Early Church and the Development of the Papacy
The Trail of Blood Some time ago an acquaintance from my days as a fundamentalist sent me an email. Kevin had become a Baptist pastor and was disappointed that I had been “deceived by [...]
Mythical Mother Mary – Pagan or Christian?
You’ve heard it before: The pagans worshipped statues of goddesses. Catholics kneel down in front of statues of Mary and call her ‘Mother of God’ and ‘Queen of Heaven’ It’s obvious. Catholicism is [...]
One Saving Action
On Justification I married my wife Alison over twenty five years ago. On that day we made a vow to remain married—for better, for worse, for richer for poorer, until death should part us. [...]
Puzzling Over God’s Ways
Why and Why Not? The riddles of God are more satisfying than the solutions of man. G.K.Chesterton My friend Steven entertains and mystifies me because he is at once a devout Catholic and a [...]
Where is Mary?
Images of the Blessed Mother in the Old Testament I was brought up in an Evangelical home, and every Sunday our church service consisted of a long Bible study as the sermon. My favorites [...]