The Academic Case for the Divinity of Christ
Did Jesus of Nazareth claim to be God? Many modern scholars say no, but there is a strong academic case to be made that that answer is a resounding “yes.”
Why I Am Not Protestant
To argue that one cannot become Catholic because Pope Francis may share certain traits in common with liberal Protestants is to engage in a form of individualistic consumerism.
The Crisis Facing Catholic Apologetics
Sadly, I believe that Catholic apologetics and debate have been greatly degraded, at least in the popular culture, with the meteoric rise of social media influence.
Answering Protestant Objections to Pope Francis
I’ve been told by several Protestants over the last decade that Francis is the single greatest obstacle to their conversion. How should I respond?
The Church Doesn’t Teach What You Think It Does (Guest: Jimmy Akin)
Today we’ll talk with a man who has publicly defended the Catholic Faith for more than 30 years. We’ll find that Catholics often are wrong about what they think the Church definitively teaches.
Who Won the Akin/White Debate?
The recent debate between Jimmy Akin and James White revealed much about the nature and content of Catholic-Protestant discussions.
The Dangers of Liberal Catholicism (Guest: Trent Horn)
For decades “liberal” or “progressive” Catholicism has been dominant in the Catholic Church in America, deeply influencing parishes and parishioners. What are the dangers of this brand of Catholicism, and what can we do to combat it?
Should We Have AI Doing Catholic Apologetics?
Catholic Answers has released an apologetics AI interactive app and it’s solidly Catholic. But I still have concerns.
Defending the Papacy Against the Orthodox, Sedevacantists, and Hyperpapalists (Guest: Erick Ybarra)
Defending the papacy has always been a primary obligation of Catholics engaging in apologetics, but in the era of a weak pope, it becomes particularly challenging. We’ll give practical tips on how to take on all challengers.
The Jewish People’s Existence Attests To God’s Existence
The very fact that there are still Jews today serves as a motive of credibility manifesting the miraculous power of God in the world.
Defending the Papacy In the Age of Francis
Perhaps the greatest apologetical challenge for Catholics today is defending the papacy when its occupant is doing such a poor job. How can Catholics still support the papacy from the attacks of Protestants, Orthodox, and others?
The Last Temptation of the Lay Apologist
Lay apologists today, because of the media environment and other circumstances in society, face temptations that their predecessors did not; primary among them is the clickbait temptation.
The Fatal Flaw of Sola Scriptura (Guest: Casey Chalk)
“Sola Scriptura” (Scripture Alone) is the foundational doctrine of Protestantism. But the doctrine itself is based on certain false presuppositions, which makes the whole doctrinal house of cards fall apart.
Overcoming Today’s Woke Moralists (Guest: Karlo Broussard)
Years ago Pope Benedict warned against the “Dictatorship of Relativism,” but it seems today the problem is with woke moralists who appear to be absolutists in their wokeism. But when we look deeper we’ll see they are actually the dictatorial relativists Benedict warned us about.
The Death of Catholic Apologetics?
The art of apologetics—giving a reasoned defense of the faith—has always been part of Catholic evangelization. After hitting a lull in the 1970’s and 1980’s it revived in the 1990’s and beyond. But it seems that today Catholic apologetics is becoming less effective. Why is that?
The Jesus Movement: From Bust to Boom
By all immediate measures, Jesus’s ministry was a total failure. But it wasn’t for lack of effort or commitment. At the prime of life, Jesus left his carpentry bench in Nazareth for the dusty roads of Palestine. For three years he promoted his brand, wowing crowds with miracles and captivating them with his teaching. On … Read more
He Is Risen! Evidence Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Some time ago, literary critic Stanley Fish observed that religion was “transgressing the boundary between private and public and demanding to be heard.” And that’s a dangerous thing because, as Mr. Fish sees it, religion is based on claims that are excluded from tests of “deliberative reason.” Take the resurrection of Jesus Christ. “The assertion … Read more
A Remedy for the Catechetical Poverty of Our Time
Amidst the divisions and frustrations that mark the Church of our time, there are, quietly dispersed throughout the Mystical Body, clergy and laymen striving for the recovery and promotion of the Apostolic Faith. Their good work—and the renaissance it will bring about—is easily obscured, as it is rarely offered a proper place in the tired … Read more
We Have a Better Story
There was a time when it was nigh impossible not to believe in God—not because of man’s irrational superstitions, as atheist popularizers tell it, but because of nature’s rational design. To early thinkers, the intelligibility of nature pointed to an ineluctable fact: a prime, non-contingent source of reality (i.e., the uncaused Cause, the One, Apeiron, … Read more
Ground Rules When Dialoguing with Mormons
I recently wrote an article offering a different approach to communicating with Mormons. Instead of the often confrontational stance of trying to prove their theology wrong on biblical grounds, or, even less effective, mocking their unusual beliefs, I suggested Catholics work within a paradigm of hospitality and empathy, inviting LDS members into their home, feeding … Read more