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I was not always Catholic. Those who knew me before my conversion may be laughing because I was trying to drag them out of the
Part I The Assumption of Our Lady It is generally agreed that the dogma of the Assumption has less foundation in Scripture than the Immaculate
A Catholic is expected to consent firmly to the articles of the Creed – the Trinitarian nature of God, the incarnation of Jesus, his passion,
When most people today read the seven-day creation story in Genesis, they usually have one of two reactions. Either they see it as a piece
When asked to explain his Catholicism, English writer G.K. Chesterton mused, “The difficulty of explaining why I am a Catholic is that there are ten
A few years ago I got involved with a Catholic street evangelization apostolate that sought to proclaim the Gospel in the public square and advance
A very common and challenging question I often got in the RCIA program to encourage “reverts” to come back to the faith is, “Can you
People of faith who want to understand their identity as men and women must look deeper than answers provided by our ever vacillating culture. As
By: Antonio J. Galindo Aleman More and more our society looks similar to the time of the Judges where everyone did what was right in
If you’ve ever had the chance to speak with Jehovah’s Witnesses missionaries, you know they have some clever arguments for their most distinctive belief: their
Have you ever had a conversation with a Protestant who rejects water baptism as necessary for salvation? This belief stems from the false faith-alone doctrine
A few weeks ago, my editor sent an email describing a recent anti-Catholic encounter he had in a local coffee shop. It reminded me of a
Does bodily autonomy justify abortion? At first, that may seem like a ridiculous question. Of course it doesn’t. The right to life trumps every other
In 1971, the Philosophy and Public Affairs journal published a pro-abortion argument titled “A Defense of Abortion”, commonly called the “violinist argument”, which quickly gained
Americans have the right to freedom of faith, speech, and religion but we should keep in mind that we do not have the freedom to
There are two ways to know the truth, which we need so badly during these difficult times. “Unity” is a buzzword now. Real unity can
Whether or not you are a fan of Pope Francis, there can be no denying that he has sometimes been a divisive figure since his
The concept of a human soul is difficult to grasp. The soul is not a material object. It is the God-given principle of life, united
“Nix algebra, deaths, and vampires” was the message I received in comments on my previous essay. I am omitting the algebra from this essay. In
The Trinity is a doctrine that many have taken issue with since the earliest days of Christianity. The great Church Father, St. Augustine of Hippo,
In my 2008 book The Philosophy of Human Nature, I raised the question about whether the numerous reports and scientific analyses of near-death experiences (“NDEs”)
