Apologetics – Page 2 – Catholic Stand

Get Real

Guy McClung February 28, AD2025 1 Comment

One response when one hears or encounters something that is outlandish or blatantly false is to say to the source, “Get real!” This is a

Promoting Orthodoxy in the Face of Heresies

Joe Tevington January 24, AD2025 9 Comments

Introduction As I wrote at the start of 2024: In times of confusion, we must remind ourselves that we always have the sacraments and the

Biblical Evidence of the Deity of Jesus Christ – His Attributes

Pamela Mandela January 8, AD2025 No Comments

Advent is the liturgical season that calls us to prepare for the Feast of the Nativity. Every year, we spend this time in reflection, pondering the

Where two or three are gathered, Jesus, disciples

Short Answers: “Where Two or Three Are Gathered” Meaning

Nate Guyear January 5, AD2025 4 Comments

I have heard some Protestants try to use Matthew 18:20, “… where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am,” as a

mary full of grace, Immaculate Conception

Short Answers: Why is Mary Immaculate?

Nate Guyear December 22, AD2024 6 Comments

While listening to the Mass readings at the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the word “fruit” from the first reading

Rediscovering the Treasures of a Traditional Marriage

Joe Tevington December 14, AD2024 7 Comments

Background As per a decade old report on a conference about the lifelong, exclusive bond between one man and one woman: the focus of the

sin after justification; parable of the forgiven and unmerciful servant

Short Answers: Can a Justified Person Sin?

Nate Guyear November 9, AD2024 1 Comment

A few weeks ago, someone presented a Scripture verse to me that, on face value, seemed to support the idea that one is absolutely unable

The Ripple Effect

Todd Federici November 1, AD2024 17 Comments

For the past 60 years around voting time, it’s become popular for pundits to say, “Voting for a candidate should not be based on one

The Masses of All Saints and All Souls Days: Extravaganzas

Jerome German October 31, AD2024 1 Comment

Trust neither the cognitions of the theologian who holds mysticism in disdain, nor the intuits of the mystic who has no time for theology. The

You’re Not A Long Time Dead

Guy McClung October 27, AD2024 6 Comments

The Scottish proverb, “Be happy while you are living, for you are a long time dead,” has become a popular toast. The Bible includes several

Give No Mind to Mindfulness

Dan Fitzpatrick October 26, AD2024 6 Comments

The concept of ‘mindfulness’ has been a hot buzzword since the 2000s in both elementary and high school education and in the mental health field. Under closer

saints, discipleship, sainthood, St. Dymphna, diversity, All Saints Day

Short Answers: The Communion of Saints

Nate Guyear October 24, AD2024 3 Comments

Non-Catholics, and even some Catholics, often have erroneous ideas about the Communion of Saints. Some believe that Catholics worship saints while others believe that the

If Christ Has Not Been Raised, Your Faith Is Futile!

Rev. Kenneth M. Dos Santos MIC October 17, AD2024 5 Comments

Is Jesus Christ more than a prophet, much more than a mere human being? And, if not – aren’t there weighty consequences in the balance

God is Counting on Us

Paul A. Escott October 16, AD2024 2 Comments

Thirteen years ago, political firebrand Pat Buchanan wrote “Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025?” The answer to Mr. Buchanan’s question appears to

Judgment: An Act of Justice or Suspicion?

Rev. Kenneth M. Dos Santos MIC September 24, AD2024 2 Comments

Is it within the purview of men to form judgments? And, if so, what conditions must be met, that these judgments be deemed just? St.

How Is Burger King Like a Catholic School?

Dan Fitzpatrick September 21, AD2024 2 Comments

Suppose you are a Burger King restaurant manager who has an employee who comes to work wearing a McDonald’s uniform and responding to customers with

race, bias, critical race theory, Liberation Theology

Is Ecumenism Possible?

Natalie Hanemann September 18, AD2024 12 Comments

The Church’s Stance Through the Centuries Ecumenism, the unification of all Christians under one ecclesial body, has been a topic of debate for centuries. Many

Short Answers: Does Possession of Statues Violate the First Commandment?

Nate Guyear September 16, AD2024 11 Comments

Statues/Graven Images Many Protestants believe that statues, especially those in churches, are idols. They base their erroneous belief on a misinterpretation of the First Commandment,

Too Smart to Believe There is a Devil?

Joe Tevington September 7, AD2024 8 Comments

Background More than a half-century ago, St Pope Paul VI warned that “the smoke of Satan has entered the Church of God” (6/29/1972). He went

The Three Messianic Miracles

Deacon Frank August 18, AD2024 8 Comments

In the year 63 B.C., the Romans conquered the nation of Israel. This conquest fulfilled an important and necessary precondition prophesized in chapter 2 of

shame, the here and now, troubled waters, transhumanism, good works not automatic, strive

Short Answers: Are Good Works Automatic?

Nate Guyear August 16, AD2024 8 Comments

Some non-Catholics, especially of the Calvinist tradition, believe that a person whom God has justified will do good works automatically, a teaching that is part

What Does It Mean to Be Catholic?

Rev. Kenneth M. Dos Santos MIC August 14, AD2024 5 Comments

Are members of the Catholic Church different in terms of belonging, than members of a secular group or organization? And, is the doctrine and Tradition