The book of Revelation is probably the hardest book in the entire Bible to interpret. It is full of bizarre visions and fantastical imagery, and
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
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
Can belief in the divinity of Jesus be demonstrated from scripture? If you’ve ever spoken to a Jehovah’s Witness about the faith, you probably know
Arguably the biggest difference between Catholicism and Protestantism lies in our contrasting beliefs about the sources of divine revelation. Both sides acknowledge that the Bible
At first, it may seem strange to call The Exorcist a Catholic movie. It’s all about demonic possession, it has some pretty grotesque imagery, and
A few months ago, I wrote an article about some allegedly anti-Semitic elements in the Gospel of Matthew, and I would like to revisit that
It would seem that Jesus calls us to give away all our possessions. So therefore, whoever of you does not renounce all that he has
Is the Gospel of Matthew anti-Semitic? You may have never thought about this question before, but it is an important one that we need to
Pan’s Labyrinth is about a young girl, who is put to the test of doing evil for the sake of good. (Note: This article contains
This essay considers the reliability of the Gnostic Gospels while contrasting them to the canonical Gospels. A few months ago, I wrote an article about
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article explaining that the only thing that matters in the abortion debate is the humanity of fetuses. Since
What is the most important thing, indeed the only thing, that matters in the abortion debate? Most proponents of abortion would say that the most
One of the biggest issues separating Catholics and Protestants is the question of the necessity of good works for salvation. At the risk of oversimplifying
AcknowledIng that Mary is our Queen is quintessentially Catholic. In Catholic-Protestant dialogues, our beliefs about Mary are often some of the biggest points of contention.
For the past several decades, the Western world has been increasingly distancing itself from its Christian roots. One of the clearest examples of this is
The Church teaches that she is necessary for salvation. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church says, “all salvation comes from Christ the Head through
The divinity of Jesus is arguably the defining doctrine of Christianity. The name of our faith comes from our God who became man, so at
Are the Gospels trustworthy as history? Did the stories they tell about Jesus really happen? Christianity is a historical religion, a faith that’s based on allegedly historical
When we Catholics talk about Mary the mother of Jesus, we often insert the word “virgin” somewhere into her name. For example, two of her most
Many atheists and agnostics are fond of asking for scientific proof of God’s existence. They say that if science can’t show that he exists, we
I don’t have faith that God exists. To some, that may seem like a surprising, even shocking, statement. How can I be a Christian without
Have you ever discussed the divinity of Jesus with a Jehovah’s Witness or anyone else who claims to be a Christian but denies this essential
Everybody suffers; there is simply no getting around it. Nobody gets through life unscathed. In fact, the universality of suffering is the single greatest argument
