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Home: Core Subjects: Apologetics: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Apologetics: LINKS_PAGEArticles:The Four Levels of Happiness - Rev. Robert Spitzer, S.J.The Greek Philosopher Aristotle observed that all human beings wish to be happy and search for happiness. Read more... The Freedom of Heaven & the Freedom of Hell - Anthony EsolenWoodrow Wilson once remarked that the purpose of the modern university was to make young men as unlike their fathers as possible, fathers who had immersed themselves in business and could no longer see the grand sweep of history. Read more... The Galileo Legend - Thomas LesslThe extent to which people are mislead by the Galileo legend first began to dawn on me several years ago when I was teaching a doctoral seminar in the history of rhetoric — my own academic field. Read more... The Genesis Problem - Father Robert BarronI’m continually amazed how often the “problem” of Genesis comes up in my work of evangelization and apologetics. Read more... The Gift Of Lent - Mark SheaMany of my Protestant friends are uncomfortable with Lent. "It's all about mortification and self-discipline when we know that the Risen Jesus is joyful and alive!" they say. "We don't need to mortify ourselves to please God. That's why Jesus died for us, so we don't have be 'good enough'. Read more... The Gift of Our Holy Father - Archbishop Timothy DolanSometimes it takes a story of an entire Episcopal parish reuniting with Rome to remind us of what a gift we have in the person and office of the Successor of St. Peter. Read more... The God With an Infant's Face - George WeigelWilliam's presence in the family these past 20 months has been a happy reminder that nothing so sweetly pulls us out of ourselves as a baby. Read more... The Great Heresies - Catholic AnswersFrom Christianity’s beginnings, the Church has been attacked by those introducing false teachings, or heresies. Read more... The History of Tarot Cards - Fr. William SaundersThe sniper who shot the little boy outside of his school left a Tarot card. While I have heard of these cards, I am not sure what they are. What do we Catholics believe about such cards? Read more... The Immaculate Conception and Assumption - Catholic AnswersThe Marian doctrines are, for Fundamentalists, among the most bothersome of the Catholic Church’s teachings. In this tract we’ll examine briefly two Marian doctrines that Fundamentalist writers frequently object to -- the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption. Read more... The Immorality of Nice Fornication - Anthony EsolenThe strongest case that Nice Fornicators make for themselves is that they are “committed” to one another in love, and that this commitment carries sufficient moral weight to justify their actions. Read more... The Impartial Spectator - Dinesh D'SouzaA moral argument for life after death. Read more... The Irrepressible Joy of Christmas - Donald DeMarcoThe Christ Child comes at Christmas to replace our gloomy ego with his radiant joy. Read more... The last acceptable prejudice - Michael CorenIt was as predictable as an Orangeman putting on his sash or a latte coffee-drinker buying but not actually reading the latest risible volume from one of the new, inflated atheists. Read more... The Locus of Hatred, Part 1 - Anthony EsolenIt is a commonplace among our ruling class that religion is irrational and inherently divisive, fostering hatred of one group for another. Read more... The Male Priesthood: The Argument From Sacred Tradition - Mark LoweryIn May of 1994 John Paul II promulgated “Ordinatio Sacerdotalis” which declared definitely that the Catholic priesthood is reserved for males. Hence, the question “Why can there not be women priests?” has now been answered in a definitive way. While Catholics are not to question the teaching of the Magisterium on this matter, the time is ripe for all interested to come to a deeper understanding and appreciation of the Church’s teaching. Read more... The Mother of the Son: The Case for Marian Devotion - Mark SheaIt has to be one of the strangest things in the world: So many Christians who love Jesus with all their hearts recoil in fear at the mention of His mother’s name, while many who do love her find themselves tongue-tied when asked to explain why. Read more... The Nature, Power & Limitations of Apologetics - Peter Kreeft & Ronald K. TacelliWe are writing this book because we have been besieged with requests for it. Read more... The Passion of Pope Benedict. Six Accusations, One Question - Sandro MagisterPedophilia is only the latest weapon aimed against Joseph Ratzinger. And each time, he is attacked where he most exercises his leadership role. One by one, the critical points of this pontificate. Read more... The Pope in Portugal - David WarrenHe has made a headline already; and typically by saying something that is a commonplace of Catholic belief, to astounded media reporters. On the plane from Rome he mentioned that the worst persecutor of the Catholic Church is her own propensity to sin. Her worst enemy is inside, not outside. Read more... The Pope Strikes Back - Theodore DalrympleIt is a nice question as to whether a true or a false accusation provokes more outrage in the accused. Read more... The price of easy money - Father Raymond J. de SouzaThe good news for hockey fans in Pittsburgh came last week not from the hockey team, but from the Pittsburgh Gaming Task Force. Read more... The Problem of Evil - Peter KreeftIf God is so good, why is his world so bad? If an all-good, all-wise, all-loving, all-just, and all-powerful God is running the show, why does he seem to be doing such a miserable job of it? Why do bad things happen to good people? Read more... The Real Issues of the Reformation - James HitchcockAn informed person, asked what lay at the root of Martin Luther’s theology, immediately answers, “Justification by faith alone.” Logically, and in Luther’s own mind, this is true. But it is questionable to what extent this was the actual driving force of the Reformation. The doctrine of justification is subtle indeed, provoking fierce arguments even among people who ostensibly share the same beliefs. It is likely that relatively few people in the sixteenth century really understood the issue, much less was it the crucial question for most of them. What then was? Read more... The Real Problem With Darwinism - Dinesh D'SouzaThe real problem with Darwinism in the public school classroom is that it is often taught in an atheist way. Read more... Pages: [<<] ... 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 [>>] Related Categories:Pages Updated On: Mon Feb 06 2012 - 23:17:41
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