I was having lunch with a friend who told me he was an atheist.

I have not written this essay to whitewash Catholic history.  My aim was to express admiration for the prodigious achievements that Catholicism and the Catholic Church deserve credit for — credit that is not often given to it due to deep-seated bias and firmly established myths.

Peter Kreeft explains why even atheists should want there to be a God, and how acting as if there is one may actually lead to you believing it.

It was 1962 when he first wrote to her.

It is impossible to be just to the Catholic Church.

There are plenty of people out there who want to dismiss the Catholic faith because of bad Catholics.

One of the favorite taunts of atheists is that religious people believe in an "invisible friend."

To each claimant that he is a messenger sent from God, reason says, "What record was there before you were born that you were coming?" 

Those who ask for evidence for the existence of God should take the time to examine the Shroud of Turin.

"Everyone believes in God deep in his or her heart, even atheists!" so think some believers. When this is proclaimed, I reply, "No!"