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3
Dec
Pope Francis and Tim Staples DO NOT Support Homosexual Unions that Mimic Marriage
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Recently, I received an email from a constituent informing me that some Catholic blogger was claiming that “Pope Francis and Tim Staples support ...
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2
Nov
VATICAN RESPONDS: Pope’s Comments On CIVIL UNIONS
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Pope Francis
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Just a few minutes ago, Austen Ivereigh tweeted the text of a letter in Spanish from a Vatican official regarding the pope’s ...
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22
Oct
9 REASONS to CALM DOWN: Pope Francis is still Catholic
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Hello All! And God bless you! Just a quick response to the recent kerfuffle concerning Pope Francis and “civil unions” ...
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1
Oct
Responding to “Church Militant:” Do Muslims/Catholics Worship the Same God?
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A friend of mine sent me an article from an organization called “The Church Militant” claiming I miss-represented true Church ...
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9
Jun
Is Hell Really Real? Pt. 2
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Back in 2014, I wrote Pt. 1 of this post, “Is Hell Really Real?” In it, I critiqued this statement ...
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10
Sep
Understanding Pope Francis
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I am doing something I rarely do on my website. I am recommending an awesome article from someone that is ...
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3
Aug
Did Christ Have the Beatific Vision from the Moment of his Conception? Pt. 2
Christology
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In this post, I am going to take a look at what Sacred Scripture has to say about Christ possessing ...
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30
Jul
Did Jesus Christ Have the Beatific Vision from the Moment of His Conception?Pt. 1
Christology
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The main question and main point I will be addressing in these two blogs is this: Did Jesus Christ possess ...
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11
Jul
Transgenderism – How’d We Get Here?
Morality
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When I was in the seminary, I remember my spiritual director, Fr. Patrick Brannan, S.J., telling me a story of ...
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29
May
The Eucharist in John 6
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For millions of non-Catholic Christians, Jesus was using pure symbolism in John 6:53 when he declared to his followers, “Truly, truly, I ...
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21
Jan
Was the Woman Caught in Adultery Original to John’s Gospel?
Bible
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To say that John 8:1-11 and the story of the woman caught in adultery was not in the original Gospel ...
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31
Aug
Pope Francis and the Death Penalty
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On August 1, Pope Francis approved a change to one paragraph in the section of the Catechism of the Catholic ...
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19
Aug
A Chance for True Healing in the Church
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In I Peter 4:17, St. Peter declared: For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of ...
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2
Aug
Alleged Bible “Contradictions” – #1
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I am starting a new regular feature here at www.TimStaples.com that I will call, “Alleged Bible Contradictions.” Every so often, ...
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24
Jul
Is “Centering Prayer” Catholic?
Prayer
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The “centering prayer” movement is a relatively new phenomenon in the Church, but it has become remarkably widespread. In some ...
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2
Jul
A Most Touching Poem by Jimmy Stewart
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If you haven’t heard it, shame on you! James Stewart first read this poem, “A Dog Named Beau,” on the ...
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11
Jun
The Ross Sisters
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The most flexible, athletic, talented three sisters this planet has ever seen, the Ross Sisters were a trio of American ...
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1
Jun
Why Two Judgments?
Catholic Church
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One of the absolutely best things about being an apologist is that I get to answer people’s questions about the ...
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25
May
Now This is a Bishop!
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Did you see this folks? I must admit I was surprised when the U.S. bishops elected Archbishop Joseph Naumann of ...
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23
May
In What Name Were You Baptized?
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Among some Christian denominations the assertion is made that baptism should be administered “in the name of Jesus only.” The ...
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7
May
Who Speaks for God?
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Even if someone does not accept the inspiration of Scripture, he can know through the use of reason alone that ...
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14
Apr
Want to Know How to Defeat the Antichrist?
Catholic Church
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Before Christ’s second coming the Church must pass through a final trial that will shake the faith of many believers ...
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23
Mar
“Maggie’s War”
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Last week, I had the honor of sitting one seat away from a true American hero, James “Maggie” Megellas. For ...
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14
Feb
Is the New Testament Church Hierarchical?
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A few years ago, I was helping a member of the Church of Christ clear up misconceptions he had about ...
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24
Jan
Tim Staples on the Patrick Coffin Show
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What a blast! A blast from the past, in fact! I was blessed to be a guest (I sound like ...
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3
Jan
Catholic Answers and Relevant Radio
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I have received lots of questions about why Catholic Answers is no longer airing “Catholic Answers Live” on the stations ...
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30
Dec
The Best Verses Never Used to Demonstrate the Truth of the Eucharist
Eucharist
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Much of what Christians are asked to believe is not explicit in Scripture. In fact, some of what we believe ...
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21
Dec
The Marine Corps Way to Cut Down a Christmas Tree
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Maybe it’s the old Marine in me, but I absolutely loved this that was sent to me by another veteran ...
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13
Dec
Is Immersion the Only Way to Baptize?
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I recently received an email from a former Catholic who was livid that the Church baptized by pouring water rather ...
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1
Dec
The Fastest Gunslinger Ever is Alive Today!
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If you have ever fired a hand-held pistol of any kind, you will appreciate this video. This man, Mr. Bob ...
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20
Nov
Is Jesus a Human Person?
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After writing my last post, “When the Word was Made Flesh, Did God Change?” I received an excellent follow-up question. ...
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11
Nov
When “the Word was Made Flesh,” Did God Change?
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Yesterday, I received an excellent question. It is not exactly a common question, but I do get it about 5 ...
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3
Nov
Yes, Another Update on my Health
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Howdy Folks, Greetings and salutations from a comfortable perch at an undisclosed coffee shop in sunny Southern California! Val and ...
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27
Oct
What Did Jesus Mean by “It is Finished?”
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I would guess almost every Catholic who witnesses to his Faith has heard something akin to this I received from ...
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19
Oct
Update on my Health
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Howdy Folks, I first want to thank you all for the prayers and support Val and I have been receiving ...
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15
Oct
The Queen Esther-Mary Connection
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When we consider the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, it is always helpful to consider the accumulation of examples ...
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28
Sep
30 Greatest Movies of All Time – Pt. 3 – #21 through #30
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Well, here we are at the home stretch! These three last posts have been the most difficult I have ever ...
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30
Aug
30 Greatest Movies of All Time – Pt. 2 – My #11 Through 20
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I know I was too verbose in Pt. 1, so I will try to be more concise here in listing ...
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30
Jul
30 Greatest Movies of All Time – Pt. 1 – My Top Ten
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This post started as my “top ten” greatest movies list, but I would have had to leave out too many ...
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27
Jun
Defending Pope Francis – Pt. 4 – Not Another Footnote!
Pope Francis
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Perhaps I should have titled this post to reflect it as a continuation of the “feeding frenzy” against Pope Francis ...
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20
Jun
Defending Pope Francis – Pt. 3 The Feeding Frenzy
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Over the last year or so, I have received numerous emails and all manner of communique from not a few ...
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27
May
Defending Pope Francis – Pt. 2 – Amoris Laetitia
Pope Francis
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In my last post, I outlined the controversy over Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia. Now let’s break down what ...
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20
May
Defending Pope Francis – Pt. 1 – Amoris Laetitia
Pope Francis
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In this first part, in fact, in the first two parts, of my four part series I am calling, “Defending ...
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20
Apr
Greatest Trick Golfing Shots Ever!
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If you enjoy trick shots in golf the way I do, you’d love to watch some of the best like ...
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6
Apr
Is the New Covenant Church Hierarchical?
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I’ve been gone for quite a while due to the fact that we’ve overhauled the website. We’ve also created a ...
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5
Oct
Jimmy Akin – Apologist Extraordinaire
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It’s been a while since I’ve recommended an apologist, or a website, or both. Let me do both now. As ...
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29
Sep
The Filioque Controversy
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“Filoque” is Latin for “and the Son” and refers to the part of the Nicene Creed wherein Christians declare the ...
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23
Sep
Were Adam and Eve Real or Symbols?
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In recent years it has become more and more in vogue to say Adam and Eve were not real historical individuals; ...
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30
Aug
Another Attack Against a Priest Not in the News
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1004
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Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that Catholics (and Christians in general, but especially Catholics) are ...
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26
Aug
The Travesty of Christians Supporting Homosexual “Marriage”
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In my DVD, “Truth and Consequences,” I first declare the biblical truth concerning the infallible teaching authority of the Church, ...
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22
Aug
The Great Lie of Seventh-day Adventists
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Ellen White’s “Original Lie” The Founder of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination, Ellen Gould White, had some choice words to say ...
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28
Jul
The Perpetual Virginity of Mary Pt. 2
Mary
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In my last post, I gave an abbreviated version of three of the eight reasons I give for Mary’s perpetual ...
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26
Jul
The Perpetual Virginity of Mary Pt. 1
Mary
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Perhaps the two most commonly employed texts by those who deny Mary’s perpetual virginity are: Matthew 13:55-56: “Is not this ...
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8
Jul
America Will Reject Abortion When America Sees Abortion
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The title for this post is taken from Fr. Frank Pavone, the Founder and President of Priests for Life, who ...
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29
Jun
More Guns, Less Crime
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Some of you may remember the masterpiece of research and presentation on the matter of guns against the insanity of ...
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21
Jun
On “At Home With Jim and Joy”
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In case you missed it, I had a blast on “At Home With Jim and Joy” on EWTN. I was ...
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20
Jun
Understanding Indulgences
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To say there is confusion and misrepresentation among non-Catholics on the topic of Indulgences may well qualify as the proverbial ...
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8
Jun
How Works Work
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How can Catholics claim “works” are necessary for salvation for Christians who have reached the age of accountability when Romans ...
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31
May
The F-22 Raptor – The Baddest Fighter in the World
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If you are a military buff as I am, you will appreciate this video of the F-22 Raptor defeating 5 ...
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27
May
Is the Assumption of Mary Historical?
Mary
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In an earlier blog post I wrote about the biblical evidence for the Assumption of Mary. And in my book, Behold ...
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18
May
Evangelism in 2016 And Beyond
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Pope Paul VI wrote what may well be the greatest single work ever written on evangelism in his Apostolic Exhortation, ...
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9
May
What a Conference! “OneFaithExperience!”
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I have to say this was one of the most enjoyable conferences I’ve been to in a long time. The ...
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29
Apr
Was Mary Free From Labor Pangs?
Mary
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In the wake of the first (human) sin of Adam and Eve, God spoke directly to our original parents and ...
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21
Apr
One Faith Experience Video: Check It Out!
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Folks, the conference (“One Faith Experience”) at St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, is just two days away and there ...
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20
Apr
OneFaithExperience Conference Will Be Televised!
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As I mentioned in an earlier post, I am going to be speaking at an absolutely awesome conference at St. Louis ...
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8
Apr
The Truth About Patrick Coffin/Patrick Madrid Exposed!
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It finally happened, folks. And now we can no longer deny it. It was just another day at Catholic Answers ...
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6
Apr
Donald Trump Was Right… Then Wrong!
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You can get the entire transcript of the now-famous interview here, but Chris Matthew’s town hall meeting interviewing Donald Trump and then ...
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1
Apr
Why I Have Decided to Leave the Catholic Church
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I am letting you be among the first to know. It is true. I am leaving the Catholic Church. I ...
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30
Mar
Mother Angelica – My Recollections of a Living Saint
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The first time I met Mother Angelica was in February of 1998, when I went to Birmingham, Alabama to appear ...
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29
Mar
Update on OneFaith Experience Conference!
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As I mentioned in an earlier post, I am going to be speaking at an absolutely awesome conference at St. ...
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18
Mar
How Can the Church Teach Angels?
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In John 5:43, Jesus declared: I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not receive me; if another ...
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15
Mar
You Must Come to This Conference!
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April 23, 2016 at St. Louis University. It is called the “One Faith Experience Conference – 2016.” And it is ...
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29
Feb
Truth and Consequences
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The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us, in paragraph 2051, that the infallible teaching authority of the Church extends ...
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25
Feb
Are the Ashes of “Ash Wednesday” Contrary to Scripture?
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Around every Ash Wednesday I get the “ashes” question from non-Catholics, almost always rooted in Our Lord’s famous words from ...
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12
Feb
Turn the Other Cheek?
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As a father of eight (two in heaven, and six on earth), I have the perfect excuse to watch children’s ...
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2
Feb
Are All Christians Saints?
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In Colossians 1:1-2, St. Paul says: Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our ...
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28
Jan
One More Time With Fred Astaire!
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After my recent blog post with my top 10 Fred Astaire dance sequences, I just had to do another post because ...
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24
Jan
The Greatest Dance Sequence Ever Filmed
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Those are the words of the great Fred Astaire speaking of this dance sequence performed by “the Nicholas Brothers” (Harold ...
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23
Jan
The Greatest Dancer Ever
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There were many great dancers in Hollywood in years long past. Gene Kelly, Donald O’Conner, Danny Kaye, the Nicholas brothers ...
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13
Jan
The Church and Capital Punishment
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1008
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Years ago, my wife and I were at a fundraiser for a candidate who was then running for President of ...
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14
Dec
Do the Infancy Narratives Contradict Each Other?
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What do apologists for atheism and liberal Scripture scholars have in common? They both love to find alleged “contradictions” in ...
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30
Nov
Is a Fetus a Person From the Moment of Conception?
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It is hard to believe it has been 42 years (coming up on 43 years in just a month and ...
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13
Nov
Queen of Heaven? Part II
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As I said in an earlier blog post, Pope Pius XII pithily summarized the core reasons Christians ought to honor ...
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10
Nov
Luisa Piccaretta and the Divine Will II
Private Revelation
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Why post these articles on “the Kingdom of the Divine Will?” After all, the Church is investigating the claims of ...
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7
Nov
Luisa Piccaretta and the Divine Will
Private Revelation
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I have recently been asked, and I often get asked, about Luisa Piccarreta and “the Kingdom of the Divine Will.” The ...
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30
Oct
Does the Catholic Church Teach We Are Gods?
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A common question I get as a Catholic apologist is rooted in a somewhat controversial paragraph from the Catechism of the ...
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21
Oct
Another Great Apostolate
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If you haven’t been to his website, you are missing out. Steve Ray is a dear friend and Catholic convert ...
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20
Oct
Do the “Dead Know Nothing?”
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The toughest texts to deal with concerning the natural immortality of the soul are found in the Old Testament. These ...
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17
Oct
Did Tertullian and St. Augustine Deny the Real Presence?
Eucharist
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Many Protestant apologists claim we Catholics present a partial picture of the early Fathers with regard to the Eucharist. Both ...
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30
Sep
Queen of Heaven?
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Pope Pius XII effectively summarized the core reasons Christians ought to honor Mary with the title of Queen of Heaven and ...
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21
Sep
Is Reincarnation in the Bible?
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Recently, I was asked the question: “If you, as a Catholic, believe in the natural immortality of the human soul, why ...
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11
Sep
Kim Davis is a Hero!
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As most of you now know, Mrs. Kimberly Jean Bailey Davis was elected County Clerk for Rowan County, Kentucky, back ...
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7
Sep
What Can We Know About Heaven?
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With the advent of multiple movies in recent years about Heaven from the perspective of alleged eyewitness accounts (people who ...
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30
Aug
Planned Parenthood – Now Comes the Attempt to Hide the Facts
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Have you seen the latest? The Headlines are everywhere. The New York Times claims, “Planned Parenthood Videos Were Altered, Analysis Finds.” ...
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14
Aug
The Assumption of Mary
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Tomorrow we celebrate the great Feast of the Assumption of Mary. It is a time of rejoicing in the Catholic Church. ...
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11
Aug
Answers For Life
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If you want a video that says it all about life in a succinct way, and in a format you ...
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4
Aug
The Evil that is Planned Parenthood
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Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse… it did. In an earlier blog post, I told you about how ...
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31
Jul
Is the Eucharist Cannibalism?
Eucharist
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Miriam-Webster defines cannibalism as: 1. The usually ritualistic eating of human flesh by a human being. 2. The eating of ...
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24
Jul
Is Hell Fictional or Real?
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In an earlier blog post, I talked about whether or not there are souls in Hell right now. And the ...
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15
Jul
Planned Parenthood Gone Wild!
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If you have not seen this yet, you must! In this secretly filmed segment, Planned Parenthood’s senior director of medical ...
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