by Dave Armstrong | Our Protestant friends often tell us that “the Church is the invisible sum total of all true believers.” The Bible teaches us that the Church is a visible, identifiable institution.
Read More »What the Horse Can Teach Us About Courage
by John Clark | Why does the horse laugh at fear? Why is he so excited to go into battle? The answer is simple: because the horse loves his master, and he knows his master loves Him.
Read More »The Word of God at Work in You: A Simple Way to Unlock Scripture
by Lorraine Espenhain | When we don't discipline ourselves to read the Sacred Scriptures on a daily basis, how can that Word go to work in us?
Read More »Does the Catholic Church Claim to be “Above” the Bible and Its “Creator”?
by Dave Armstrong | The Catholic Church assuredly does not claim any such thing; only that an authoritative Christian tradition and institutional Church was necessary to establish and proclaim the canon of Scripture.
Read More »Pray Your Way Through Your Homeschool Day
by Mary Ellen Barret | When our homeschool lifestyle began, it was easy to let the prayer part of my life fall away since I was too busy to sit quietly.
Read More »Why Do Catholics Baptize Babies? They Don’t Know What’s Going On!
by Dave Armstrong | Hey Cathy, why do Catholics baptize babies? It's pointless, since they don't know what's going on and can't repent, according to Acts 2:38 and Mark 6:16.
Read More »Full of Grace: Mary’s Immaculate Conception and the Bible
by Dave Armstrong | A Catholic asks, “what does it mean to be full of grace?” For St. Paul, grace is the antithesis and overcomer of sin...
Read More »Brothers of Jesus: Biblical Arguments for Mary’s Virginity
by Dave Armstrong | In Jesus' Hebrew culture (and Middle Eastern culture even today), cousins were called "brothers". In my previous article, I wrote abo...
Read More »Mary: Perpetual Virgin? 6 Biblical Arguments
by Dave Armstrong | Once upon a time, virtually no Christians denied that Mary the mother of Jesus was perpetually a virgin: including Protestants. Of the early leaders of that movement, virtually all fully accepted this doctrine: including Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, Bullinger, and Cranmer.
Read More »The Bible and the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
by Dave Armstrong | Our Protestant friends in Christ often challenge us to find “proofs” of our doctrines in the Bible. When it comes to the doctrine of the Assumption, almost all of them think or say: “there is nothing whatever in the Bible about that!”
Read More »Bills, Budgeting and the Bible: How I Figured Them Out
by Liz Beller | The past few months have put a little strain on our wallets… due to that finally, a year and a half after our wedding, my husband and I are beginning to budget. I know, we probably should have started sooner, but getting over the initial hurdles of settling into an apartment, figuring out monthly bills, oh yeah, and having a baby, pushed budgeting to the back burner.
Read More »Writing That Matters | Part 1
by John Clark | In the homeschool world, articles abound about how to teach our children to write well. They tend to cover areas such as how to outline, how to write a strong thesis statement, and so forth. These articles are certainly necessary, but as we teach our children composition, we need to remember another aspect of good writing.
Read More »Purgatory and the Bible: God Purifying His People In the Here and Now
by Dave Armstrong | I've often used what I call the “nutshell” argument for Purgatory: we must be without sin to enter into God's presence (Eph 5:5; Heb 12:14; Rev 21:27; 22:3, 14-15). Therefore, God must purge or wash away our sin to make us fit to be in heaven with Him. All agree so far.
Read More »The Abundant Biblical Support for Lent
by Dave Armstrong | My specialty as an apologist is “biblical arguments for Catholicism.” I enjoy that aspect of my work a lot because the Bible is the great “common ground” that all Christians share (and I strive to be ecumenical). We all reverence Sacred Scripture and believe it is inspired revelation.
Read More »The Bible vs. Contraception: God Opens the Womb and Blesses Parents with Children
by Dave Armstrong | We can learn a lot from words: especially if we go back to the Latin roots of many of our English words. All Christians are familiar with the notion of God being the Creator. He made all things from nothing (theologians describe this with the wonderful Latin phrase, creatio ex nihilo).
Read More »The Bible vs. Contraception: “Be Fruitful and Multiply”
by Dave Armstrong | Some things are so obvious that we take them for granted. We don't feel that we need to “argue” them because we casually assume that everyone “knows they are true.” The old Frank Sinatra song comes to my mind: “Love and marriage: go together like a horse and carriage . . .”
Read More »What You Need to Know about Tradition
by Dave Armstrong | Sometimes people say that the Bible and tradition are against each other (with tradition being the “bad” thing). But the Bible itself teaches that tradition was already around before the Bible was put together. In fact, the Bible itself is part of the Christian tradition, just as the Catholic Church also is.
Read More »The Secret To Happiness: A Mother’s Letter
Do you know what an aspiration is? An aspiration is a strong desire to do something, be something, or possess something. People have many different aspirations. Some aspire to be musicians, doctors, or librarians. Some aspire to go to college, while others aspire to go right into the workforce. Some aspire to be priests or religious brothers or sisters, while others aspire to be good husbands and wives. There are as many aspirations as there are people in the world.
Read More »7 Ways Our Children Can Keep Their Way Pure | Part 5
In the “Armor of God,” with which we are all called to equip ourselves (Ephesians 6:10-18), the Word of God is the “sword of the Spirit.” Daily, reverent reading of Sacred Scripture can help us to immerse ourselves in the mind of Christ and cultivate our personal relationship with Him. It can also help us to develop a living, breathing, personal relationship with the Holy Spirit, the Author of Sacred Scripture.
Read More »Got Faith? Pumpkin Chili and the Catechism
Several days ago, I was in the kitchen whipping up a pot of pumpkin chili, (recipe included below!) while reflecting on some thoughts regarding faith. Earlier in the day, when my daughter was sitting at the kitchen table working on her Catechism lesson, the subject of faith came up. My daughter wanted to know if everyone who believes in Jesus is a Christian.
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