Protestants often claim the Catholic practice of praying the rosary is condemned by Jesus when he teaches against “vain repetitions” in Matthew 6:7. But is this true? In this Ready Reasons, I give the reason why the answer is no, and explain what Jesus meant by these...
Agnostic New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman says that we can’t trust the Gospels in their reports about Jesus’ resurrection. His basic argument is that the Gospels are “hopelessly contradictory” (The Historical Jesus). In his 2006 debate with William Lane Craig,...
Audio Download Is Jesus really “God with Us,” or is here no more than a wise and holy man? In this episode of Catholic Answers Live, I explain the Christian understanding of who and what Jesus is and take questions from callers. Questions Covered: 12:34...
Full Question My professor says Catholics believe that time is both circular and linear. How does that work? Answer It seems that your professor is mistaken. The Church’s definitive teaching about the new heaven and new Earth that Christ inaugurates at the end of time...
Full Question Are there such things as coincidences? Answer The answer to this question is both yes and no, but in different respects. Relative to our human perspective, things do happen by chance. St. Thomas Aquinas noted, “In this world some things seem to happen by...
