Class Blog Archive

If you missed class or want to review:

• "Are the Gospels Myth?" by Carl Olson, This Rock, Mar. 2008 **
• "Evidence for the Resurrection of Christ" by Peter Kreeft and Ronald K. Tacelli **

More helpful articles and sites:

• "Truth Written in Stone" by Steve Ray with Tim Staples, ...

... and Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?

Most of the material I presented in these two class can be found in these articles:

• "Are the Gospels Myth?" by Carl Olson, This Rock, Mar. 2008
• "Evidence for the Resurrection of Christ" by Peter Kreeft and Ronald K. Tacelli ...

Click here for a printable version of this handout on moral relativism.

“We are building a dictatorship of relativism that does not recognize anything as definitive and whose ultimate goal consists solely of one's own ego and desires. We, however, have a different goal: the ...

If you missed class or want to review:

• Relativism: The New Dictatorship with Chris Stefanick, audio from Catholic Answers **
• “Tired of Being Called a Morality Cop (and Other Bad Names)?” by J. Budziszewski, This Rock, Jan 2006 **

More helpful articles and sites:

• Freedom in Truth
• The ...

Class date: 10/15/17

Click here for a printable version of the class handout on Faith, Reason, and Philosophical Issues

Class date: 10/15/17
If you missed class or want to review:

• Five Philosophical Mistakes Every Catholic Apologist Should Be Aware Of, by Tom Harmon, This Rock, Jan. 2005 **
• “The Problem of Evil,” by Matt Fradd, Catholic Answers Blog, July 9, 2013 **
• Answering Atheist Slogans, by ...

Class date: 10/01/17

This is the class handout on Effective Apologetics, in printable PDF format.

(For 10/01/17 class.)

• Class notes **
• “How to Challenge an Atheist’s Worldview,” Kenneth Hensley, Catholic Answers Magazine, Nov-Dec 2011 **
• OR, the audio recording How to Answer Atheists and Agnostics (more info below) **

More helpful articles and sites:

• Part 1 ...

Atheist materialism

• Begin with prayer

1. Clarify
   1. What is a materialist? (one meaning is someone who spends a lot of time and energy acquiring more and more stuff)
   2. When we speak of atheists = materialists, that's not what we mean
   3. Instead, mean that they think there is nothing in the universe ...

Beginning Apologetics 1 by Fr. Frank Chacon and Jim Burnham

Web Sites:

• Catholic Answers - general Catholic apologetics articles and resources
• Envoy Magazine - possibly defunct. Look for back issues on archive.org
• Strange Notions - more focused on atheism
• Peter Kreeft - Featured Writings - preeminent Catholic philosopher
• Bible Christian ...