Class Blog Archive

What is Justification?

Submitted by Suchi Myjak on

Class date: 4/22/18

Not only was "sola fide" one of the slogans of the Protestant Reformation, the differences in understanding the closely-related concepts of justification and salvation often lie at the root of other disagreements, for example the necessity and value of Purgatory.

Salvation / Justification / Faith Alone

A ...

Miscellaneous Protestant objections

Submitted by Suchi Myjak on

Class date: 4/8/18

The class watched and discussed several sections of the Tim Staples video Defending Your Faith: How to Counter Standard Objections to Catholicism. Tim is a dynamic speaker who covered several hot topics, including Confession, statues, the role of works, and calling priests "Father."

He also shared ...

Purgatory - class notes

Submitted by Suchi Myjak on

Class date: 18 Mar 2018

Purgatory & Prayer for the Dead

  • Open with prayer
  1. How are purgatory and praying for the dead related? (Praying for the dead only makes sense if there is a Purgatory, i.e. a place where the dead can be helped by our prayers.)
  2. What does the ...

Practical Apologetics - class notes

Submitted by Suchi Myjak on

Class date: 3/4/18

We began with the amazing conversion story of our guest speaker, Ms. Corban. Contact me for the recording if you missed class!

How to engage with Protestant questioners

  • Prayer: Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit
  1. Introduction
    1. So far, we've looked at a lot of Scriptural evidence because ...

Intercession of the Saints

Submitted by Suchi Myjak on

Class date: Feb 18, 2018

  • Prayer: Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit
  1. Communion of Saints – Study Guide p. 27
    1. During the Creed at every Mass and at the beginning of the Rosary, we say that we believe in the “communion of saints.” Can someone tell me what we mean ...