Class Blog Archive

Class date: Feb 04, 2018

• Prayer: Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit

1. Many Protestants think Catholics honor the Blessed Virgin Mary too much – they reject the defined doctrines
   1. Divine Maternity (Mother of God)
   2. Perpetual Virginity – think she had other children after Jesus
   3. Assumption
   4. Immaculate Conception

2. Often, they want ...

 Beginning Apologetics 1: pp 14-17 “Apostolic Authority, Peter and the Papacy” Quick Answers: Don’t Revelation 3:7 and Isaiah 22 point to Christ – not Peter – as having the keys of David? Articles and Tracts: Peter’s Authority (Scripture) ** Tract: Peter and the Papacy – No Rocks Required (Scripture) ** Stewards of the Kingdom (History) […]

Class date: 01/21/18

In the OT, when God established His covenant with Israel, he also established a living, continuing authority in the Mosaic priesthood. This authority did not end when the OT was written down, but rather continued to safeguard and interpret the Sacred Scriptures.

Similarly, when Christ established His ...

Beginning Apologetics 1: p 13 "The Bible Alone?"

If you missed class and want to catch up:

• The Protestant Achilles Heel by Tim Staples **

Quick Answers:

• If Jesus didn't believe the Bible was the sole rule of faith, why did he quote it in his disputes with the Jewish ...

Class date: 1/7/17

• Prayer: Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit

1. Page 13, Beginning Apologetics 1 student book.Sola scriptura, or the "Bible only," is a Protestant doctrine invented in the fifteenth century. It declares the Bible is the sole source of revelation and the only and final judge in ...

For class date: 12/17/17

Beginning Apologetics 1: pp 10-12 "The Canon of the Bible"

Articles / Tracts:

• Defending the Deuterocanonicals by Jimmy Akin **
• The Old Testament Canon - quotations of deuterocanonical books by the Fathers **
• The Old Testament Canon article by a non-Catholic, looking at the history of ...

Class date: 12/03/17

If you missed class or want to review:

• Beginning Apologetics 1: pp 7-9 "The Eucharist"
• What Catholics Believe about John 6 **
• The Early Church Fathers on the Real Presence **

More Articles:

• Answering Protestants on the Eucharist
• Click here for Catholic Answers Tracts, and type ...

* Question – Do Protestants, esp Fundamentalists, take the Bible literally? (show of hands)

1. Beliefs
   1. Catholics believe that the Eucharist is Jesus Christ
      
      1. From the beginning,
      2. Church has believed Christ is really / substantially present
      3. in His Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity
   2. But most Protestants
      
      1. nearly all of the ...

(For 11/19/17 class.)

If you missed class or want to review:

• "From Atheism to Catholicism: My Conversion Diary," by Jennifer Fulwiler (audio) **
• Answering Atheist Slogans by John De Rosa (e-book). See below for details. **

More helpful articles and sites:

• "Why Atheists Change Their Minds: 8 Common Factors," by ...

Click here for the class handout for 11/19/17, conversion story discussion plus answering atheist objections.