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phatcatholic apologetics

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"phatcatholic apologetics" is a blog devoted to defending and explaining the Catholic faith via Q&A's, debates, tracts, papers, and an extensive collection of links to the best Catholic resources on the internet.

Added on: Jun 5th, 2007
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Nick
Listed in: Christianity Religion
Tags: catholic links resources Catholicism apologetics roman

Recent Posts

Catholic Q&A: Part 1

Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 12:53 in questions and answers, catholic apologetics

Here is a recent batch of questions that I answered in the "Catholicism" category at WikiAnswers. I do this from time to time because I think it's good to get the right information out there when it comes to the Catholic Church, and because it also s...
How to Read the Bible

Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 11:18 in scripture, questions and answers

Should the Bible be taken literally? Is any of it metaphor?Well, it depends. Besides the literal sense of Scripture there is also a spiritual sense. This in turn is divided into the allegorical, moral, and anagogical senses. Each one brings a differe...
Defending the Book of Maccabees

Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 12:18 in scripture, questions and answers, catholic apologetics

A friend recently told me that the Book of Maccabees shouldn’t be in the Bible because it has prayers for the dead in it. How should I respond to that?There are a handful of books in the Catholic bible that are not included in Protestant bibles. Th...
Mary\'s Fiat and Magnificat

Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 12:13 in mary, questions and answers

I always hear people speak of Mary’s “fiat” and her “magnificat.” What are these things?Mary’s fiat is found in Lk 1:38. It is her “yes” to God, which she declared once the Angel explained to her that she would conceive a son by the p...
Fr. Benedict Groeschel: Saint in Our Midst

Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 10:05 in miscellaneous
Short Video of My Wedding

Posted on Thursday November 5th, 2009 at 18:27 in Personal

Here's a little preview of the wedding video that Amy and I had made. I am told it is a very rough draft, but it will give you some indication of the joy of that day. The song in the background is "Book of Love," by Peter Gabriel. It was the song tha...