Catholic Replies 2: over 800 questions answered about Adam and Eve, Annulments, Clergy Sex Abuse, Contraception, Cremation, Evolution, Secret of Fatima, Stem Cell Research, and Viagra. Have you ever been asked a tough question about religion and didn't have a good answer ready? You knew there probably was a good answer, but you didn't know what it was. Well, here are the answers you have been looking for to some of the most difficult religious and moral questions of the day. Not only are these replies clear and concise but they contain hundreds of quotations from the bible, authoritative Church documents, and many other reliable and persuasive sources.

Catholic Replies 2: The over 800 Questions Answered about Adam and Eve, Annulments, Clergy Sex Abuse, Contraception, Cremation, Evolution, Gerneral ... Secret of Fatima, Stem Cell Research, Viagra

Religion & Spirituality

Drummey, James J.

Christian Books & Bibles

Catholic Spiritual Direction

This new, revised edition of Journeys Home contains the stories of men and women who, having surrendered their lives to Jesus Christ, heard a call to follow Him more completely. Many of them were pastors or missionaries. Others were lay men and women who, though working in secular jobs, took their calling to serve Christ in the world very seriously. In each case, their desire to follow Christ faithfully to remain faithful to the truth He taught and to the Church He established through His apostles led them to embrace the Catholic Church. These conversion stories provide insight, encouragement, and inspiration for those who are thinking about making the same journey and for Catholics born in the faith as well.

Journeys Home

Grodi, Marcus

How Firm a Foundation

Literature & Fiction

The Reason Series is a 5-Part comprehensive, age-appropriate program designed to provide students the evidence they need to be more certain about a transcendent super-intelligent creative power - God. The Student Workbook includes summaries of units, and some additional information for further student inquiry. It also includes a password for students to log onto an online forum (for discussions and Q&amp;A). Our young people are in serious need of a defense of their faith that is both contemporary and scientific - otherwise they may fall victim to the false claims and misimpressions created by an increasingly secular society. A large percentage of our young people will become agnostics and even atheists if we do not respond to them with the best evidence that science has to offer. The Reason Series follows college freshman Joe as he learns to defend his faith from his atheistic roommate Tyler with the help of physics and philosophy grad students Dan and Alana. USCCB Approval: The USCCB Subcommittee for Catechetical Conformity gives approval only for curricula, text book series, teacher's manuals, or student workbooks that concern a whole course of studies.

The Reason

Spitzer, Robert

This series featuring Fr. Robert J. Spitzer S.J. Ph.D. is a full treatment of topics concerned with the evidence for God from contemporary science. It covers the topics in Science, God and Creation in greater depth and detail. It also covers the following six topics not treated in Science, God & Creation. This Study Guide contains comprehensive questions and answers for all the material in Science, God and Creation and From Nothing to Cosmos. It also has the power points from the presentations, as well as quotations, biographies, and references of major scientists and philosophers. Last, but not least, is the online forum staffed by teachers and professors to answer questions and provide structure. Topics Covered: Why the occurrence of our universal constants and initial conditions cannot be explained by the contention that 'it is just here'; How can the bible and science be reconciled?; What can Catholics believe about evolution?; How the human desire for the five transcendentals (perfect and unconditional Truth, Love, Justice/Goodness, Beauty, and Being) indicates the presence of a transphysical soul; Why belief in an unrestricted, absolutely simple, pure power (i.e. God) is a more rational explanation than naturalistic explanations (multiverses, pure chance, etc.) to explain universal fine-tuning; What about aliens?

From Nothing to Cosmos: God and Science

This Study Guide contains comprehensive questions and answers for all the material in Science, God and Creation and From Nothing to Cosmos. It also has the power points from the presentations, as well as quotations, biographies, and references of major scientists and philosophers. Last, but not least, is the online forum staffed by teachers and professors to answer questions and provide structure.This on-line forum can be accessed by following the instructions (and using the access number) on the inside front cover of the study guide mentioned below. Answers to the most frequently asked questions can be found in this Study Guide. This series featuring Fr. Robert J. Spitzer S.J., Ph.D. is a full treatment of topics concerned with the evidence for God from contemporary science. It covers the topics in Science, God and Creation in greater depth and detail. It also covers the following six topics not treated in Science, God & Creation: 1. Why the occurrence of our universal constants and initial conditions cannot be explained by the contention that "it is just here." 2. How can the bible and science be reconciled? 3. What can Catholics believe about evolution? 4. How the human desire for the five transcendentals (perfect and unconditional Truth, Love, Justice/Goodness, Beauty, and Being) indicates the presence of a transphysical soul. 5. Why belief in an unrestricted, absolutely simple, pure power (i.e. God) is a more rational explanation than naturalistic explanations (multiverses, pure chance, etc.) to explain universal fine-tuning. 6. What about aliens?

From Nothing to Cosmos

Generation Next: A Catholic Guide to Financial Freedom for Young Adults by Phil Lenahan, is a personal finance program for young adults that is packed with wisdom for life and money. It is designed to help young people grow into responsible adults by understanding Gods way to financial freedom. With the Churchs teaching serving as its foundation, Generation Next provides young people with the practical skills and values they need to navigate life successfully. Effectively managing money comes down to a few basics, Phil says, and the earlier you start, the better off you will be. As readers unpack the teaching and tools at their disposal in Generation Next, they will learn about: The critical link between faith and finance. The advantage of setting goals. Creating a financial plan that works. Wealth: how to create it and how to use it. Understanding and managing debt. Relationships and money. How to be a savvy consumer. The role that generosity plays in one s financial and spiritual life. And much more.

Generation Next

Lenahan, Philip

Journeys Home 2 gathers together more conversion stories of men and women, clergy and laity, who found themselves drawn to the Catholic Church. Most discovered and placed their faith in Jesus Christ in non-Catholic traditions of Christianity. They remain eternally grateful to the many faithful teachers, friends, and family who helped them know Christ and grow in the Christian faith. Yet in each case and in unique ways, the Holy Spirit opened their hearts to realize that much of what they had been taught about the Catholic Church was never true. They learned to listen to the voice of truth speaking through history, theology, philosophy, Sacred Tradition, Holy Scripture, and personal testimony. In time, their desire to follow Christ faithfully to remain faithful to the truth He taught and to the Church He established through His Apostles led them to consider the claims of the Catholic Church. In the end, they were all convinced that, whatever the cost, they must become Catholic. And so they did. Their conversion stories provide insight, encouragement, and inspiration for those who are thinking about making the same journey and for Catholics born in the faith as well.

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

This book should be declared a national treasure! We lead tremendously busy lives, with 1,001 things to do. Even so, every saint and renowned spiritual director through the ages has said the same thing: If we desire to become saints, we must spend time daily in meditation. With this book (which is in its fourth printing!), Fr. Bartunek has created an extensive, Christ-centered resource to serve as a daily meditation companion. Part I is an incredibly practical explanation of how to Christian meditation (along with a cheat-sheet!). Part II contains material to use during your meditations. The resource is a Bible study on the four Gospels, a survey of saints' writings, a guide to prayer, and a fresh introduction to Jesus rolled into one. The Better Part enables us to read, meditate, absorb and apply the Gospels to our lives, and it serves as a catalyst to personalize times of prayer, enabling us to follow the Holy Spirit's lead along the path of holiness. The portable resource has a ribbon to mark your place and contains detailed indices to help you meditate either on the liturgical seasons or the virtues you feel most in need of developing. All four Gospels are included inside the Resource, divided into 303 Units, each one with prayer-sparking commentaries under the subtitles Christ the Lord, Christ the Teacher, Christ the Friend, and Christ in My Life. It is truly a book for a lifetime.

The Better Part: A Christ-Centered Resource for Personal Prayer

Fr. John Bartunek

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Catholic Replies 2: The over 800 Questions Answered about Adam and Eve, Annulments, Clergy Sex Abuse, Contraception, Cremation, Evolution, Gerneral ... Secret of Fatima, Stem Cell Research, Viagra

Journeys Home

How Firm a Foundation

The Reason

From Nothing to Cosmos: God and Science

From Nothing to Cosmos

Generation Next

Journeys Home

The Better Part: A Christ-Centered Resource for Personal Prayer