The Ancient Problem of Bad Music at Mass
I sometimes hear Catholics complain that folk music at Mass is awful, though I think it depends. Many say they would prefer the music that was sung when they were younger, which I can respect. Some...
View ArticleLetter Replying to a Report from St. Boniface by Pope St. Gregory II
Letter Replying to a Report from St. Boniface by Pope St. Gregory II (4 December 723) 1. To his most reverend brother and fellow-bishop Boniface, Gregory, the servant of the servants of God.2. Moved by...
View ArticleLetter Commending Boniface to the People of Thuringia
Letter Commending Boniface to the People of Thuringia by Pope St. Gregory II (1 December 724) 1. Our Lord, Jesus Christ, came down from heaven and, true God as He was, became Man, suffered and was...
View ArticleLetter Replying to St. Boniface's Questions by Pope St. Gregory II
Letter Replying to St. Boniface's Questions by Pope St. Gregory II (22 November 726) 1. Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to Boniface, our most holy brother and colleague in the...
View ArticleIndex of Church Fathers on Apologetics Topics
div.showing-answer div {display:block;} div.hiding-answer div {display:none;} ⇩ What is this?This is a list of the Church Fathers arranged in two ways: doctrines they taught and dates they were...
View ArticleChurch Fathers on Doctrine versus Discipline
This page is supposed to gather some selections from the Church Fathers on doctrines and disciplines. I made this post to show that the Church's current stance has its roots in Church history....
View ArticlePromotion of Scripture Study & Bible Reading in Church History
This page is intended to collect examples from Church History where the Church has promoted Scripture study and Bible reading. I wanted to make this page because I have often heard people claim that...
View ArticlePurgatory Remains Catholic Doctrine
This page is supposed to collect proofs that purgatory is still a doctrine of the Catholic Church. I wanted to make this page because I have heard several people confidently state that they saw a video...
View ArticleChurch and State in the Fathers and Doctors of the Church
This page is intended to collect examples of the teachings of the Fathers and Doctors on Church and State. I wanted to make this page because I think there has always been a distinction in the Church...
View ArticlePilgrimages in the Early Church Fathers
This page has statements from the Church Fathers in favor of pilgrimages. I wanted to make this page because I have sometimes heard people say that pilgrimages are a bad thing, something Christians...
View ArticleChurch Fathers on Musical Instruments
This page is intended to collect positive statements from the Church Fathers about musical instruments. I wanted to make this article because I’ve seen some articles about Fathers who had a negative...
View ArticleFull Text of Pope Francis' New Document on the Family
The following text of Amoris Laetitia is extracted from the official Vatican pdf. I moved the footnotes to the end of the document. Please notify me of any typographical mistakes.Full Text of Amoris...
View ArticleSt. Augustine's Precursor to the Lewis Trilemma
Many people are familiar with the philosophical argument called the Lewis Trilemma. Also known as the Lunatic, Liar, or Lord argument, the Lewis trilemma is a response to those who think that Jesus was...
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St. Irenaeus of Lyons
Catholic priest and bishop in France, active from about 170 A.D. to 180 A.D. One of the Church Fathers.Early childhood.“I also saw [St. Polycarp] in my early youth, for he tarried [on earth] a very...
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St. Cyprian of Carthage
Catholic priest and bishop in Carthage, Africa, active from about 249 A.D. to 258 A.D. One of the Church Fathers.Early life."[Before his conversion]...liberal arts...imbued his mind... [When] his faith...
View ArticlePlato's Republic is Not Communist
Before I read the Republic I had heard that what Plato proposes in it is basically a communist society -- no property, no family life, everyone hands their children over to the government at birth and...
View ArticleList of Scriptures that Support Devotion to Mary
This is a list of Scriptural passages that we can use to support Catholic devotion to Mary. I wanted to make this list because I've heard people say that Catholic devotion to Mary has little Scriptural...
View ArticleRelics in the Fathers of the Church
This is a compilation of passages from the Church Fathers where they talk about relics. I wanted to make this page as a resource to respond to people who say that the early Christians didn't keep...
View ArticleHonoring the Saints in the Fathers of the Church
This is a compilation of passages from the Church Fathers where they talk about honoring the saints. I wanted to make this page as a resource to respond to people who say that the early Christians...
View ArticleWas the Bible ever on the Index of Prohibited Books?
See also: Bible Study is Good: Backed Up by Church HistoryShort answer: No. Long answer: The Index of Prohibited Books is an old list of bad books and authors. It was made popular by the Council of...
View Article"The Church Does Not Kill" - Testimonies from Church History
This is a collection of statements from the Church Fathers and later Catholic authors about the death penalty. The Church forbids its priests from inflicting the death penalty or requiring others to do...
View ArticleFragments of Pope Callistus the First's Edict on Confession
The following are fragments from a document written by Pope St. Callistus I between 208 A.D. and 223 A.D., as well as summaries of the letter's content. The fragments and summaries are taken from a...
View ArticleThe Biblical Case for Petrine Primacy
Play nowThis is the first episode of the History and Apologetics Podcast (formerly known as the Mid Ohio Apologetics Podcast). Dan Marcum and Bradley Tarr discuss Bible passages that talk about the...
View ArticleThe Historical Case for Petrine Primacy
Play nowThis is the second episode of the History and Apologetics Podcast. Dan Marcum and Bradley Tarr discuss passages from the Church Fathers that talk about the pope and why we should have one....
View ArticleRelativism
Play nowThis is the third episode of the History and Apologetics Podcast. Bradley Tarr and Dan Marcum disprove Relativism -- the view that truth and morality are completely subjective, and there is no...
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