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New Webinar: “G.K. Chesterton as Husband and Father” You’ve likely heard me talk about G.K. Chesterton before. He’s one of my great heroes.The English Catholic writer was a bubbling mix of joy, FREE CATHOLIC EBOOKS I recently listed the best Catholic books of all-time as named in Fr. John McCloskey’s ‘Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan.’ All the links I provided were to paperback and hardcover books, which tend to be somewhat expensive. But one of the things I’ve discovered since getting an Amazon Kindle is that you can find so many Free CatholiceBooks Read More »
10 BEST ARGUMENTS FOR "SAME-SEX MARRIAGE"...AND WHY THEY Perhaps no issue is more nerve-wracking today than “same-sex marriage.” It’s a magnet for controversy and evokes strong reactions from those on either side of the debate. But underneath the fiery passion and rhetoric, we must evaluate the real arguments. Thus, Our Sunday Visitor invited me to write a special section for their newsweekly examining 10 Best Arguments for “Same-Sex BEST CATHOLIC BOOKS OF ALL-TIME As a Catholic bibliophile I’m always hunting for the next must-read book. But with a religious tradition spanning two millennia, thousands of saints, and millions of titles, where to begin? One place I often turn is a list composed by Fr. John McCloskey. He’s an Opus Dei priest and fellow book-lover, and he’s put together Best Catholic Books of All-Time Read More » COMPASSION VS. CARE: A DEFENSE OF CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICESSEE MORE ONBRANDONVOGT.COM
WHY I'M STILL CATHOLIC DESPITE THE SEX ABUSE CRISIS In response, I’ve written this preface to answer why I, a Millennial Catholic, young husband and father, remain Catholic despite these horrific cases of abuse and cover-up. The main answer is that I’m Catholic because of Jesus, not because of the leaders of the Church. DID GOD COMMAND GENOCIDE? Did God Command Genocide? In his bestselling book, The God Delusion, popular atheist Richard Dawkins shares this genial observation: “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a THE GRACE-FILLED POEM THAT G.K. CHESTERTON AND J.R.R One of the first texts I read after becoming Catholic was Francis Thompson’s “The Hound of Heaven”. It’s a short poem, but a deeply moving one. It vividly describes how God (the Hound of Heaven) chases down a wayward soul, never giving up the pursuit, “down the nights and down the daysdown the labyrinthine ways.” G.K. The Grace-Filled Poem That G.K. Chesterton and J.R.R POPE FRANCIS ON 10 REASONS WHY PEOPLE REJECT THE CHURCH The Church’s most prominent outreach today, the New Evangelization, aims at reviving the spiritual lives of those who have drifted from Christ. While these people may have been baptized and perhaps catechized, while they may attend Church semi-regularly, they have never been truly evangelized. They have never experienced a life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ or Pope Francis on 10 HOW TO CONQUER PORN: AN INTERVIEW WITH MATT FRADD Thanks to the Internet, pornography remains one of today’s most insidious threats to dignity and family. It destroys relationships, undermines love, and it traps viewers in a web of addiction. How can we battle against it? How can we free people from its allure? How can guide our family, children, and ourselves down the path How to Conquer Porn: An Interview with Matt Fradd Read More »BRANDON VOGT
New Webinar: “G.K. Chesterton as Husband and Father” You’ve likely heard me talk about G.K. Chesterton before. He’s one of my great heroes.The English Catholic writer was a bubbling mix of joy, FREE CATHOLIC EBOOKS I recently listed the best Catholic books of all-time as named in Fr. John McCloskey’s ‘Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan.’ All the links I provided were to paperback and hardcover books, which tend to be somewhat expensive. But one of the things I’ve discovered since getting an Amazon Kindle is that you can find so many Free CatholiceBooks Read More »
10 BEST ARGUMENTS FOR "SAME-SEX MARRIAGE"...AND WHY THEY Perhaps no issue is more nerve-wracking today than “same-sex marriage.” It’s a magnet for controversy and evokes strong reactions from those on either side of the debate. But underneath the fiery passion and rhetoric, we must evaluate the real arguments. Thus, Our Sunday Visitor invited me to write a special section for their newsweekly examining 10 Best Arguments for “Same-Sex BEST CATHOLIC BOOKS OF ALL-TIME As a Catholic bibliophile I’m always hunting for the next must-read book. But with a religious tradition spanning two millennia, thousands of saints, and millions of titles, where to begin? One place I often turn is a list composed by Fr. John McCloskey. He’s an Opus Dei priest and fellow book-lover, and he’s put together Best Catholic Books of All-Time Read More » COMPASSION VS. CARE: A DEFENSE OF CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICESSEE MORE ONBRANDONVOGT.COM
WHY I'M STILL CATHOLIC DESPITE THE SEX ABUSE CRISIS In response, I’ve written this preface to answer why I, a Millennial Catholic, young husband and father, remain Catholic despite these horrific cases of abuse and cover-up. The main answer is that I’m Catholic because of Jesus, not because of the leaders of the Church. DID GOD COMMAND GENOCIDE? Did God Command Genocide? In his bestselling book, The God Delusion, popular atheist Richard Dawkins shares this genial observation: “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a THE GRACE-FILLED POEM THAT G.K. CHESTERTON AND J.R.R One of the first texts I read after becoming Catholic was Francis Thompson’s “The Hound of Heaven”. It’s a short poem, but a deeply moving one. It vividly describes how God (the Hound of Heaven) chases down a wayward soul, never giving up the pursuit, “down the nights and down the daysdown the labyrinthine ways.” G.K. The Grace-Filled Poem That G.K. Chesterton and J.R.R POPE FRANCIS ON 10 REASONS WHY PEOPLE REJECT THE CHURCH The Church’s most prominent outreach today, the New Evangelization, aims at reviving the spiritual lives of those who have drifted from Christ. While these people may have been baptized and perhaps catechized, while they may attend Church semi-regularly, they have never been truly evangelized. They have never experienced a life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ or Pope Francis on 10 HOW TO CONQUER PORN: AN INTERVIEW WITH MATT FRADD Thanks to the Internet, pornography remains one of today’s most insidious threats to dignity and family. It destroys relationships, undermines love, and it traps viewers in a web of addiction. How can we battle against it? How can we free people from its allure? How can guide our family, children, and ourselves down the path How to Conquer Porn: An Interview with Matt Fradd Read More » MY BOOKS - BRANDON VOGT My Books Return: How to Draw Your Child Back to the ChurchForeword by Bishop Robert BarronWord on Fire, 2021 Over 80,000 copies sold! The statistics are troubling: 6.5 people leave the Catholic Church for every one that joins, and 50% of young people who were raised Catholic are no longer Catholic today. The Catholic Church My Books Read More ABOUT - BRANDON VOGT Brandon Vogt is a bestselling author of ten books and the founder of ClaritasU, which trains Catholics how to talk about their faith, especially hot-button issues. He works as the Senior Content Director for Bishop Robert Barron’s Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. He’s the host of the “Word on Fire Show” podcast with Bishop Barron, asAbout Read More »
BEST CATHOLIC BOOKS OF ALL-TIME As a Catholic bibliophile I’m always hunting for the next must-read book. But with a religious tradition spanning two millennia, thousands of saints, and millions of titles, where to begin? One place I often turn is a list composed by Fr. John McCloskey. He’s an Opus Dei priest and fellow book-lover, and he’s put together Best Catholic Books of All-Time Read More » HARRY POTTER RESOURCES FOR CATHOLICS Harry Potter Resources for Catholics. Below you'll find resources mentioned in our panel discussion at the 37th Annual Chesterton Conference (Kansas City, KS) on August 2, 2019 on "Catholics and Harry Potter". The panelists included: Brandon Vogt, author and content director at Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. 7 STEPS TO BRING ANY YOUNG PERSON BACK TO THE CHURCH Over the last several years, I’ve spoken with thousands of Catholics around the country at large conferences, small parish groups and everything in between. After each talk I give, there’s usually a time for questions and answers, and inevitably, no matter the topic of my talk, the most common question I hear is some version 7 Steps to Bring Any Young Person Back to the Church Read More » "SAINTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: A GUIDE TO CHANGING THE WORLD" Saints and Social Justice: A Guide to Changing the World (Our Sunday Visitor, 2014) uses the seven major themes of Catholic social teaching, as defined by the U.S. bishops, and for each theme highlights two saints who especially embodied it. The result is a book packed with stories, from those saints and others in the sidebars, ofheroes
PETER KREEFT'S RECOMMENDED PHILOSOPHY BOOKS One of the big highlights of last weekend’s Defending the Faith Conference was meeting Dr. Peter Kreeft. I got to share many conversations with the wise, witty, and wondrous philosopher. We discussed everything from C.S. Lewis and surfing, to atheists, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jewish mystics, and of course books. While discussing our current reads, I mentioned Peter Kreeft’s Recommended DR. PETER KREEFT: 26 BOOKS NOBODY SHOULD DIE WITHOUT READING For his assigned topic, Dr. Kreeft was supposed to recommend ten books to read before you die. But he couldn’t help himself. He instead proposed 26 books, stretched over 13 genres, with another 15 bonus titles. You’ll find links to all the books below the lecture. (Also, click here for Peter Kreeft’s recommended philosophy books .)YouTube.
HOW TO CONQUER PORN: AN INTERVIEW WITH MATT FRADD Thanks to the Internet, pornography remains one of today’s most insidious threats to dignity and family. It destroys relationships, undermines love, and it traps viewers in a web of addiction. How can we battle against it? How can we free people from its allure? How can guide our family, children, and ourselves down the path How to Conquer Porn: An Interview with Matt Fradd Read More » INTERVIEW WITH FR. JOHN HOLLOWELL When I first encountered Fr. John Hollowell, he was busy subverting the world’s largest abortion empire. It was last February, and Planned Parenthood had just launched their “I Have a Say” video campaign. The campaign was meant to encourage contraception advocates to speak up in support of the infamous HHS mandate, uniting their voices with Interview with Fr. John Hollowell – OnBRANDON VOGT
New Webinar: “G.K. Chesterton as Husband and Father” You’ve likely heard me talk about G.K. Chesterton before. He’s one of my great heroes.The English Catholic writer was a bubbling mix of joy, MY BOOKS - BRANDON VOGT My Books Return: How to Draw Your Child Back to the ChurchForeword by Bishop Robert BarronWord on Fire, 2021 Over 80,000 copies sold! The statistics are troubling: 6.5 people leave the Catholic Church for every one that joins, and 50% of young people who were raised Catholic are no longer Catholic today. The Catholic Church My Books Read More FREE CATHOLIC EBOOKS I recently listed the best Catholic books of all-time as named in Fr. John McCloskey’s ‘Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan.’ All the links I provided were to paperback and hardcover books, which tend to be somewhat expensive. But one of the things I’ve discovered since getting an Amazon Kindle is that you can find so many Free CatholiceBooks Read More »
BEST CATHOLIC BOOKS OF ALL-TIME As a Catholic bibliophile I’m always hunting for the next must-read book. But with a religious tradition spanning two millennia, thousands of saints, and millions of titles, where to begin? One place I often turn is a list composed by Fr. John McCloskey. He’s an Opus Dei priest and fellow book-lover, and he’s put together Best Catholic Books of All-Time Read More » WATCH FR. BARRON’S “CATHOLICISM” SERIES FREE ONLINE Fr. Robert Barron’s Word on Fire ministry has just uploaded a full episode of their award-winning “Catholicism” series to YouTube. Click below to view Episode 6, titled “A Body Both Suffering And Glorious: The Mystical Union Of Christ and the Church.” Fr. Barron looks at what it means when we say the Church is “one, holy, Watch Fr. Barron’s “Catholicism” Series FREE 10 BEST ARGUMENTS FOR "SAME-SEX MARRIAGE"...AND WHY THEY Perhaps no issue is more nerve-wracking today than “same-sex marriage.” It’s a magnet for controversy and evokes strong reactions from those on either side of the debate. But underneath the fiery passion and rhetoric, we must evaluate the real arguments. Thus, Our Sunday Visitor invited me to write a special section for their newsweekly examining 10 Best Arguments for “Same-Sex COMPASSION VS. CARE: A DEFENSE OF CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICESSEE MORE ONBRANDONVOGT.COM
SAINT C.S. LEWIS?
Today is the 48th anniversary of C.S. Lewis’ death which makes it his unofficial “feast day”. Though he never converted to Catholicism, Lewis was very instrumental in my own journey to the Catholic Church.His apologetical books like Mere Christianity, The Great Divorce, and The Problem of Pain deeply shaped my understanding of God while his Chronicles of Narnia baptized my imagination. DID GOD COMMAND GENOCIDE? In his bestselling book, The God Delusion, popular atheist Richard Dawkins shares this genial observation: “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential 7 STEPS TO BRING ANY YOUNG PERSON BACK TO THE CHURCH Over the last several years, I’ve spoken with thousands of Catholics around the country at large conferences, small parish groups and everything in between. After each talk I give, there’s usually a time for questions and answers, and inevitably, no matter the topic of my talk, the most common question I hear is some version 7 Steps to Bring Any Young Person Back to the Church Read More »BRANDON VOGT
New Webinar: “G.K. Chesterton as Husband and Father” You’ve likely heard me talk about G.K. Chesterton before. He’s one of my great heroes.The English Catholic writer was a bubbling mix of joy, MY BOOKS - BRANDON VOGT My Books Return: How to Draw Your Child Back to the ChurchForeword by Bishop Robert BarronWord on Fire, 2021 Over 80,000 copies sold! The statistics are troubling: 6.5 people leave the Catholic Church for every one that joins, and 50% of young people who were raised Catholic are no longer Catholic today. The Catholic Church My Books Read More FREE CATHOLIC EBOOKS I recently listed the best Catholic books of all-time as named in Fr. John McCloskey’s ‘Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan.’ All the links I provided were to paperback and hardcover books, which tend to be somewhat expensive. But one of the things I’ve discovered since getting an Amazon Kindle is that you can find so many Free CatholiceBooks Read More »
BEST CATHOLIC BOOKS OF ALL-TIME As a Catholic bibliophile I’m always hunting for the next must-read book. But with a religious tradition spanning two millennia, thousands of saints, and millions of titles, where to begin? One place I often turn is a list composed by Fr. John McCloskey. He’s an Opus Dei priest and fellow book-lover, and he’s put together Best Catholic Books of All-Time Read More » WATCH FR. BARRON’S “CATHOLICISM” SERIES FREE ONLINE Fr. Robert Barron’s Word on Fire ministry has just uploaded a full episode of their award-winning “Catholicism” series to YouTube. Click below to view Episode 6, titled “A Body Both Suffering And Glorious: The Mystical Union Of Christ and the Church.” Fr. Barron looks at what it means when we say the Church is “one, holy, Watch Fr. Barron’s “Catholicism” Series FREE 10 BEST ARGUMENTS FOR "SAME-SEX MARRIAGE"...AND WHY THEY Perhaps no issue is more nerve-wracking today than “same-sex marriage.” It’s a magnet for controversy and evokes strong reactions from those on either side of the debate. But underneath the fiery passion and rhetoric, we must evaluate the real arguments. Thus, Our Sunday Visitor invited me to write a special section for their newsweekly examining 10 Best Arguments for “Same-Sex COMPASSION VS. CARE: A DEFENSE OF CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICESSEE MORE ONBRANDONVOGT.COM
SAINT C.S. LEWIS?
Today is the 48th anniversary of C.S. Lewis’ death which makes it his unofficial “feast day”. Though he never converted to Catholicism, Lewis was very instrumental in my own journey to the Catholic Church.His apologetical books like Mere Christianity, The Great Divorce, and The Problem of Pain deeply shaped my understanding of God while his Chronicles of Narnia baptized my imagination. DID GOD COMMAND GENOCIDE? In his bestselling book, The God Delusion, popular atheist Richard Dawkins shares this genial observation: “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential 7 STEPS TO BRING ANY YOUNG PERSON BACK TO THE CHURCH Over the last several years, I’ve spoken with thousands of Catholics around the country at large conferences, small parish groups and everything in between. After each talk I give, there’s usually a time for questions and answers, and inevitably, no matter the topic of my talk, the most common question I hear is some version 7 Steps to Bring Any Young Person Back to the Church Read More » BOOK REVIEWS ARCHIVES The Face of God: The Redsicovery of the True Face of JesusPaul Badde What does God look like? Neither Muslims, nor Jews, nor any other religious tradition dares to approach that question. CATHOLICISM ARCHIVES “#2. Be Catholic yourself. You can’t give what you don’t have. Believe it, love it, live it. Don’t be ashamed of it, or worried about it. Actively assume it, like the air you breathe, so you don’t have to either push it, like a time share salesperson, or be skittery and worried about it, likeSAINT C.S. LEWIS?
Today is the 48th anniversary of C.S. Lewis’ death which makes it his unofficial “feast day”. Though he never converted to Catholicism, Lewis was very instrumental in my own journey to the Catholic Church.His apologetical books like Mere Christianity, The Great Divorce, and The Problem of Pain deeply shaped my understanding of God while his Chronicles of Narnia baptized my imagination. THE FRIAR WHO WAS ORDERED TO SKATE Friar Gabriel skated for seven years as a teenager in Australia, but when he began sensing a call to the religious life, he prepared to abandon his skateboarding to live a life of poverty, chastity, and obedience. He joined the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate in Toodyay, Western Australia, and for six years he never The Friar Who Was Ordered to Skate Read More » "SAINTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: A GUIDE TO CHANGING THE WORLD" “A triumph! One of the best presentations of the Church’s social teaching. Brandon Vogt adeptly and correctly positions social justice in relation to the lives of the saints and in doing so rescues it from the ideological constraints that have for far too long made this essential teaching of the Church inaccessible to most of the faithful. PETER KREEFT'S RECOMMENDED PHILOSOPHY BOOKS One of the big highlights of last weekend’s Defending the Faith Conference was meeting Dr. Peter Kreeft. I got to share many conversations with the wise, witty, and wondrous philosopher. We discussed everything from C.S. Lewis and surfing, to atheists, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jewish mystics, and of course books. While discussing our current reads, I mentioned Peter Kreeft’s Recommended NEW STATS ON WHY YOUNG PEOPLE LEAVE THE CHURCH In my book, RETURN: How to Draw Your Child Back to the Church, I pore through all the data about why young people leave the Church, where they go, and what they believe. Most of the analysis stemmed from surveys conducted by the Pew Research Center, CARA, the Barna Group, and Dr. Christian Smith’s team at Notre Dame. New Stats on Why Young People Leave the Church Read More » THE BEST TRANSLATION OF ST. AUGUSTINE'S “CONFESSIONS” In his book Three Philosophies of Life, Dr. Peter Kreeft explains how he rediscovered St. Augustine’s Confessions: “Only once have I ever encountered a translation that made such a difference, that so opened up for me a previously closed book. That was Frank Sheed’s translation of Augustine’s Confessions, which I found to be as living The Best Translation of St. Augustine’s DR. PETER KREEFT: 26 BOOKS NOBODY SHOULD DIE WITHOUT READING Did you catch this wonderful lecture by Dr. Peter Kreeft?? For his assigned topic, Dr. Kreeft was supposed to recommend ten books to read before you die. But he couldn’t help himself. He instead proposed 26 books, stretched over 13 genres, with another 15 bonus titles. You’ll find links to all the books below the Dr. Peter Kreeft: 26 Books Nobody Should Die Without Reading Read More » INTERVIEW WITH FR. JOHN HOLLOWELL When I first encountered Fr. John Hollowell, he was busy subverting the world’s largest abortion empire. It was last February, and Planned Parenthood had just launched their “I Have a Say” video campaign. The campaign was meant to encourage contraception advocates to speak up in support of the infamous HHS mandate, uniting their voices with Interview with Fr. John Hollowell – OnBRANDON VOGT
New Webinar: “G.K. Chesterton as Husband and Father” You’ve likely heard me talk about G.K. Chesterton before. He’s one of my great heroes.The English Catholic writer was a bubbling mix of joy, MY BOOKS - BRANDON VOGT My Books Return: How to Draw Your Child Back to the ChurchForeword by Bishop Robert BarronWord on Fire, 2021 Over 80,000 copies sold! The statistics are troubling: 6.5 people leave the Catholic Church for every one that joins, and 50% of young people who were raised Catholic are no longer Catholic today. The Catholic Church My Books Read More FREE CATHOLIC EBOOKS I recently listed the best Catholic books of all-time as named in Fr. John McCloskey’s ‘Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan.’ All the links I provided were to paperback and hardcover books, which tend to be somewhat expensive. But one of the things I’ve discovered since getting an Amazon Kindle is that you can find so many Free CatholiceBooks Read More »
BEST CATHOLIC BOOKS OF ALL-TIME As a Catholic bibliophile I’m always hunting for the next must-read book. But with a religious tradition spanning two millennia, thousands of saints, and millions of titles, where to begin? One place I often turn is a list composed by Fr. John McCloskey. He’s an Opus Dei priest and fellow book-lover, and he’s put together Best Catholic Books of All-Time Read More » COMPASSION VS. CARE: A DEFENSE OF CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICESSEE MORE ONBRANDONVOGT.COM
WATCH FR. BARRON’S “CATHOLICISM” SERIES FREE ONLINE Fr. Robert Barron’s Word on Fire ministry has just uploaded a full episode of their award-winning “Catholicism” series to YouTube. Click below to view Episode 6, titled “A Body Both Suffering And Glorious: The Mystical Union Of Christ and the Church.” Fr. Barron looks at what it means when we say the Church is “one, holy, Watch Fr. Barron’s “Catholicism” Series FREE 10 BEST ARGUMENTS FOR "SAME-SEX MARRIAGE"...AND WHY THEY Perhaps no issue is more nerve-wracking today than “same-sex marriage.” It’s a magnet for controversy and evokes strong reactions from those on either side of the debate. But underneath the fiery passion and rhetoric, we must evaluate the real arguments. Thus, Our Sunday Visitor invited me to write a special section for their newsweekly examining 10 Best Arguments for “Same-Sex 7 STEPS TO BRING ANY YOUNG PERSON BACK TO THE CHURCH Over the last several years, I’ve spoken with thousands of Catholics around the country at large conferences, small parish groups and everything in between. After each talk I give, there’s usually a time for questions and answers, and inevitably, no matter the topic of my talk, the most common question I hear is some version 7 Steps to Bring Any Young Person Back to the Church Read More » WHY I'M STILL CATHOLIC DESPITE THE SEX ABUSE CRISIS In response, I’ve written this preface to answer why I, a Millennial Catholic, young husband and father, remain Catholic despite these horrific cases of abuse and cover-up. The main answer is that I’m Catholic because of Jesus, not because of the leaders of the Church. DID GOD COMMAND GENOCIDE? Did God Command Genocide? In his bestselling book, The God Delusion, popular atheist Richard Dawkins shares this genial observation: “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; aBRANDON VOGT
New Webinar: “G.K. Chesterton as Husband and Father” You’ve likely heard me talk about G.K. Chesterton before. He’s one of my great heroes.The English Catholic writer was a bubbling mix of joy, MY BOOKS - BRANDON VOGT My Books Return: How to Draw Your Child Back to the ChurchForeword by Bishop Robert BarronWord on Fire, 2021 Over 80,000 copies sold! The statistics are troubling: 6.5 people leave the Catholic Church for every one that joins, and 50% of young people who were raised Catholic are no longer Catholic today. The Catholic Church My Books Read More FREE CATHOLIC EBOOKS I recently listed the best Catholic books of all-time as named in Fr. John McCloskey’s ‘Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan.’ All the links I provided were to paperback and hardcover books, which tend to be somewhat expensive. But one of the things I’ve discovered since getting an Amazon Kindle is that you can find so many Free CatholiceBooks Read More »
BEST CATHOLIC BOOKS OF ALL-TIME As a Catholic bibliophile I’m always hunting for the next must-read book. But with a religious tradition spanning two millennia, thousands of saints, and millions of titles, where to begin? One place I often turn is a list composed by Fr. John McCloskey. He’s an Opus Dei priest and fellow book-lover, and he’s put together Best Catholic Books of All-Time Read More » COMPASSION VS. CARE: A DEFENSE OF CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICESSEE MORE ONBRANDONVOGT.COM
WATCH FR. BARRON’S “CATHOLICISM” SERIES FREE ONLINE Fr. Robert Barron’s Word on Fire ministry has just uploaded a full episode of their award-winning “Catholicism” series to YouTube. Click below to view Episode 6, titled “A Body Both Suffering And Glorious: The Mystical Union Of Christ and the Church.” Fr. Barron looks at what it means when we say the Church is “one, holy, Watch Fr. Barron’s “Catholicism” Series FREE 10 BEST ARGUMENTS FOR "SAME-SEX MARRIAGE"...AND WHY THEY Perhaps no issue is more nerve-wracking today than “same-sex marriage.” It’s a magnet for controversy and evokes strong reactions from those on either side of the debate. But underneath the fiery passion and rhetoric, we must evaluate the real arguments. Thus, Our Sunday Visitor invited me to write a special section for their newsweekly examining 10 Best Arguments for “Same-Sex 7 STEPS TO BRING ANY YOUNG PERSON BACK TO THE CHURCH Over the last several years, I’ve spoken with thousands of Catholics around the country at large conferences, small parish groups and everything in between. After each talk I give, there’s usually a time for questions and answers, and inevitably, no matter the topic of my talk, the most common question I hear is some version 7 Steps to Bring Any Young Person Back to the Church Read More » WHY I'M STILL CATHOLIC DESPITE THE SEX ABUSE CRISIS In response, I’ve written this preface to answer why I, a Millennial Catholic, young husband and father, remain Catholic despite these horrific cases of abuse and cover-up. The main answer is that I’m Catholic because of Jesus, not because of the leaders of the Church. DID GOD COMMAND GENOCIDE? Did God Command Genocide? In his bestselling book, The God Delusion, popular atheist Richard Dawkins shares this genial observation: “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a MY BOOKS - BRANDON VOGT My Books Return: How to Draw Your Child Back to the ChurchForeword by Bishop Robert BarronWord on Fire, 2021 Over 80,000 copies sold! The statistics are troubling: 6.5 people leave the Catholic Church for every one that joins, and 50% of young people who were raised Catholic are no longer Catholic today. The Catholic Church My Books Read MoreSAINT C.S. LEWIS?
Today is the 48th anniversary of C.S. Lewis’ death which makes it his unofficial “feast day”. Though he never converted to Catholicism, Lewis was very instrumental in my own journey to the Catholic Church.His apologetical books like Mere Christianity, The Great Divorce, and The Problem of Pain deeply shaped my understanding of God while his Chronicles of Narnia baptized my imagination. "SAINTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: A GUIDE TO CHANGING THE WORLD" Saints and Social Justice: A Guide to Changing the World (Our Sunday Visitor, 2014) uses the seven major themes of Catholic social teaching, as defined by the U.S. bishops, and for each theme highlights two saints who especially embodied it. The result is a book packed with stories, from those saints and others in the sidebars, ofheroes
THE GRACE-FILLED POEM THAT G.K. CHESTERTON AND J.R.R One of the first texts I read after becoming Catholic was Francis Thompson’s “The Hound of Heaven”. It’s a short poem, but a deeply moving one. It vividly describes how God (the Hound of Heaven) chases down a wayward soul, never giving up the pursuit, “down the nights and down the daysdown the labyrinthine ways.” G.K. The Grace-Filled Poem That G.K. Chesterton and J.R.R NEW STATS ON WHY YOUNG PEOPLE LEAVE THE CHURCH In my book, RETURN: How to Draw Your Child Back to the Church, I pore through all the data about why young people leave the Church, where they go, and what they believe. Most of the analysis stemmed from surveys conducted by the Pew Research Center, CARA, the Barna Group, and Dr. Christian Smith’s team at Notre Dame. New Stats on Why Young People Leave the Church Read More » PETER KREEFT'S RECOMMENDED PHILOSOPHY BOOKS One of the big highlights of last weekend’s Defending the Faith Conference was meeting Dr. Peter Kreeft. I got to share many conversations with the wise, witty, and wondrous philosopher. We discussed everything from C.S. Lewis and surfing, to atheists, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jewish mystics, and of course books. While discussing our current reads, I mentioned Peter Kreeft’s Recommended TIM KELLER'S REVIEW OF "THE SHACK" So I’m well aware that this conversation is probably two years past due. I finished reading the mega-hit book, “The Shack” almost a year ago. Since then, I’ve heard the author, William Paul Young, speak twice in person. Yet even after all of that I’ve had difficulty forming definite opinions about the book. The story Tim Keller’s review of "The Shack" Read More » THE BEST TRANSLATION OF ST. AUGUSTINE'S “CONFESSIONS” The most widely used translation of the Confessions is the one by a Mr. Pine-Coffin, and it is worthy of his name. It is a dead translation. Sheed’s is living.”. Poor Mr. Pine-Coffin. Witty jabs aside, I completely agree with Kreeft. Sheed’s translation captures Augustine’s poetic verve better than any other I’ve read. DR. PETER KREEFT: 26 BOOKS NOBODY SHOULD DIE WITHOUT READING For his assigned topic, Dr. Kreeft was supposed to recommend ten books to read before you die. But he couldn’t help himself. He instead proposed 26 books, stretched over 13 genres, with another 15 bonus titles. You’ll find links to all the books below the lecture. (Also, click here for Peter Kreeft’s recommended philosophy books .)YouTube.
WHY G.K. CHESTERTON BELIEVED IN SANTA CLAUS G.K. Chesterton, that wondrous lover of paradox, explains how as he grew into adulthood, his belief in Santa Claus increased: “What has happened to me has been the very reverse of what appears to be the experience of most of my friends. Instead of dwindling to a point, Santa Claus has grown larger and larger Why G.K. Chesterton Believed in Santa Claus Read More »BRANDON VOGT
New Webinar: “G.K. Chesterton as Husband and Father” You’ve likely heard me talk about G.K. Chesterton before. He’s one of my great heroes.The English Catholic writer was a bubbling mix of joy, MY BOOKS - BRANDON VOGT My Books Return: How to Draw Your Child Back to the ChurchForeword by Bishop Robert BarronWord on Fire, 2021 Over 80,000 copies sold! The statistics are troubling: 6.5 people leave the Catholic Church for every one that joins, and 50% of young people who were raised Catholic are no longer Catholic today. The Catholic Church My Books Read More FREE CATHOLIC EBOOKS I recently listed the best Catholic books of all-time as named in Fr. John McCloskey’s ‘Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan.’ All the links I provided were to paperback and hardcover books, which tend to be somewhat expensive. But one of the things I’ve discovered since getting an Amazon Kindle is that you can find so many Free CatholiceBooks Read More »
BEST CATHOLIC BOOKS OF ALL-TIME As a Catholic bibliophile I’m always hunting for the next must-read book. But with a religious tradition spanning two millennia, thousands of saints, and millions of titles, where to begin? One place I often turn is a list composed by Fr. John McCloskey. He’s an Opus Dei priest and fellow book-lover, and he’s put together Best Catholic Books of All-Time Read More » COMPASSION VS. CARE: A DEFENSE OF CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICESSEE MORE ONBRANDONVOGT.COM
10 BEST ARGUMENTS FOR "SAME-SEX MARRIAGE"...AND WHY THEY Perhaps no issue is more nerve-wracking today than “same-sex marriage.” It’s a magnet for controversy and evokes strong reactions from those on either side of the debate. But underneath the fiery passion and rhetoric, we must evaluate the real arguments. Thus, Our Sunday Visitor invited me to write a special section for their newsweekly examining 10 Best Arguments for “Same-Sex WHY I'M STILL CATHOLIC DESPITE THE SEX ABUSE CRISIS As the Vatican kicks off a four-day summit addressing the Church’s sexual abuse crisis, I’ve been asked by many non-Catholic friends, “Why are you still Catholic?How could you remain tied to such a dirty institution?” Those questions are especially pointed given that my latest book was bluntly titled Why I am Catholic (And YouShould Be Too).
DID GOD COMMAND GENOCIDE? In his bestselling book, The God Delusion, popular atheist Richard Dawkins shares this genial observation: “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential THE GRACE-FILLED POEM THAT G.K. CHESTERTON AND J.R.R One of the first texts I read after becoming Catholic was Francis Thompson’s “The Hound of Heaven”. It’s a short poem, but a deeply moving one. It vividly describes how God (the Hound of Heaven) chases down a wayward soul, never giving up the pursuit, “down the nights and down the daysdown the labyrinthine ways.” G.K. The Grace-Filled Poem That G.K. Chesterton and J.R.R POPE FRANCIS ON 10 REASONS WHY PEOPLE REJECT THE CHURCH The Church’s most prominent outreach today, the New Evangelization, aims at reviving the spiritual lives of those who have drifted from Christ. While these people may have been baptized and perhaps catechized, while they may attend Church semi-regularly, they have never been truly evangelized. They have never experienced a life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ or Pope Francis on 10BRANDON VOGT
New Webinar: “G.K. Chesterton as Husband and Father” You’ve likely heard me talk about G.K. Chesterton before. He’s one of my great heroes.The English Catholic writer was a bubbling mix of joy, MY BOOKS - BRANDON VOGT My Books Return: How to Draw Your Child Back to the ChurchForeword by Bishop Robert BarronWord on Fire, 2021 Over 80,000 copies sold! The statistics are troubling: 6.5 people leave the Catholic Church for every one that joins, and 50% of young people who were raised Catholic are no longer Catholic today. The Catholic Church My Books Read More FREE CATHOLIC EBOOKS I recently listed the best Catholic books of all-time as named in Fr. John McCloskey’s ‘Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan.’ All the links I provided were to paperback and hardcover books, which tend to be somewhat expensive. But one of the things I’ve discovered since getting an Amazon Kindle is that you can find so many Free CatholiceBooks Read More »
BEST CATHOLIC BOOKS OF ALL-TIME As a Catholic bibliophile I’m always hunting for the next must-read book. But with a religious tradition spanning two millennia, thousands of saints, and millions of titles, where to begin? One place I often turn is a list composed by Fr. John McCloskey. He’s an Opus Dei priest and fellow book-lover, and he’s put together Best Catholic Books of All-Time Read More » COMPASSION VS. CARE: A DEFENSE OF CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICESSEE MORE ONBRANDONVOGT.COM
10 BEST ARGUMENTS FOR "SAME-SEX MARRIAGE"...AND WHY THEY Perhaps no issue is more nerve-wracking today than “same-sex marriage.” It’s a magnet for controversy and evokes strong reactions from those on either side of the debate. But underneath the fiery passion and rhetoric, we must evaluate the real arguments. Thus, Our Sunday Visitor invited me to write a special section for their newsweekly examining 10 Best Arguments for “Same-Sex WHY I'M STILL CATHOLIC DESPITE THE SEX ABUSE CRISIS As the Vatican kicks off a four-day summit addressing the Church’s sexual abuse crisis, I’ve been asked by many non-Catholic friends, “Why are you still Catholic?How could you remain tied to such a dirty institution?” Those questions are especially pointed given that my latest book was bluntly titled Why I am Catholic (And YouShould Be Too).
DID GOD COMMAND GENOCIDE? In his bestselling book, The God Delusion, popular atheist Richard Dawkins shares this genial observation: “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential THE GRACE-FILLED POEM THAT G.K. CHESTERTON AND J.R.R One of the first texts I read after becoming Catholic was Francis Thompson’s “The Hound of Heaven”. It’s a short poem, but a deeply moving one. It vividly describes how God (the Hound of Heaven) chases down a wayward soul, never giving up the pursuit, “down the nights and down the daysdown the labyrinthine ways.” G.K. The Grace-Filled Poem That G.K. Chesterton and J.R.R POPE FRANCIS ON 10 REASONS WHY PEOPLE REJECT THE CHURCH The Church’s most prominent outreach today, the New Evangelization, aims at reviving the spiritual lives of those who have drifted from Christ. While these people may have been baptized and perhaps catechized, while they may attend Church semi-regularly, they have never been truly evangelized. They have never experienced a life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ or Pope Francis on 10 MY BOOKS - BRANDON VOGT My Books Return: How to Draw Your Child Back to the ChurchForeword by Bishop Robert BarronWord on Fire, 2021 Over 80,000 copies sold! The statistics are troubling: 6.5 people leave the Catholic Church for every one that joins, and 50% of young people who were raised Catholic are no longer Catholic today. The Catholic Church My Books Read More FREE CATHOLIC EBOOKS I recently listed the best Catholic books of all-time as named in Fr. John McCloskey’s ‘Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan.’ All the links I provided were to paperback and hardcover books, which tend to be somewhat expensive. But one of the things I’ve discovered since getting an Amazon Kindle is that you can find so many Free CatholiceBooks Read More »
BEST CATHOLIC BOOKS OF ALL-TIME As a Catholic bibliophile I’m always hunting for the next must-read book. But with a religious tradition spanning two millennia, thousands of saints, and millions of titles, where to begin? One place I often turn is a list composed by Fr. John McCloskey. He’s an Opus Dei priest and fellow book-lover, and he’s put together Best Catholic Books of All-Time Read More » "SAINTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: A GUIDE TO CHANGING THE WORLD" “A triumph! One of the best presentations of the Church’s social teaching. Brandon Vogt adeptly and correctly positions social justice in relation to the lives of the saints and in doing so rescues it from the ideological constraints that have for far too long made this essential teaching of the Church inaccessible to most of the faithful. HARRY POTTER RESOURCES FOR CATHOLICS Below you'll find resources mentioned in our panel discussion at the 37th Annual Chesterton Conference (Kansas City, KS) on August 2, 2019 on "Catholics and Harry Potter". The panelists included: Brandon Vogt, author and content director at Word on Fire Catholic Ministries Nancy Carpentier Brown, author of The Mystery of Harry Potter: A Catholic Family Guide Julian Ahlquist, founding faculty HOW TO ANSWER COMMON ATHEIST OBJECTIONS There’s just a few hours left to enter this week’s giveaway, which includes TEN copies of Trent Horn’s new book, Answering Atheism: How to Make the Case for God with Logic and Charity. Below, you’ll find several short videos Trent recorded which pithily answer some of today’s most popular atheist objections. For more information, check How to Answer Common Atheist Objections Read 7 STEPS TO BRING ANY YOUNG PERSON BACK TO THE CHURCH Over the last several years, I’ve spoken with thousands of Catholics around the country at large conferences, small parish groups and everything in between. After each talk I give, there’s usually a time for questions and answers, and inevitably, no matter the topic of my talk, the most common question I hear is some version 7 Steps to Bring Any Young Person Back to the Church Read More » DR. PETER KREEFT: 26 BOOKS NOBODY SHOULD DIE WITHOUT READING Did you catch this wonderful lecture by Dr. Peter Kreeft?? For his assigned topic, Dr. Kreeft was supposed to recommend ten books to read before you die. But he couldn’t help himself. He instead proposed 26 books, stretched over 13 genres, with another 15 bonus titles. You’ll find links to all the books below the Dr. Peter Kreeft: 26 Books Nobody Should Die Without Reading Read More » PETER KREEFT'S RECOMMENDED PHILOSOPHY BOOKS One of the big highlights of last weekend’s Defending the Faith Conference was meeting Dr. Peter Kreeft. I got to share many conversations with the wise, witty, and wondrous philosopher. We discussed everything from C.S. Lewis and surfing, to atheists, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jewish mystics, and of course books. While discussing our current reads, I mentioned Peter Kreeft’s Recommended"TELLING THE TRUTH"
A question is asked among bibliomaniacs that seems to be some rite of passage—bookstores constantly ring with these particular words. Your answer can instantly describe a good deal of your character and will get you instantly categorized. That question is, of course, “Who is your favorite author?” I’ve never felt adequate just giving a one-name "Telling The Truth" – FrederickBRANDON VOGT
New Webinar: “G.K. Chesterton as Husband and Father” You’ve likely heard me talk about G.K. Chesterton before. He’s one of my great heroes.The English Catholic writer was a bubbling mix of joy, COMPASSION VS. CARE: A DEFENSE OF CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICESSEE MORE ONBRANDONVOGT.COM
BEST CATHOLIC BOOKS OF ALL-TIME As a Catholic bibliophile I’m always hunting for the next must-read book. But with a religious tradition spanning two millennia, thousands of saints, and millions of titles, where to begin? One place I often turn is a list composed by Fr. John McCloskey. He’s an Opus Dei priest and fellow book-lover, and he’s put together Best Catholic Books of All-Time Read More » 10 BEST ARGUMENTS FOR "SAME-SEX MARRIAGE"...AND WHY THEY Perhaps no issue is more nerve-wracking today than “same-sex marriage.” It’s a magnet for controversy and evokes strong reactions from those on either side of the debate. But underneath the fiery passion and rhetoric, we must evaluate the real arguments. Thus, Our Sunday Visitor invited me to write a special section for their newsweekly examining 10 Best Arguments for “Same-Sex WHY I'M STILL CATHOLIC DESPITE THE SEX ABUSE CRISIS In response, I’ve written this preface to answer why I, a Millennial Catholic, young husband and father, remain Catholic despite these horrific cases of abuse and cover-up. The main answer is that I’m Catholic because of Jesus, not because of the leaders of the Church. DID GOD COMMAND GENOCIDE? Did God Command Genocide? In his bestselling book, The God Delusion, popular atheist Richard Dawkins shares this genial observation: “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a THE GRACE-FILLED POEM THAT G.K. CHESTERTON AND J.R.R One of the first texts I read after becoming Catholic was Francis Thompson’s “The Hound of Heaven”. It’s a short poem, but a deeply moving one. It vividly describes how God (the Hound of Heaven) chases down a wayward soul, never giving up the pursuit, “down the nights and down the daysdown the labyrinthine ways.” G.K. The Grace-Filled Poem That G.K. Chesterton and J.R.R WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE REALLY THINK ABOUT GOD AND THE CHURCH For the past month, our Word on Fire production team was in Rome with Bishop Barron for the big Synod on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment. (I joined them there this past week.) It was an amazing experience. We produced nearly 40 videos during that span, a testament to our phenomenal production team What Young People REALLY Think About God and the Church Read More » "ARE YOU A SPIRITUAL GLUTTON?" ASKS ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS That’s the piercing question suggested by St. John of the Cross, whose feast day is today. His spirituality was fortified by the firm rock of faith, not on the fleeting sands of emotion. It thrived even in the midst of hunger and dryness, a model for all the dark periods in our life. St. John has "Are you a spiritual glutton?" asks St. John of the Cross Read More » POPE FRANCIS ON 10 REASONS WHY PEOPLE REJECT THE CHURCH The Church’s most prominent outreach today, the New Evangelization, aims at reviving the spiritual lives of those who have drifted from Christ. While these people may have been baptized and perhaps catechized, while they may attend Church semi-regularly, they have never been truly evangelized. They have never experienced a life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ or Pope Francis on 10BRANDON VOGT
New Webinar: “G.K. Chesterton as Husband and Father” You’ve likely heard me talk about G.K. Chesterton before. He’s one of my great heroes.The English Catholic writer was a bubbling mix of joy, COMPASSION VS. CARE: A DEFENSE OF CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICESSEE MORE ONBRANDONVOGT.COM
BEST CATHOLIC BOOKS OF ALL-TIME As a Catholic bibliophile I’m always hunting for the next must-read book. But with a religious tradition spanning two millennia, thousands of saints, and millions of titles, where to begin? One place I often turn is a list composed by Fr. John McCloskey. He’s an Opus Dei priest and fellow book-lover, and he’s put together Best Catholic Books of All-Time Read More » 10 BEST ARGUMENTS FOR "SAME-SEX MARRIAGE"...AND WHY THEY Perhaps no issue is more nerve-wracking today than “same-sex marriage.” It’s a magnet for controversy and evokes strong reactions from those on either side of the debate. But underneath the fiery passion and rhetoric, we must evaluate the real arguments. Thus, Our Sunday Visitor invited me to write a special section for their newsweekly examining 10 Best Arguments for “Same-Sex WHY I'M STILL CATHOLIC DESPITE THE SEX ABUSE CRISIS In response, I’ve written this preface to answer why I, a Millennial Catholic, young husband and father, remain Catholic despite these horrific cases of abuse and cover-up. The main answer is that I’m Catholic because of Jesus, not because of the leaders of the Church. DID GOD COMMAND GENOCIDE? Did God Command Genocide? In his bestselling book, The God Delusion, popular atheist Richard Dawkins shares this genial observation: “The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a THE GRACE-FILLED POEM THAT G.K. CHESTERTON AND J.R.R One of the first texts I read after becoming Catholic was Francis Thompson’s “The Hound of Heaven”. It’s a short poem, but a deeply moving one. It vividly describes how God (the Hound of Heaven) chases down a wayward soul, never giving up the pursuit, “down the nights and down the daysdown the labyrinthine ways.” G.K. The Grace-Filled Poem That G.K. Chesterton and J.R.R WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE REALLY THINK ABOUT GOD AND THE CHURCH For the past month, our Word on Fire production team was in Rome with Bishop Barron for the big Synod on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment. (I joined them there this past week.) It was an amazing experience. We produced nearly 40 videos during that span, a testament to our phenomenal production team What Young People REALLY Think About God and the Church Read More » "ARE YOU A SPIRITUAL GLUTTON?" ASKS ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS That’s the piercing question suggested by St. John of the Cross, whose feast day is today. His spirituality was fortified by the firm rock of faith, not on the fleeting sands of emotion. It thrived even in the midst of hunger and dryness, a model for all the dark periods in our life. St. John has "Are you a spiritual glutton?" asks St. John of the Cross Read More » POPE FRANCIS ON 10 REASONS WHY PEOPLE REJECT THE CHURCH The Church’s most prominent outreach today, the New Evangelization, aims at reviving the spiritual lives of those who have drifted from Christ. While these people may have been baptized and perhaps catechized, while they may attend Church semi-regularly, they have never been truly evangelized. They have never experienced a life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ or Pope Francis on 10 MY BOOKS - BRANDON VOGT My Books Return: How to Draw Your Child Back to the ChurchForeword by Bishop Robert BarronWord on Fire, 2021 Over 80,000 copies sold! The statistics are troubling: 6.5 people leave the Catholic Church for every one that joins, and 50% of young people who were raised Catholic are no longer Catholic today. The Catholic Church My Books Read More FREE CATHOLIC EBOOKS I recently listed the best Catholic books of all-time as named in Fr. John McCloskey’s ‘Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan.’ All the links I provided were to paperback and hardcover books, which tend to be somewhat expensive. But one of the things I’ve discovered since getting an Amazon Kindle is that you can find so many Free CatholiceBooks Read More »
BEST CATHOLIC BOOKS OF ALL-TIME As a Catholic bibliophile I’m always hunting for the next must-read book. But with a religious tradition spanning two millennia, thousands of saints, and millions of titles, where to begin? One place I often turn is a list composed by Fr. John McCloskey. He’s an Opus Dei priest and fellow book-lover, and he’s put together Best Catholic Books of All-Time Read More » "SAINTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: A GUIDE TO CHANGING THE WORLD" Saints and Social Justice: A Guide to Changing the World (Our Sunday Visitor, 2014) uses the seven major themes of Catholic social teaching, as defined by the U.S. bishops, and for each theme highlights two saints who especially embodied it. The result is a book packed with stories, from those saints and others in the sidebars, ofheroes
HARRY POTTER RESOURCES FOR CATHOLICS Harry Potter Resources for Catholics. Below you'll find resources mentioned in our panel discussion at the 37th Annual Chesterton Conference (Kansas City, KS) on August 2, 2019 on "Catholics and Harry Potter". The panelists included: Brandon Vogt, author and content director at Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. 7 STEPS TO BRING ANY YOUNG PERSON BACK TO THE CHURCH Over the last several years, I’ve spoken with thousands of Catholics around the country at large conferences, small parish groups and everything in between. After each talk I give, there’s usually a time for questions and answers, and inevitably, no matter the topic of my talk, the most common question I hear is some version 7 Steps to Bring Any Young Person Back to the Church Read More » HOW TO ANSWER COMMON ATHEIST OBJECTIONS There’s just a few hours left to enter this week’s giveaway, which includes TEN copies of Trent Horn’s new book, Answering Atheism: How to Make the Case for God with Logic and Charity. Below, you’ll find several short videos Trent recorded which pithily answer some of today’s most popular atheist objections. For more information, check How to Answer Common Atheist Objections Read DR. PETER KREEFT: 26 BOOKS NOBODY SHOULD DIE WITHOUT READING For his assigned topic, Dr. Kreeft was supposed to recommend ten books to read before you die. But he couldn’t help himself. He instead proposed 26 books, stretched over 13 genres, with another 15 bonus titles. You’ll find links to all the books below the lecture. (Also, click here for Peter Kreeft’s recommended philosophy books .)YouTube.
PETER KREEFT'S RECOMMENDED PHILOSOPHY BOOKS One of the big highlights of last weekend’s Defending the Faith Conference was meeting Dr. Peter Kreeft. I got to share many conversations with the wise, witty, and wondrous philosopher. We discussed everything from C.S. Lewis and surfing, to atheists, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jewish mystics, and of course books. While discussing our current reads, I mentioned Peter Kreeft’s Recommended PERSUASIVE PRO-LIFE: AN INTERVIEW WITH TRENT HORN Persuasive Pro-Life: An Interview with Trent Horn. For years, Trent Horn repeatedly did something that would terrify most of us: He discussed a controversial issue, with total strangers, in open squares on college campuses. As part of the “Justice For All” pro-life movement, he travelled the country and had open-air debates aboutabortion.
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