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Compendium of Catholic Apologetics

Catholic apologetics is the branch of theology dedicated to explaining and defending the reasons for our faith. It demonstrates the rational foundations of Catholic doctrine while addressing critics and identifying errors that threaten the faith’s integrity.

This collection brings together the finest apologetic articles, developed and refined over twelve years of study and writing, covering biblical, historical, and patristic sources to address some of the most challenging questions facing Catholics today: Peter’s primacy, apostolic succession and the monarchical episcopacy, the doctrine of the Trinity, salvation by faith alone, sola scriptura, purgatory, the soul’s immortality, the sacraments, the communion of saints, Marian dogmas, charges of idolatry and paganism leveled against the Catholic Church, priestly celibacy, and a variety of other essential topics.

Originally published in 2011 and updated in 2013, it has become a reference work in the area of Catholic apologetics in English, appearing on Amazon Best Seller lists in multiple categories.

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Talking with my evangelical friends

If I have noticed anything during the time that I’ve spoken with my evangelical brothers of different denominations, it’s that the vast majority has an inaccurate, distorted and even wrong knowledge about our faith. Usually this happens very often and what they believe is that the Catholic doctrine is quite different from what the Church teaches in reality. This usually happens not only among those who were born into a Protestant family, but also among people who defined themselves as Catholic but who left the Catholic Church to join one of these Christian denominations.

I am convinced that there are more things that unite us than things that divide us, and I also have a deep respect for all those Christians who honestly profess their faith, even though we may disagree in many points of the doctrine. I recognize as true Christians those who profess with us a Trinitarian faith and I embrace them with respect and brotherly love.

This book pretends to put its grain of sand so our evangelical brothers who want to really know what we Catholics believe can do so, not by listening to what others say, but by ourselves. It is also addressed to my Catholic brothers, because many of them have the desire to learn more about our faith and acquire tools to share.

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The New Birth in the Bible and the Early Church

Chapter three of the Gospel of John recounts the conversation between Jesus and a Pharisee named Nicodemus. During this exchange, Jesus captures Nicodemus’s attention with a memorable statement: “Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). Nicodemus did not understand what Jesus meant at the time, as he tried to interpret His words literally. “How can a man be born when he is old?” he asked (John 3:4). Jesus replied, “Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God” (John 3:5). For those of us who believe that Jesus is truly the Messiah, the Son of God, we understand that His words to Nicodemus were of great importance, as He was establishing a requirement for salvation. In this brief book, I aim to explore the different interpretations of this episode, both in Catholicism and Protestantism, and examine how it has been understood throughout history by Christians, starting with the early Church and tracing through the first four centuries of Christianity.