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9 things you need to know about Christmas
This is the actual Grotto of the Nativity under the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Why is there so much confusion today about Christmas and what it means? There’s a lot of confusion about...
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How to understand the “Christmas Proclamation”
Many parishes will have the "Christmas Proclamation" before Midnight Mass. What is this proclamation and how can we understand what it says about when Jesus was born? If you attended Mass on Christmas...
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Did the slaughter of the innocents really happen?
Matthew records that Herod the Great slaughtered the holy innocents in his efforts to kill Jesus. Did this even actually happen? On December 28, the Church commemorates the slaughter of the holy...
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A Mysterious Incident from Jesus’ Childhood
Mary and Joseph knew the agony of having a missing child. What are we to make of this mysterious incident, and what does it tell us about Jesus' future? This Sunday we celebrate the mystery of the...
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8 Things You Need to Know About St. Paul and His Conversion
Paul was converted when Christ appeared to him. What should you know about St. Paul and his conversion? This Friday, the Church celebrates the conversion of St. Paul. Here are eight things you need to...
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What’s the History on Papal Resignations?
Pope Benedict has announced his resignation from the papacy. What popes have done this before, and how has it changed the Church? In the wake of Pope Benedict’s announcement that he is resigning from...
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The Pope Who Inspired Pope Benedict’s Resignation
Pope Benedict's resignation is patterned after that of St. Celestine V. Here Pope Benedict visits the relics of St. Celestine V. There haven’t been that many popes who have resigned, and none of them...
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How Reliable Is the St. Malachy Prophecy?
St. Malachy allegedly predicted the popes until the end of time. What are we to make of this prophecy? Pope Benedict’s resignation has stirred up a good bit of discussion of the so-called “Prophecy of...
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Who Was the Early Visionary St. Perpetua?
St.s Perpetua and Felicity are commemorated in Eucharistic Prayer I (the Roman Canon) itself. But who were they, and what is their dramatic story? Thursday is the feast of St.s Perpetua and Felicity....
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8 things to know and share about St. Catherine of Siena
St. Catherine of Siena is a saint, mystic, and doctor of the Church. Here are 8 things about her to know and share. April 29th is the memorial of St. Catherine of Siena. She is a saint, a mystic, and...
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Was the Kennedy Assassination a conspiracy? You don’t have to be crazy to...
The 50th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination is upon us. John F. Kennedy was the first—and so far only—American president to be Catholic. He was not a particularly good Catholic. His policy on...
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Our Lady of Guadalupe: 6 things to know and share
December 12 is the commemoration of Our Lady of Guadalupe. In the United States, the day is a feast. Linked to this day is December 9, which is the optional memorial of Juan Diego, to whom she...
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Were the early Christians pacifists?
There is a persistent claim that the early Christians were pacifists—in the strong sense of being opposed to all use of violence—and that it was not until the time of the Emperor Constantine that this...
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Binding and Loosing
Just a quick note to keep track of something of apologetic interest. I’m currently continuing my project of summarizing Josephus’s Jewish War, and there is a passage in it in which he refers to...
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How Could Catholics and Protestants Commemorate the Reformation–Together?
In recent years both Catholics and Protestants have been puzzled by occasional mentions in the press that the two groups would be jointly commemorating of the upcoming five hundredth anniversary of the...
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The 95 Theses: 8 Things to Know and Share
In 1517, Martin Luther drafted a document known as The 95 Theses, and its publication is used to date the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. The recent 500th anniversary of that event focused a...
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The Mysterious Lost Tribes of Israel – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World
The nation of Israel originally had 12 tribes, but at a certain point 10 were taken into captivity and became “lost.” Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the claims and counterclaims about what...
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Was the JFK Assassination a Conspiracy? – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World
Was there more than one gunman? Didn’t two different government commissions come to different conclusions? What do we really know about the JFK assassination? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli take a...
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Jesus’ Prophecy: “The Temple Will Be Destroyed!”– Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World
In the first century, Jesus’ most famous prophecy—other than his own death and resurrection—was that the Jewish temple in Jerusalem would be destroyed. And it was. But was the prophecy fulfilled?...
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JFK’s Secret “Dr. Feelgood”– Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World
Who was the mysterious doctor in the 1960s who dosed celebrities and even a president with his outlandish concoctions? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the story of Max Jacobson, Dr. Feelgood,...
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