Apologetic Point Papers

These point papers are apologetics works written by parishioners and friends of Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. In some cases, the issues discussed therein are touched on in the apologetics booklets To Tell You The Whole Truth About the Church and the Holy Bible and I'm Glad You Asked!. In other cases, the specific topic was not discussed at all. Regardless, this section is meant to amplify To Tell You... and I'm Glad..., not to replace them. If you have not yet read these free on-line booklets, it is strongly recommended that you do so.

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THE BIBLE

• A Commentary on the Story of Creation (Genesis 1:1 - 2:3 RSV)
  
• Dating the Books of the New Testament -or- "The Emperor Has No Clothes"
  
• A Reflection on the Story of The Fall of Man
  
• The Biblical Basis For Some Catholic Beliefs & Practices
  
• Who In The Heck Was Melchizedek?
  

THE CHURCH

• Call No Man Father
  
• The Church - An Unbroken History
  
• Four Marks of the True Church
  
• Is one church as good as another?
  
• Papal Infallibility
  
• The Role of Tradition
  

EUCHARIST

• Commentary on Jesus' Bread of Life Discourse (John 6:25-71 RSV)
  
• The Eucharist - Are the bread and wine really the Body and Blood of Christ?
  
• The Eucharist - Witness of the Early Church
  
• Is the Mass truly a sacrifice?
  

COVENANT

• Covenant - Christianity's Best Kept Secret?
  

LITURGY

• Understanding Lent
  

SAINTS

• The Intercession of Saints
  
• One Mediation of Christ and the Saints
  

SALVATION

• Are you saved by faith alone?
  
• Did Jesus really die for my sins so there is nothing I can do?
  
• Do you earn salvation? And if so, can it be lost?
  
• Do you have to be Catholic to go to Heaven?
  
• Must I suffer in order to achieve salvation?
  

PROTESTANTISM

• Luther and the Canon of the Bible
  
• Sola Fide
  
• Sola Fide and Romans 10:9
  
• Sola Scriptura
  
• What is Fundamentalism?
  

MARY

• Mary's Assumption into Heaven
  
• Mary's Immaculate Conception
  
• Mary's Perpetual Virginity
  
• Mary, The Mother of God - Where It All Begins
  
• Pope John Paul II on Evolution and Mary
  

PURGATORY

• Purgatory
  

JESUS

• Was Jesus an only child?
  

CONFESSION

• Cyber Confession?
  
• Why do Catholics confess their sins to a priest?
  

FAITH

• Catholic Fundamentalism: What's That?
  
• The Meaning of Holy Week
  
• The Sign of the Cross
  
• Statues
  
• Theological Deception
  
• What do Catholics believe? (The Nicene Creed)
  
• Why does the priest wear special clothing for Mass?
  

FUN & INTERESTING

• Catechism Song: "12 Days of Christmas"