with John DeRosa
Show Notes Topic: The Fifth Way of St. Thomas Aquinas Guest Intro Robert A. Delfino received his Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he specialized in metaphysics and medieval philosophy. His current research interests include metaphysics, ethics, and the relationship between science, philosophy,...
Show Notes Quick Tip Focus on improving your Catholic case-making skills one area at a time. As John Lee Dumas says, FOCUS means “follow one course until success.” Download this PDF guide to assess your Catholic case-making proficiency and decide what you want to improve. Show Outline In this episode, we...
Show Notes Quick Tip Check out the articles at Brandon Vogt’s strangenotions.com and search for Brandon’s responses in the comment boxes of those articles. I recommend this classic article by Dr. Edward Feser Show Outline Interview questions and some summary answers What led you to write Why I Am Catholic? Wanted...
Show Notes Show Outline Dr. JP Moreland tackles the following questions in our interview: Why did you write the book Scientism and Secularism? What do you mean that Scientism is “the air we breathe”? How can we refute scientism in conversation? Scientism is self-refuting. Science relies on...
Show Notes Quick Tip Productivity tip. Don’t check social media haphazardly throughout the idea, because you will waste valuable time and energy that could be used on important tasks. Instead, schedule 2 or 3 check-in times at some checkpoints during the day and agree to only check social...
Show Notes Quick Tip Don’t pay for overpriced books or journal articles. Access them for FREE (and legally) using this method. Show Outline I argue that Christ founded the Catholic Church is the best explanation of the following evidence: That He founded a visible Church The early historical evidence for...
Show Notes Quick Tip Give more compliments in conversations with people potentially hostile to the faith. When you give compliments, the following can happen: You reduce negative emotions. The person is less likely to straw man your position or fling insults. Your ideas get a fairer hearing. Civility...
Show Notes Quick Tip Catholic Christians should be “un-offendable.” When someone makes a claim about us, it’s either true or false. If it’s false, we shouldn’t be offended since it’s just an erroneous statement. If it’s true, then we should decide whether or not we need to act...
Show Notes Quick Tip Take notes on what you read, especially when reading Kindle eBooks. You can take the notes digitally and when you’re done with a book, export a PDF with your highlights and notes to the email connected with your Amazon account. Show Outline Here’s the...
Show Notes CORE #05 – Good Reasons to Believe in God (Part 3) Quick Tip Create an apologetics folder on your computer with 4 big categories: God, Jesus, the Church, and Testimony. Use this folder to organize articles, blog posts, and important videos on topics related to apologetics....
