Why I Don't Recommend Contemporary Catholic Apologists

Fr RJC
Fr RJC Member Posts: 1
edited November 20 in Resources Forum

I received in my email from Verbum a link to Joseph Herchmeyer's How Hard Is It to Commit a Mortal Sin. (June from Catholic Answers)  This became an inspiration for my article published in July: Why I Don't Recommend Contemporary Apologists which focuses on why I take a different tack than many of these Catholic apologists who focus on turning from sin. My premise is turning closer to Christ will lead us not away from sin by default. 

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  • DMB
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    Very nice article.  And a welcome to the forum!   Plus you mentioned St John Vianney .... our local church named in honor. Nice.

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  • MJ. Smith
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    Fr RJC said:

    My premise is turning closer to Christ will lead us not away from sin by default. 

    Unfortunately, this is not an appropriate forum for this post. This forum is for the discussion of Verbum (Logos) and associated resources only. But welcome to the forums, and come by frequently with you questions about Verbum and Catholic resources or suggestion for improvements and additional resources of interest to Catholics.

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