TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. APPROVAL FROM THE CHURCH
II. GENERAL APOLOGETICS
III. MY RADIO AND WEBCAST INTERVIEWS / VIDEOS AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL
IV. MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AS AN APOLOGIST
V. METHODOLOGY
VI. HUMOR, SARCASM, AND SATIRE
VII. “TOUGH LOVE”
VIII. CALLING PEOPLE “FOOLS” / BIBLICAL RATIONALE FOR STRONG LANGUAGE AND REBUKES
IX. DISCUSSION AND DIALOGUE DISPUTES AND ISSUES
X. REMUNERATION / “FILTHY LUCRE” / BUSINESS ISSUES
XI. SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION / SECULARIZATION
XII. ANTI-APOLOGETICS (PROTESTANT AND CATHOLIC) / AD HOMINEM AND CALUMNY / RAGE POSTS
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Internet Evangelism and Apologetics: Catholic Church Approval (edited by Dave Armstrong) [12-26-05]
Apologetics & Lay Apostolates: Strong Approval from Popes [6-28-06; expanded 6-7-18]
Imprimaturs (or Lack Thereof) & Catholic Apologetics Books [5-30-08; expanded 4-20-17]
Catholic Lay Apologetics: Long “Magisterially Approved” History [8-2-11]
Cardinal Newman Anticipated Vatican II & Lay Participation [10-11-19]
Is Pope Francis Against Apologetics & Defending the Faith? [11-26-19]
Debate: Pope Francis on Doctrine, Truth, & Evangelizing (vs. Dr. Eduardo Echeverria) [12-16-19]
Pope Francis Condemns Evangelism? Absolutely Not! [1-1-20]
Dialogue: Pope Francis vs. Gospel Preaching & Converts? No! (vs. Eric Giunta) [1-3-20]
Abp. Viganò Whopper #289: Pope Forbids All Evangelism (?) [4-8-20]
Pope, Peter, & Paul: Evangelize; Don’t Proselytize [4-28-20]
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Me Me Me (My Earliest “Apologetics”) [6-5-81]
The Biblical Basis of Apologetics (Defense of Christianity) [1987]
Malcolm Muggeridge Quotations [compiled in 1997]
Thomas Howard Quotations [compiled in 1997]
Unapologetic Apologia for Apologists & Apologetics [1-29-04]
Does Anyone Do Apologetics and/or Theology Anymore? [Facebook, 11-26-06]
Sola Scriptura: Catholic Scholars vs. Apologists on its Illogical Nature? [11-13-08]
Dialogue on Reason & Faith, w Theological Liberal [1-19-10]
My Chesterton Quotations Book: Two Interviews [3 and 12 March 2010]
Apologetics is Always a Difficult Spiritual Battle & Struggle [8-30-11]
History of Non-Academic Lay Catholic Apologetics [9-29-12]
Traditionalism & Apologetics: Allies or Enemies? (with Dr. Philip Blosser) [1-12-16]
Should Catholics Try to Persuade Protestants? [5-25-16]
Apologetics: Best Antidote to Atheism & Secularism [6-17-16]
Apologists, Like Umpires, Can Never Be Too Popular! [3-5-17]
Analogical Reasoning, and Reasoning from Plausibility (Using the Example of my Paper, “Biblical Evidence for Marian Apparitions”) [5-27-17]
Catholic Apologists: Response to Inquiring Questions [6-6-17]
Apologetics Doesn’t Mean Being Sorry for Your Faith [National Catholic Register, 6-6-17]
My Blog Name Doesn’t Define or Confine Me (I Deal with a Very Wide Range of Topics in My Writing) [8-5-17]
I Highly Recommend Mark Shea’s Apologetics Books (+ documentation of his glowing words about mine) [9-3-17]
In Defense of Apologetics & Theology (and Thinking About Both) [10-3-18]
Are we apologists mean, judgmental, sort of cold, callous types? [Facebook, 6-26-19]
Apologetics: Be-All & End-All of the Catholic Faith? NO!!! [7-1-19]
Cardinal Newman on What Persuades People of Christianity [10-12-19]
St. John Henry Newman: Photograph & Portrait Page [10-14-19]
C. S. Lewis & Low-Key, Gentle, Subtle Evangelism [10-17-19]
C. S. Lewis: A Life of Extraordinary Charity & Selflessness [10-21-19]
Dialogue: the Relation of Christian Apologetics & Testimony [1-31-20]
Apologetics is Very Different from the 90s “Golden Age” [2-1-20]
Apologetics = Anti-Faith or Absolute “Certainty”? (Or, “Does Christianity Reduce to Mere Philosophy or Rationalism?”) [7-5-20]
Seidensticker Folly #66: Biblical “Evidence-Less Faith”? [12-9-20]
Recommended Catholic Books (Six Lists) [2005-2009; compiled together on 1-26-21]
Catholic Apologetics Potpourri (compilation of six short pieces, ranging in dates from 1993 to 2019)
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III. MY RADIO AND WEBCAST INTERVIEWS / VIDEOS AND YOUTUBE CHANNEL
My Radio & Webcast Interviews (Free Audio Files) [3-18-23]
My Videos Page (Catholic Bible Highlights) [12-6-24]
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IV. MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AS AN APOLOGIST
The Trials, Tribulations, & Joys of Being an Apologist [10-4-04]
Catholic Apologetics Apostolate: Its Pleasures & Perils [published in This Rock, 1 November 2004]
Reflections on the Most Influential Books in My Life [7-7-05]
Am I a “Protestantizing” Catholic (Formerly “Catholicizing” Protestant)? [7-24-08]
Apologetics Apostolates, Journalism, & the Internet [3-6-14]
My Apologetics Q & A You Tube Session [3-31-15]
“Who is Dave Armstrong and Why Should I Read His Stuff?” [8-9-15]
About Dave Armstrong / Donation Info. [8-12-15]
My Earliest Christian Apologetics Writings (1981-1985) and How I Became Interested in Apologetics [2-19-21]
My Earliest Catholic Apologetics Writings (1990-1995): Including the Original (Much Longer) 1994 Version of A Biblical Defense of Catholicism [1-5-11; greatly revised, with updated links on 2-19-21]
Francisco Tourinho [Brazilian Calvinist apologist] Said Nice Stuff About Me [Facebook, 8-26-22]
Brazilian Anti-Catholic Protestant Apologists [Facebook, 10-11-22]
My 29-Year Experience with Anti-Catholic Protestant Debate Opponents: Notice Any Pattern Here? [Facebook, 4-3-24]
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V. METHODOLOGY
Critique of Van Til’s Presuppositionalism [10-23-04]
Pascal, Kreeft, & Kierkegaard on Persuasion & Apologetics [9-2-05]
Critique of Presuppositionalism & Greg Bahnsen [4-14-07]
Passionate Defense of Religious Truths: The Biblical Data [6-4-07]
Dialogue on Presuppositionalism with a Baptist [6-10-07]
Primary Historical Sources Are Not Always Necessary in Historiography or Apologetics [1-8-08]
Vatican II on Effectively Sharing the Fullness of Catholic Faith [2-18-08]
“Dumb Catholic Apologetics Arguments” Analyzed [5-14-09]
Pascal on Biblical Paradox vs. False Dichotomies [12-29-11]
Apologetics Sometimes Entails “Vinegary” Conflict [3-11-14]
Competing Goals and Demands of Scholarship and Apologetics in Dealing with Protestant-Catholic Issues (with Dr. Edwin Tait) [Facebook, 6-23-14]
Defense of the Use of (Relevant) Links as Valid, Perfectly Acceptable Argumentation [Facebook, 10-8-14]
Jesus’ Use of Socratic Method in His Teaching & Dialogues [8-16-15]
Simcha Fisher, Swearing, St. Paul, and Evangelizing [2-1-17]
Screwtape on the Neutralization of Effective Apologetics and Divine Callings (see also, the original 20% longer Facebook version) [National Catholic Register, 2-5-17] [1-25-17]
Someone Thinks I “Hate” Mark Shea and Simcha Fisher? [Facebook, 2-8-17]
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Christianity, Sarcasm, Satire, Irony, Jesus & Paul [1999 and 6-2-07]
Atheism: A Remarkably Strong, Impervious Faith in “Atomism” [8-19-15]
Did Jesus, St. Paul, & the Prophets Use Sarcasm? Yes [8-16-17]
Sarcasm and Satire Utterly Misunderstood, as Usual (my NCR article, “Silent Night: A ‘Progressive’ and ‘Enlightened’ Reinterpretation”) [Facebook, 12-21-17]
Inept Satire Case Study: Dr. Edward Feser’s “Lexicon” [2-2-18]
Some Fun with Karl Keating (and his Zealous Defenders) and Silly Words (Pip, Pigment) [Facebook, 3-29-18]
Mockery in the Bible (One Peter [Vader] Five & Steve Skojec) [3-21-20]
On My Use of Biblically Permissible Satirical Nicknames (e.g., Proud Mary) for Those Who Attack My Person & My Apostolate [Facebook, 10-13-21]
VII. “TOUGH LOVE”
Shunning Unrepentant or Contentious Sinners: Biblical? [4-8-13]
Blocking Revilers Online is Wise, Sez Apostle Paul [1-30-14]
Brief Exchange with an Atheist About the Bible and Calling People “Fools” and Other Strong Language [Facebook, 6-20-19]
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Good Internet Discussion & Dialogue Are Virtually Dead [10-10-03; rev. 1-20-04 and 10-4-16]
On Misunderstanding Theology & Refusing Any Correction [7-8-07; rev. 3-21-18]
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Comments Policy to be Strictly Enforced! Atheists in Particular . . . [8-20-15]
I Actually Enforce My Discussion Policy [10-31-15]
Is Constructive Theological Discussion Across Party Lines Possible? [Facebook, 12-13-16]
Dispute on “Mutual Monologue” and Arrogant Dismissal of Others’ Arguments (vs. Reformed Baptist elder Jim Drickamer) [Facebook, 1-16-17]
Clonish Choir-Preaching and Orwellian PC Groupthink . . . Rather Than Fair Dialogue [4-11-17]
Conspiracies, Paranoia, and the Quite Mundane Reasons I Write About Some Things (e.g., Simcha Fisher) / The Novelty of Public Critique and Dialogue [Facebook, 8-6-17]
Why I Have a Lot of Dialogues Posted (From a Reader) [Facebook, 1-9-18]
Journalism is Dead / Dialogue is Dead (RIP) [6-19-18]
“Double Standards”?: Reiteration of My Ethics Concerning Citing Others in My Dialogues, and Others Citing (and/or Informing) Me [Facebook, 11-11-18]
C. S. Lewis: Either Hated or Loved by Readers / Hearers [10-14-19]
Steve Skojec Sez Patheos Catholic Writers Ain’t Catholic (The New Testament Condemnation of Divisiveness, Sectarianism, and Factionalism) [5-16-16; expanded on 3-22-20]
Fanaticism and Conspiratorialism and My Zero Tolerance Policies [Facebook, 4-9-20]
Random Thoughts on Poor Internet Discourse [6-19-21]
My “Zero Tolerance for Insults” Moderation Policy & the Spirit of Open-Minded Discussion & Free Inquiry [Facebook, 7-6-21]
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X. REMUNERATION / “FILTHY LUCRE” / BUSINESS ISSUES
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Us Weird Catholic Apologists and the “Real Jobs” We Oughtta Get! [3-23-06]
Michael Voris’ Critique of Catholic Answers Salaries [8-31-13]
Michael Voris vs. “Financially Compromised” Apologists [9-2-13] [+ Facebook discussion]
On Apologists’ Income: “High” and Low (My Case) [2-22-14; rev. 10-4-16]
On Catholic Answers Cruises / Apologetics & “Business” [6-24-14] [+ Facebook discussion]
The Relationship of Full-Time Ministry and Business [11-17-14]
Reactionaries, “Filthy Lucre”, & Catholic Patheos Writers [5-29-16]
XI. SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION / SECULARIZATION
Secularization: Thoughts on its Many Historical Causes [9-13-03; rev. 1-20-04]
More Thoughts on Giving Alms to Homeless Beggars on the Street [11-23-13]
Is America a “Moral Sewer” (Due to Secularism)? [9-5-15]
Sociology: Absence of Mother or Father Harms Children [6-23-16]
Christian Civilization Self-Demolition [8-5-16]
Debate: Do Liberal Social Policies Lessen Abortion & Poverty? [4-12-17]
Gun Control & Deep-Rooted Societal Causes of Massacres [10-5-17]
Social Science: Religion Leads to Lower Suicide Rates [6-9-18]
Seidensticker Folly #1: Atheist vs. Christian Generosity [8-12-18]
Sociology: Devout Married Christians Have Best Sex [2-29-20]
Sociology: Undeniably, Religion Makes Us Better Human Beings (Pearce’s Potshots #22) [5-10-21]
Secularist, Atheist Nations = More “Happy” People? [12-1-21]
Secularization & Tolerance: Heart 2 Heart w Atheist [7-19-23]
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Want A Happy and Fulfilling Life? Don’t Be A Liberal (Dennis Knapp, The Latin Right, 7-29-23)
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Anti-Apologetics Rears its Ugly Head Yet Again (John H. Armstrong) [Facebook, 3-11-13]
John Armstrong Roundly Mocks a Biblical Argument for Mary’s Perpetual Virginity, Used by Augustine, Ambrose, Jerome, Aquinas, Etc. [Facebook, 3-12-13]
Ah; I Haven’t Heard a Personal Insult This Entertaining in a Long While [Facebook, 9-30-14]
Kevin M. Tierney Trashes Scott Eric Alt, Keating, Madrid et al, and Apologetics [Facebook, 7-1-16]
Us Wicked Convert Lay Apologists! Reactionary Bloviations . . . [Facebook, 11-25-16]
Armstrong Fan Club #3: Mary Hammond, Anti-Apologetics Oracle [4-9-17; rev. 3-5-19]
Apologetics vs. Love of God’s Creation and Recreational Activity? [Facebook, 4-13-17]
My Biggest Fan, Without Question / Public Reviling and What St. Paul Thought of it [Facebook, 8-11-17]
Why Document Severe Attacks Against Oneself, and Against Apologetics and Trump Voters (Like the One by Mary Hammond): To What Possible Purpose?: Reply to David Mills [Facebook, 3-6-19]
Fr. George Rutler’s Shameful Ad Hominem Against Jimmy Akin [5-5-19]
Apologetics: Be-All & End-All of the Catholic Faith? NO!!! [7-1-19]
Henry Karlson’s Odd Obsession with Anti-Apologetics [12-19-19]
X Doesn’t Even Know What a Lay Apostolate Is, and So Has to Mock Those Who Are Called to Participate in One [Facebook, 2-14-20]
Latest Lies About My Apologetics from a Fellow Catholic / The “Anti-Apologetics” Mentality Strikes Again [Facebook, 6-18-20]
Apologetics = Anti-Faith or Absolute “Certainty”? (Or, “Does Christianity Reduce to Mere Philosophy or Rationalism?”) [7-5-20]
Top Ten All-Time Favorite Insults Sent My Way [2-15-21; rev. 12-6-21]
Anti-Apologetics: Two Toxic Examples [Facebook, 10-3-21]
Typical Scurrilous Attack on My Dialogical / Socratic Method, on Mark Shea’s Facebook Page [Facebook, 10-5-21]
Proud Mary Keep On Boinin’ . . . [10-6-21]
I Rarely Ever Admit I’m Wrong? Huh?! (Pomposity, Pettiness, Pride, and Projection) [10-7-21]
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