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[completed on 2 August 2014; 245 pages. Accepted for publication by Sophia Institute Press on 11 November 2014; published on 7 July 2015]<\/b><\/span>
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\u201cDave Armstrong is a master of biblical citation and compressing arguments. He does in a few pages what many apologists take chapters to accomplish.\u201d<\/div>\n
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\u201cA treasure-trove of biblical texts demonstrating the veracity of the Catholic Faith. This is a must-read for Catholics and non-Catholics alike.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Tim Staples<\/b>, Catholic apologist (at Catholic Answers) and Author<\/div>\n
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\u201cSophia Press is offering a collection of eighty short essays by Catholic convert and apologist Dave Armstrong, entitled Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical<\/em>. Reading this is very like reading a collection of\u00a0<\/span>CatholicCulture.org<\/a>\u2019s commentaries by Phil Lawler or myself; the little essays are drawn chiefly from Armstrong\u2019s excellent work online addressing questions that come up again and again as Protestants challenge the faith of their Catholic neighbors. A great many individual topics are covered, but the subtitle will give you the idea: \u2018From priestly celibacy to the Rosary\u2019.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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FACEBOOK INTRODUCTION \/ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACCEPTANCE FOR PUBLICATION \/ SOPHIA PAGE<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Dedication <\/span><\/div>\n
<\/a>Introduction [see below]<\/span><\/div>\n
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I. Bible and Tradition (Authority)<\/b><\/span>
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1.Tradition is Not Always a Bad Word in Scripture +<\/span><\/div>\n
2. The Catholic \u201cThree-Legged Stool\u201d vs. <\/span>Sola Scriptura<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n
3. Tradition: Short Reflection & Basic Explanation<\/span><\/div>\n
4. The Bereans & \u201cSearching the Scriptures\u201d <\/span><\/div>\n
5. Ten Deuterocanonical References in the New Testament <\/span><\/div>\n
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II. Doctrine of the Church (Ecclesiology)<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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6. The Catholic Church: Why we Accept Her Claims<\/span><\/div>\n
7. Catholic Ecclesiology & the Jerusalem Council\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
8. Three Biblical Arguments for an Authoritative Church +<\/span><\/div>\n
9. \u201cCall No Man Father\u201d & Calling Catholic Priests <\/span>Father *<\/span><\/i><\/div>\n
10. We Believe <\/span>All <\/span><\/i>that the Catholic Church Teaches<\/span><\/div>\n
11. On the Scandal of the Outrageous Claim to be a Church <\/span><\/div>\n
12. On Whether God Would Protect His Church from Error\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
13. Are Church Councils More Authoritative than Popes?<\/span><\/div>\n
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III. Priestly Celibacy<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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14. Short Exposition on Catholic Priestly Celibacy <\/span><\/div>\n
15. The Celibate Priesthood as a Higher Calling<\/span><\/div>\n
16. A New Argument for Mandatory Priestly Celibacy? [cited in its entirety<\/a> in a Renew America<\/em> column by Matt Abbott: 8-31-15]<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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IV.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span>Theology of Salvation (Soteriology)
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17. Works Can be Good or Bad, Just as Traditions Are <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
18. Faith & Works (But Not Justification) in Isaiah Ch. 1 <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
19. Catholic Soteriology in John 3:36 (\u201cDisobey the Son\u201d) <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
20. Hebrews 3:14 (Lots of Catholic Theology on Salvation) <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
21. Unanswered Prayers of Jesus as a Counter-Reply to Limited Atonement <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
22. John 12:32 vs. John Calvin & Limited Atonement <\/span><\/div>\n
23. God Doesn\u2019t Predestine the Damned (2 Thess 2:10-12) <\/span><\/div>\n
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V. Purgatory and <\/b><\/span>Penance<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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24. Prayer, Penance, & the Eternal Destiny of Others <\/span><\/div>\n
25. <\/span>The Abundant Biblical Support for Lent *<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
26. <\/span>Divine Chastisement (or, Purgatory in <\/span><\/span>This\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Life) *<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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VI. The Holy Eucharist and the Sacrifice of the Mass<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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27. <\/span>Mystery is No Basis for Rejecting Transubstantiation *<\/span><\/div>\n
28. On the Nature of Idolatry <\/span><\/div>\n
29. \u201cThe Apostle Paul Says He is a \u2018Priest\u2019?! Where?!\u201d <\/span><\/div>\n
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VII. Sacramentals, Devotions, and Worship<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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30. Sacramentalism & the Bible +<\/span><\/div>\n
31. <\/span>Biblical Support for Ritualistic & Formal Worship +<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
32. <\/span>Is the Rosary \u201cVain Repetition\u201d? *<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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VIII. The Communion of Saints and Angels<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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33. <\/span>Asking Saints to Intercede is a Teaching of Jesus *<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
34. Praying to Angels & Angelic Intercession *<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
35. Worshiping God Through Images in Holy Scripture<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
36. Martin Luther\u2019s Belief in the Invocation & Intercession of Mary & the Saints, as Late as 1521\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
37. The False Doctrine of \u201cSoul Sleep\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
38. New (?) Biblical Argument for the Veneration of Saints: God \u201cIn\u201d & \u201cThrough\u201d St. Paul<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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IX. The Blessed Virgin Mary (Mariology)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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39. Biblical Arguments for the Perpetual Virginity of Mary *<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
40. Holy Ground & the Perpetual Virginity of Mary *<\/span><\/div>\n
41. Rationalist Objection to the <\/span>In Partu<\/span><\/i> Virginity of Mary<\/span><\/div>\n
42. Martin Luther & the Immaculate Purification of Mary*<\/span><\/div>\n
43. Mary\u2019s Immaculate Conception & the Bible*<\/span><\/div>\n
44. Quick Biblical Proof that Mary is the Mother of God <\/span><\/div>\n
45. The Bible & the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary *<\/span><\/div>\n
46. Mary the \u201cQueen Mother\u201d & \u201cQueen of Heaven\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
47. Mary as the Woman in Revelation 12\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
48. <\/span>Biblical Analogies for Marian Apparitions<\/div>\n
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X. Papal Infallibility<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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49. Protestant Difficulties Regarding Papal Infallibility<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
50. The So-Called \u201cInfallibility Regress\u201d Objection [read original longer dialogue<\/a>]<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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XI. Christology and Trinitarianism<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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51. <\/span>The Bible \u201cNever Says that Jesus is God\u201d? Wrong!\u00a0+<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
52. <\/span>The Holy Trinity Proven from Scripture\u00a0+<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
53. Is Trinitarianism Demonstrable from Scripture Alone? <\/span><\/div>\n
54. Trinitarian Baptismal Formula & \u201cJesus Only\u201d Baptism <\/span><\/div>\n
55. Should God the Father be Visually Depicted in Paintings?<\/span><\/div>\n
56. Satan\u2019s Tempting of Jesus as a Proof of His Divinity<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
57. Jesus\u2019 Divinity & Matthew 21:16 (cf. Psalms 8:2) <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
58. Jesus is Explicitly, Directly Called \u201cGod\u201d (Romans 9:5)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
59. Jesus\u2019 Agony in the Garden vs. \u201cBe Not Anxious\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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XII. Marriage and Sexuality<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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60. Annulment is Not Catholic Divorce <\/span><\/div>\n
61. <\/span>Contraception: \u201cBe Fruitful and Multiply\u201d *<\/span><\/div>\n
62. <\/span>Contraception: God Blesses Parents with Children *<\/span><\/div>\n
63. Contraception: Onan\u2019s Sin & Punishment [read online<\/a>]<\/span><\/div>\n
64. Reply to an Attack Against NFP & Spacing of Children<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
65. Contraception, Murder, & the Contralife Will<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
66. Does the Bible Condemn Homosexual Acts?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
67. St. Paul\u2019s Argument from Nature Against Homosexual Acts (Romans 1)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
68. The Prohibition of Premarital Sex in the New Testament <\/span><\/div>\n
69. Does 1 Corinthians 7:36-38 Sanction Premarital Sex?\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
70. Thoughts on Women\u2019s Ordination <\/span><\/div>\n
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XIII. Hell, the Devil, and Demons<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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71. <\/span>Philosophical Defense of the Necessity of Hell\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
72. The Stupidity of the Devil <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
73. Demon Possession & Modern Bible Translation Bias <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
74. The \u201cConditional\u201d Possibility of Universalism Refuted<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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XIV. Philosophy, History, and Apologetics<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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75. <\/span>Thoughts on a Perfect God Creating an Imperfect World<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
76. <\/span>Can God be Blamed for the Nazi Holocaust?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
77. The Inevitability of Development of Doctrine *<\/span><\/div>\n
78. <\/span>New Testament Proofs of Noah\u2019s Historical Existence * [read online<\/a>]<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
79. Jesus\u2019 Use of Socratic Method in His Teaching\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
80. Apologetics Isn\u2019t Saying You\u2019re Sorry for Your Faith!\u00a0+\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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* = originally published in Seton Magazine<\/i><\/a>: The Premier Online Magazine for Catholic Homeschoolers (from March to July 2014). See my author page <\/a>with links to all the articles.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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INTRODUCTION<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0This is a collection of essays that are (1) short (usually two or three pages), (2) characterized by lots of biblical argumentation, and (3) written in defense of Catholicism (apologetics). Most of them came about as a result of my ongoing efforts to comment on issues that regularly come up in \u201cworlds\u201d of Catholic apologetics and theology online.<\/div>\n
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The brevity of the chapters indicates the trend in my apologetic writing for many years now: \u201cquick,\u201d precise answers to apologetics questions. For better or ill, this is the world that we live in, and the apologist must make efforts (as St. Paul did, and as Vatican II stressed) to meet people where they are.<\/div>\n
I don\u2019t deny the continuing utility and necessity of longer treatments (my \u201ccorpus\u201d still contains plenty of those!), but most people prefer shorter essays, and their interest in theology and apologetics generally doesn\u2019t extend to treatise-length expositions. This is all the truer for beginners in theology.<\/span><\/div>\n
Many of these essays were written as columns for <\/span>Seton Magazine<\/span><\/em>, which is devoted to Catholic homeschoolers. Others came from my regular column in <\/span>The Michigan Catholic<\/span><\/em>, the official newspaper for the Archdiocese of Detroit. Some were originally posted as part of my work in the Internet forum of the Coming Home Network from 2007-2010 (I was the head moderator during that period), and several were initiated on Facebook. All of these essays are meant to answer the questions that people ask and to make the Catholic Faith more understandable, leading to a confident belief and the ability to \u201cmake a defense\u201d (1 Pet. 3:15) for this Faith as opportunities arise. I hope by God\u2019s grace I have accomplished these goals.<\/span><\/div>\n
Thanks so much for reading, and God bless you!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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RADIO INTERVIEWS<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Meet the Author <\/em>(9-3-15).\u00a023 minutes. Host Ken Huck; show produced by Radio Maria. [listen to the\u00a0audio file\u00a0on-site<\/a>: start at 28:00]<\/p>\n

Pathways of Learning<\/em>:\u00a0Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical<\/em> (10-15-15). 60 minutes. Interview with Sister Marie Pappas, on The Catholic Channel: ch. 129 on SiriusXM Satellite Radio. See #17 on my Radio Interviews<\/em> page<\/a>, in two parts.<\/p>\n

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Formerly a campus missionary, as a Protestant, Dave was received into the Catholic Church in February 1991, by the late, well-known catechist and theologian, Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave\u2019s articles have appeared in many influential Catholic periodicals, including \\\"This Rock\\\" (now called \\\"Catholic Answers Magazine\\\"), \\\"Envoy Magazine\\\" (Patrick Madrid), \\\"The Catholic Answer,\\\" \\\"The Coming Home Journal,\\\" \\\"Gilbert Magazine\\\" (American Chesterton Society), and \\\"The Latin Mass.\\\" He also writes a featured column for every issue of \\\"The Michigan Catholic\\\": published by the archdiocese of Detroit, and was editor for most of the apologetics tracts published by the St. Paul Street Evangelization apostolate. Dave\u2019s apologetics and writing apostolate was the subject of a feature article in the May 2002 issue of \\\"Envoy Magazine.\\\" He served as the staff moderator at the Internet discussion forum for The Coming Home Network, from 2007-2010. Dave has been interviewed on many nationally syndicated Catholic radio shows, including \\\"Catholic Answers Live\\\" (twice), \\\"Faith and Family Live\\\" (Steve Wood), \\\"Kresta in the Afternoon,\\\" \\\"Son Rise Morning Show,\\\" \\\"Catholic Connection\\\" (Teresa Tomeo), and \\\"The Catholics Next Door.\\\" His large and popular website, \\\"Biblical Evidence for Catholicism,\\\" was online from March 1997 to March 2007, and received the 1998 Catholic Website of the Year award from \\\"Envoy Magazine.\\\" His blog of the same name (now transferred to Patheos), begun in February 2004, contains more than 1,500 papers, at least 500 debates or dialogues, and over 50 distinct \\\"index\\\" web pages. Unsolicited correspondence has indicated many hundreds of conversions (or returns) to the Catholic faith as a result, by God's grace, of these writings. Dave's conversion story was published in the bestselling book \\\"Surprised by Truth\\\" (edited by Patrick Madrid; San Diego: Basilica Press, 1994). Sophia Institute Press has published six of his books: \\\"A Biblical Defense of Catholicism\\\" (Foreword by Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J., 1996 \/ 2003), \\\"The Catholic Verses\\\" (2004), \\\"The One-Minute Apologist\\\" (2007), \\\"Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths\\\" (2009), \\\"The Quotable Newman\\\" (editor: 2012), and \\\"Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical\\\" (2015). He is co-author (with Dr. Paul Thigpen) of the inserts for \\\"The New Catholic Answer Bible\\\" (Our Sunday Visitor: 2005), and editor for \\\"The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton: The Very Best Quotes, Quips, and Cracks from the Pen of G. K. Chesterton\\\" (Saint Benedict Press \/ TAN Books: 2009). \\\"100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura\\\" was published by Catholic Answers in May 2012. His \\\"Quotable Wesley\\\" compilation was published by (Protestant \/ Wesleyan publisher) Beacon Hill Press in April 2014. Several of his 49 books are bestsellers in their field. Dave maintains a popular personal Facebook page, a Facebook author page, and has a Twitter account as well. He offers almost all of his books in e-book form on his own Biblical Catholicism site (http:\/\/biblicalcatholicism.com\/), at a permanent deep discount: only $2.99 for ePub, mobi, and AZW, and $1.99 for PDF. His writing has been enthusiastically endorsed or recommended by many leading Catholic apologists, authors, and priests, including Dr. Scott Hahn, Fr. Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Marcus Grodi, Patrick Madrid, Steve Ray, Tim Staples, Devin Rose, Mike Aquilina, Al Kresta, Karl Keating, Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Brandon Vogt, Marcellino D'Ambrosio, and Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave has been happily married to his wife Judy since October 1984. 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Formerly a campus missionary, as a Protestant, Dave was received into the Catholic Church in February 1991, by the late, well-known catechist and theologian, Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave\u2019s articles have appeared in many influential Catholic periodicals, including \"This Rock\" (now called \"Catholic Answers Magazine\"), \"Envoy Magazine\" (Patrick Madrid), \"The Catholic Answer,\" \"The Coming Home Journal,\" \"Gilbert Magazine\" (American Chesterton Society), and \"The Latin Mass.\" He also writes a featured column for every issue of \"The Michigan Catholic\": published by the archdiocese of Detroit, and was editor for most of the apologetics tracts published by the St. Paul Street Evangelization apostolate. Dave\u2019s apologetics and writing apostolate was the subject of a feature article in the May 2002 issue of \"Envoy Magazine.\" He served as the staff moderator at the Internet discussion forum for The Coming Home Network, from 2007-2010. Dave has been interviewed on many nationally syndicated Catholic radio shows, including \"Catholic Answers Live\" (twice), \"Faith and Family Live\" (Steve Wood), \"Kresta in the Afternoon,\" \"Son Rise Morning Show,\" \"Catholic Connection\" (Teresa Tomeo), and \"The Catholics Next Door.\" His large and popular website, \"Biblical Evidence for Catholicism,\" was online from March 1997 to March 2007, and received the 1998 Catholic Website of the Year award from \"Envoy Magazine.\" His blog of the same name (now transferred to Patheos), begun in February 2004, contains more than 1,500 papers, at least 500 debates or dialogues, and over 50 distinct \"index\" web pages. Unsolicited correspondence has indicated many hundreds of conversions (or returns) to the Catholic faith as a result, by God's grace, of these writings. Dave's conversion story was published in the bestselling book \"Surprised by Truth\" (edited by Patrick Madrid; San Diego: Basilica Press, 1994). Sophia Institute Press has published six of his books: \"A Biblical Defense of Catholicism\" (Foreword by Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J., 1996 \/ 2003), \"The Catholic Verses\" (2004), \"The One-Minute Apologist\" (2007), \"Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths\" (2009), \"The Quotable Newman\" (editor: 2012), and \"Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical\" (2015). He is co-author (with Dr. Paul Thigpen) of the inserts for \"The New Catholic Answer Bible\" (Our Sunday Visitor: 2005), and editor for \"The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton: The Very Best Quotes, Quips, and Cracks from the Pen of G. K. Chesterton\" (Saint Benedict Press \/ TAN Books: 2009). \"100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura\" was published by Catholic Answers in May 2012. His \"Quotable Wesley\" compilation was published by (Protestant \/ Wesleyan publisher) Beacon Hill Press in April 2014. Several of his 49 books are bestsellers in their field. Dave maintains a popular personal Facebook page, a Facebook author page, and has a Twitter account as well. He offers almost all of his books in e-book form on his own Biblical Catholicism site (http:\/\/biblicalcatholicism.com\/), at a permanent deep discount: only $2.99 for ePub, mobi, and AZW, and $1.99 for PDF. His writing has been enthusiastically endorsed or recommended by many leading Catholic apologists, authors, and priests, including Dr. Scott Hahn, Fr. Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Marcus Grodi, Patrick Madrid, Steve Ray, Tim Staples, Devin Rose, Mike Aquilina, Al Kresta, Karl Keating, Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Brandon Vogt, Marcellino D'Ambrosio, and Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave has been happily married to his wife Judy since October 1984. 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