{"id":5282,"date":"2015-12-30T14:15:35","date_gmt":"2015-12-30T18:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/?p=5282"},"modified":"2017-04-03T17:26:56","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T21:26:56","slug":"my-20-most-popular-posts-for-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/12\/my-20-most-popular-posts-for-2015.html","title":{"rendered":"My 20 Most Popular Posts for 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p style=\"color: #141823; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/572\/2015\/12\/Dave0113-16B.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5284\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/572\/2015\/12\/Dave0113-16B-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dave0113-16B\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Selfie (January 2013)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">This is the calculation since August 2015, when I arrived at Patheos: from Google Analytics, which tallies page views and lots of other things. Numbers for page views provide an indication of exactly what most interests folks with regard to Catholic apologetics. What\u2019s fascinating to ponder also is the relative importance of a catchy title, to draw people in (much like headlines and column titles in newspapers). It appears that numbers in a title helps a lot (see #3, 4, 9, 10, 14, 20).<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">My dual goal is to try to educate people in the faith and defense of it in an \u201call-around\u201d way; yet \u201cplease the customer\u201d too, so they\u2019ll be happy, will come back to my writing, and so I can make a few more dollars (emphasis on few!) along the way, to feed my family and pay the bills. It\u2019s a balance. Both things are important. To a large extent, apologetics is \u201cmarket-driven\u201d just as everything else that involves competition is. I\u2019m trying to get people to read my stuff, on an Internet where there are many hundreds of choices, even within just the Catholic world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">Obviously, every writer hopes that his readers will keep coming back to him, based on the quality of the writing itself. If they keep comin\u2019 back, it\u2019s workin\u2019; if one can\u2019t achieve \u201cloyalty\u201d among readers, then it<em> ain\u2019t<\/em> workin\u2019: not in terms of it being a successful full-time vocation \/ occupation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">Dates are for when each piece was posted at Patheos. Many of the posts, however, were actually written quite some time ago.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/12\/posture-during-the-our-father-the-rubrics.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Posture During the \u201cOur Father\u201d &amp; the Rubrics<\/a> (12-4-15)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/08\/why-didnt-c-s-lewis-become-a-catholic.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Why Didn\u2019t C. S. Lewis Become a Catholic?<\/a> (8-31-15)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/10\/150-reasons-why-i-am-a-catholic.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">150 Reasons Why I am a Catholic<\/a> (10-12-15)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/11\/25-bible-passages-on-purgatory.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">25 Bible Passages on Purgatory<\/a> (11-6-15)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">5. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/10\/atheism-more-rational-scientific-than-christianity.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Atheism: More Rational &amp; Scientific than Christianity?<\/a> (10-27-15)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">6. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/12\/michael-voris-on-benedicts-immoral-resignation-questionable-illness.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Voris on Benedict\u2019s \u201cImmoral\u201d Resignation, Questionable Illness<\/a> (12-15-15)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">7. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/09\/the-atheist-obsession-with-insulting-christians.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The Atheist Obsession with Insulting Christians<\/a> (9-15-15)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">8. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/08\/atheism-remarkably-childlike-atomistic-faith.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Atheism: The Faith of \u201cAtomism\u201d<\/a> (8-19-15)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">9. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/08\/top-15-catholic-beliefs-of-john-calvin.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Top 15 \u201cCatholic\u201d Beliefs of John Calvin<\/a> (8-22-15)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">10. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/08\/top-ten-remarkable-catholic-beliefs-of-martin-luther.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Top Ten Remarkable \u201cCatholic\u201d Beliefs of Martin Luther<\/a> (8-13-15)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">11. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/09\/sodom-gomorrah-archaeology-north-of-the-dead-sea.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Sodom &amp; Gomorrah &amp; Archaeology: North of the Dead Sea?<\/a> (9-29-15)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">12. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/08\/jesus-in-effect-used-abortion-as-a-direct-metaphor-for-hell.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Jesus, in Effect, Used Abortion as a Direct Metaphor for Hell<\/a> (8-15-15)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">13. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/12\/chris-ferrara-vs-pope-benedict-xvi-new-mass.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Ferrara vs. Pope Benedict XVI (New Mass) <\/a>(12-18-15)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">14. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/08\/50-68-million-killed-in-the-inquisition.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">\u201c50-68 Million\u201d Killed in the Inquisition?<\/a> (8-21-15)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">15. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/10\/blind-faith-dialogue-w-an-atheist.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Blind Faith? Dialogue with an Atheist <\/a>(10-25-15)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">16. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/12\/catholic-sexuality-a-nutshell-explanation.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Catholic Sexuality: A \u201cNutshell\u201d Explanation<\/a> (12-29-15)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">17. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/10\/was-philosopher-david-hume-an-atheist.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Was Philosopher David Hume an Atheist?<\/a> (10-7-15)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">18. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/09\/communion-in-the-hand-standing-norm-till-500-900-ad.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Communion in the Hand, Standing (Norm Till 500-900 AD)<\/a> (9-3-15)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">19. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/09\/altar-girls-pro-and-con.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Altar Girls: Pro and Con<\/a> (9-4-15)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">20. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2015\/09\/why-7-more-books-in-catholic-bibles.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Why 7 More Books in Catholic Bibles? <\/a>\u00a0(9-14-15)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">* * * * *<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\"><strong>Subject Matter:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">Catholic Apologetics \/ Biblical Archaeology [2-4, 11, 14, 16, 20] <strong>7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">Atheism \/ Philosophy of Religion [5, 7-8, 15, 17] <strong>5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">Liturgy \/ Traditionalism \/ Radical Catholic Reactionaries [1, 6, 13, 18-19] <strong>5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">Protestantism \/ \u201cReformation\u201d [9-10]<strong> 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #141823;\">Sexuality [16]<strong> 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selfie (January 2013) This is the calculation since August 2015, when I arrived at Patheos: from Google Analytics, which tallies page views and lots of other things. 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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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