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Ever seen the notoriously anti-Catholic Jack Chick tracts? My good friend Dan Grajek and I decided to provide an alternative to them both in our evangelical Protestant days and as Catholics in the early 90s. We had discovered that we were kindred spirits and started doing street witnessing: particularly on college campuses and the annual Art Fair at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. I was out there every year in the 80s, as a Protestant (sometimes with Dan), and Dan and I went twice after we became Catholics. I\u2019d love to go out there again.<\/p>\n

I provided the text and he did the art. In 1985 we produced a satirical spoof of skeptical theories about the Resurrection of Jesus and also a treatment of atheist materialism. You can see the complete actual tracts at the following links:<\/p>\n

The Resurrection: Hoax or History?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The Class Struggle<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

When Dan returned to the Church in the early 90s, a little while after I had been received into it, he decided to devote his talents to making specifically Catholic tracts as well. I collaborated on three of these:<\/p>\n

The Cloud of Witnesses <\/i><\/a>[communion of saints]<\/p>\n

Mary: Do Catholics Have a Biblical View?\u00a0<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

Joe Hardhat, the Quintessential Catholic: On Justification<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

Dan then proceeded on with mutual friend Joe Polgar to create twenty more tracts (see the entire listing of titles<\/a>). He decided to call this enterprise Catholic Information League. It soon made a bit of a splash in the Catholic world. This Rock Magazine<\/em> (now Catholic Answers Magazine<\/em>) noted it in its October 1993 edition<\/a> (\u201cDragnet\u201d regular feature; probably written by Karl Keating):<\/p>\n

Do you need something really short and illustrated to get a conversation going with a \u201cnon-reader\u201d? We suggest you call the\u00a0Catholic Information League<\/strong>\u00a0at [phone number] and request samples of its cartoon tracts. You might call them Catholic versions of the tracts Chick Publications puts out, but even shorter. You won\u2019t find any detailed arguments here (what do you expect from a sheet half the size of this page?), but you will find sensible explications of basic beliefs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In the same section in February 1994<\/a>, the magazine devoted even more ink to Dan\u2019s cartoon tracts, and even reproduced the entire Resurrection tract (not seen, however, in current archived online versions):<\/p>\n

In the October 1993 \u201cDragnet\u201d we mentioned cartoon tracts published by the\u00a0Catholic Information League<\/strong>. CIL received such a response that it is now planning to make its tracts available to the masses.<\/p>\n

On this page and the next is an example of a CIL tract; the title is \u201cThe Resurrection: Hoax or History?\u201d As you can see, the drawings are clever, and this little tract gives Jack Chick some competition. Bonus: It and the others incorporate a quirky sense of humor absent in Fundamentalist literature. CIL tracts have the further advantage of being true.<\/p>\n

CIL has five other titles: \u201cJoe Hardhat: The Quintessential Catholic,\u201d in which a construction worker defends the papacy during his lunch break; \u201cThe Bible,\u201d which refutes\u00a0sola scriptura<\/i>; \u201cThe Aftermath,\u201d written to show that Vatican II didn\u2019t change the essence of the Church; \u201cMy Formative Years,\u201d a Catholic version of a typical \u201crepent and be saved\u201d Fundamentalist tract; and \u201cThe Class Struggle,\u201d which depicts in a humorous light the current anti-Christian fancies in higher education. Other comic-style tracts are being prepared.<\/p>\n

For information, or to order a sample six-pack for $2.00, contact the Catholic Information League, . . .<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The tracts soon received even wider attention in \u201chigh places\u201d: they were endorsed \/ recommended by Fr. Peter Stravinskas (The Catholic Answer<\/i>, March\/April 1997, p. 27), Patrick Madrid\u2019s\u00a0Envoy Magazine<\/i>\u00a0(March\/April 1997, pp. 17-18; \u201cFriends in the Field,\u201d by Tracy Moran), and others. The late Servant of God Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. (+ 2000) was eventually an editor and theological advisor, and recommended the tracts on\u00a0Mother Angelica Live\u00a0<\/i>(June 21, 1995), and even showed them to Pope St. John Paul II (likely the only time any of my writings have ever been seen by a pope!).<\/p>\n

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Dan also went on to write a book with a fairly unique approach, called\u00a0The Last Hobo: A Clueless Detroit Kid Hitchhikes across America the Summer the Seventies Ran Out of Gas<\/em><\/span><\/a> (2016). I started getting articles published in Catholic magazines from 1993 on, my story was included in the bestseller Surprised by Truth<\/em> (edited by Patrick Madrid) in 1994, I completed my first book in 1996, and launched my website in 1997. Finally in 2001 I was able to devote myself to full-time Catholic apologetics. <\/span><\/p>\n

It had been a long 20-year journey from the time I was absolutely convinced that God had called me to become an apologist. I just didn\u2019t know then that I was to become a Catholic<\/em> nine years later and successfully engage in full-time apologetics in that<\/em> world. Nor did I know about the Internet in 1981: the thing that virtually made my career possible in the first place. God knows the future, being out of time. We simply have to trust that He knows what is best for us.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In 2012, St. Paul Street Evangelization<\/a> was founded by Steve Dawson. Their mission<\/a> is \u201cto engage the culture in a simple, non-confrontational method of evangelization which involves making themselves available to the public to answer questions about the faith and to pray with those who request it.\u201d\u00a0This is essentially the same outlook on \u201cstreet witnessing\u201d that Dan and I had followed in the 1980s as Protestants and occasionally afterwards as Catholics. I\u2019d like to \u201cget out there\u201d some more. It\u2019s a great joy and fun, too. In 2013 Steve asked me to edit evangelistic \/ apologetics tracts that were to be published by SPSE, and I was the editor of sixteen titles (all available on their website<\/a>):<\/p>\n

Reasons to Return to the Catholic Church<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Common Objections to the Catholic Faith<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Existence of God<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The Mystery of Mysteries (The Trinity)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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The Divinity of Christ<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

What Must I Do to be Saved?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Petrine Primacy and the Authority of the Popes<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Praying to the Saints<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The Problem of Evil and Suffering<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Marian Doctrines<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The Last Things \u2013 Death, Judgement, Heaven, and Hell<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Sexual Purity<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Contraception and Sterilization<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Homosexuality
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Abortion \u2013 A Civil Right or a Moral Wrong?<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

How to Pray the Rosary<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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One of my bestselling writings is a short pamphlet for Our Sunday Visitor, entitled\u00a0Top Ten Questions Catholics Are Asked<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>(2002).<\/p>\n

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Ironically \u2014 in light of the fact that I am often scorned or mocked for writing too-lengthy material \u2014 one of my \u201csub-specialties\u201d is \u201cshort pieces\u201d explaining the faith. I\u2019ve done six two-page fictional dialogues and two similarly short summary tracts (all written in 1995):<\/p>\n

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\u201cA Fictional Dialogue on the Real Presence in the Eucharist\u201d\u00a0<\/a>[1995]<\/div>\n
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\u201cA Fictional Dialogue on Justification and Salvation\u201d<\/a>\u00a0[1995]<\/div>\n
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\u201cCatholic Marian Doctrines: A Brief Biblical Primer\u201d<\/a>\u00a0[1995]<\/div>\n
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\u201cA Fictional Dialogue on Penance\u201d\u00a0<\/a>[1995]<\/div>\n
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\u201cA Fictional Dialogue on Purgatory\u201d\u00a0<\/a>[1995]<\/div>\n
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\u201cCloud of Witnesses: A Biblical Primer on the Communion of Saints\u201d<\/a>\u00a0[1995]<\/div>\n
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\u201cA Fictional Dialogue on Infant Baptism\u201d\u00a0<\/a>[1995]<\/div>\n
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\u201cA Fictional Dialogue on \u201cVain Repetition,\u201d the Mass, and the Liturgy\u201d<\/a>\u00a0[1995]<\/div>\n
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I wrote all of the apologetic commentary (44 one-page articles on various topics, in 22 color inserts) for\u00a0The Catholic Answer Bible<\/i><\/a>, published by Our Sunday Visitor in\u00a0September 2002.\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n
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My book,\u00a0The One-Minute Apologist: Essential Catholic Replies to Over Sixty Common Protestant Claims<\/a><\/em>, was published by Sophia Institute Press in\u00a0May 2007. It featured two-page treatments of doctrinal and moral issues, written in a format vaguely familiar to St. Thomas Aquinas\u2019 Summa Theologica<\/em>.<\/div>\n
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My book,\u00a0Revelation! 1001 Bible Answers to Theological Topics<\/i><\/a>, completed on\u00a03 October 2013, asks 1001 theological questions, with the answers being a scriptural passage.<\/div>\n
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My book,\u00a0Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical: From Priestly Celibacy to the Rosary: 80 Short Essays Explaining the Biblical Basis of Catholicism<\/a><\/i>\u00a0was published by Sophia Institute Press in July 2015.
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Lastly, as of this writing I have written\u00a0239 articles for the\u00a0National Catholic Register<\/em>\u00a0(starting on 29 September 2016):\u00a0 each one 1000 words, which is about 3 1\/2 pages. If put together, this would amount to a book of at least 837 pages. I have categorized them and provided a link to all under the title of\u00a0\u201cArmstrong\u2019s Handbook of Apologetics\u201d: a Cyber-\u201cBook\u201d<\/a>.<\/div>\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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