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Behold, I have given you the power to 'tread upon serpents' and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy and nothing will harm you.  Nevertheless, do not rejoice because the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven." Lk. 10:20

Some classics from a great Catholic apologist, Frank Sheed. "Prudence is the virtue by which the grace-aided soul sees the world as it actually is and our relation to it as it should be.” Frank Sheed. Theology for Beginners

Sometimes attacks on our Faith are only misunderstandings and teaching opportunities in disguise. Dr. Christopher Haczor, Ph.D agrees with some legitimate concerns, but also calls out the extremists who misrepresent the faith, creating a caricature of faith, that is easily dismissed. This is a solid book about cultural apologetics. Fr. John

A great social and economic history of late classical antiquity. How did Medieval Christianity become driven by wealth, patronage and corruption? It really wasn't Constantine. The story is more complex The answer is rooted in the well-meaning bishops and wealthy of the failing Roman Empire, a culture that had lost its way. Fr. John