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Thanks to apologetics, millions of regular Catholics have learned to give good reasons for the things they believe, usually to Protestants who challenge their faith with a Bible verse or historical claim. But those critics of the Church have been paying attention, and now they have their own answers to rebut the standard Catholic proofs. In Meeting the Protestant Response, Karlo Broussard follows up his bestselling Meeting the Protestant Challenge by looking at the fresh counter-arguments that Evangelical pastors and scholars have developed and taught their followers to make. On subjects like the Eucharist, the papacy, salvation, and the veneration of saints, Karlo breaks down these new comebacks, shows how they don’t actually disprove the classic Catholic argument, and offers more biblical, logical ways to explain and defend the doctrines and practices of our faith.

Every Catholic has heard the "How can you believe that? Don't you know the Bible says..." It's a challenge we have to meet. If we can't reconcile apparent contradictions between Scripture and Catholic teaching, how can our own faith survive? And if we can't help our Protestant brothers and sisters overcome their preconceptions about "unbiblical" Catholic doctrines and practices, how will they ever come to embrace the fullness of the Faith? In Meeting the Protestant Challenge, Karlo Broussard gives you the knowledge and tools you need to answer fifty of the most common Bible-based objections to Catholicism. How can the Mass be a sacrifice when the Bible says it's just a memorial? Why do Catholics stress good works when the Bible says we're saved by faith? Scripture says that all have sinned--so what Catholics believe about Mary being "immaculate" is plainly false. Jesus said to call no man father, yet that's what Catholics call their priests! How much clearer could it be? For these challenges and many more, Karlo provides a step-by-step plan for understanding the roots of the objection, breaking down the context and full meaning of the Scripture passages, anticipating followup arguments, and offering your own friendly counter-challenge to help Protestants begin to see how the Bible and Catholic teaching actually coexist in harmony.

"Catholic applogist Karlo Broussard definitively tackles this most misunderstood teaching, giving you the evidence and arguments to see (and explain to others) that purgatory is neither contrary to Scripture nor some fantastical dogma that Rome invented. Rather, it is firmly rooted in biblical truth and the faith and practice of the earliest Christians ..."--Back cover

Sharing the gospel with family and friends (or a stranger on the computer screen) can be challenging enough. When they won't even hear you out, because of all the mental roadblocks they've built up, it's even harder. In Prepare the Way, Karlo Broussard helps you tackle that essential first step to apologetics and evangelization: getting people to listen with an open mind. So many in our culture today are trapped behind mental, moral, and personal obstacles that prevent them from even glimpsing God- or considering the claims of Christ and the Church. They may be earnestly seeking truth but infected with relativism. They may be otherwise open to the Good News but think that Christianity is only for people who reject science and hate women. Or perhaps they might listen to what you have to say about Catholicism--if only that religion wasn't so full of ignorance and superstition. Even our best witness can bounce right off folks like these if we don't prepare the way first, breaking down the barriers and leaving minds and souls free to encounter the truth. So Karlo gives you not just evidence and arguments but step-by step strategies, based on asking the right questions, that you can use--along with prayer and gentle charity--to help them overcome their obstacles and make a straight path for the Lord.

What is a miracle? Are they incompatible with science? Or are they simply pre-scientific acts that people make up to explain what they do not understand? This compact handbook comprises 20 answers to these questions and many more. It unpacks the nature of miracles and offers compelling arguments to counter those who reduce miracles to mere superstition. Most of all, it shows that miracles are never an end in themselves, but instead are meant to lead us to greater faith in God's providence.