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June 20, 2014 By Fr. John A. Peck

Jurassic Park & the Protestant Quest for the Early Church: Part 1

by Robert Arakaki In the movie Jurassic Park is an unforgettable scene where a group of humans see living breathing dinosaurs towering over them, munching on leaves on the tree tops.  The dinosaurs were the product of careful biological engineering.  Scientists extracted DNA from dinosaur fossils, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Apologetics, Arakaki Robert Tagged With: Jurassic Park, Protestantism, Robert Arakaki

May 25, 2014 By Fr. John A. Peck

The Last Chapter of Time and the Coming of Antichrist

There are always those that try, and always fail, to predict the day of Christ's coming. There are also those who ignore the signs of apostasy, as if it were normal or natural. Be vigilant. Among Protestant groups today there is found a marked interest in the end times. Christian bookstores … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Apologetics, Sermon Resources, Theology Tagged With: antichrist, end of days, time

March 22, 2014 By Fr. John A. Peck

Is the Veneration of the Cross Idolatry?

by Fr. John Whiteford Another grand slam from the Bible - from Fr. John's "Stump the Priest" column Question: How would you answer a Protestant who considered our veneration of the Cross (bowing down before it and kissing it) to be idolatry? First we should consider whether or not bowing down … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Apologetics, Biblical Resources, Sermon Resources, Whiteford John Fr. Tagged With: Fr. John Whiteford, idolatry, protestant, Veneration of the Cross

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