We’ve all suffered through too many embarrassments to count. That’s just part of being human. Sometimes we do things to embarrass ourselves. Sometimes we do or say something that causes other people to do or say something that embarrasses us.
Another sort of embarrassment is one I call an embarrassment of charity. That’s when you find yourself embarrassed for other people. The reason for your embarrassment isn’t because you think the other people are stupid, but rather because you realize they don’t realize they should be embarrassed for themselves.
The last time I can recall experiencing this embarrassment of charity was about four or four and a half years ago. Tune in to find out what that is!
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Catholic Apologetics Among these books and CDs, I can recommend them because I’ve either read them, hears them, or I know the author and thus know what he teaches. These are all very good.Beginning Apologetics Super Set
How Not to Share Your Faith: The Seven Deadly Sins of Apologetics and Evangelization
Will Catholics Be Left Behind: A Critique of the Rapture and Today’s Prophecy Preachers (Modern Apologetics Library)
Why Be Catholic?: Ten Answers to a Very Important Question
A Daily Defense: Apologetics Lessons for Every Day Paperback – by Jimmy Akin I’ve known Jimmy for years. He’s another old Ozark Mountain boy!
Amazing Grace for the Catholic Heart: 101 Stories of Faith, Hope, Inspiration & Humor
An Answer Not An Argument: Essays on Apologetics
Catholic Apologetics Today: Answers to Modern Critics Paperback – by William G. Most Fr. Most (RIP) was my friend and one of the finest theologians I’ve ever known.
The Essential Catholic Survival Guide
150 Bible Verses Every Catholic Should Know
Apologetics and Catholic Doctrine
Catholic Verse Finder-Large Edition
How to Do Apologetics: Making the Case for Our Faith
A Pocket Guide to Catholic Apologetics
Why I Am Catholic (and You Should Be Too)
A Biblical Walk Through the Mass: Understanding What We Say and Do in the Liturgy
Why We’re Catholic: Our Reasons for Faith, Hope, and Love
Tim Staples I’ve known Tim for about seven years. He’s a great apologist!The Gospel Truth About Mary: Mary, Mother of God & the Immaculate Conception 6 Disc Audio CD Set Audio-CD
The Gospel Truth About Mary Volume II: Mary’s Perpetual Virginity and Assumption 6 Disc Audio CD Set
Nuts & Bolts: A Practical Guide for Explaining and Defending the Catholic Faith
Behold Your Mother: A Biblical and Historical Defense of the Marian Doctrines
Call No Woman Father Audio CD
Five Non Negotiables-The Catholic Church’s Teaching on Abortion, Euthanasia, Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Human Cloning, and Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Audio CD
Sword of the Spirit – Defending Six Central Catholic Teachings Audio CD
New Eve, Mediatrix, and Mother Audio CD
Last Call Audio CD
Catholic Answers To Common Objections Audio CD
Defending Your Faith: How to Counter Standard Objections to Catholicism DVD
Karl Keating Karl has been a friend of mine for more than 25 years. I recommend everything he does.Controversies: High-Level Catholic Apologetics
The Usual Suspects: Answering Anti-Catholic Fundamentalists
Debating Catholicism
The Bible Battle (Debating Catholicism) (Volume 1)
High Desert Showdown (Debating Catholicism) (Volume 2)
Tracking Down the True Church (Debating Catholicism) (Volume 3)
Face Off with an Ex-Priest (Debating Catholicism) (Volume 4)
Catholicism and Fundamentalism: The Attack on “Romanism” by “Bible Christians”
What Catholics Really Believe: Answers to Common Misconceptions About the Faith
Dr. Scott Hahn I’ve only known Scott for about six years, but I’ve been reading and listening to his work since I became a Catholic. Scott is a professor of biblical theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville.Evangelizing Catholics: A Mission Manual for the New Evangelization
Signs of Life: 40 Catholic Customs and Their Biblical Roots
A Father Who Keeps His Promises
Catholic for A Reason: Scripture and the Mystery of the Family of God
Reasons to Believe: How to Understand, Explain, and Defend the Catholic Faith
Catholic for a Reason Box Set
Dr. Peter Kreeft I’ve known Dr. Kreeft and read his work for over 25 years. He is a professor of philosophy at Boston College and a convert.Forty Reasons I Am a Catholic
Handbook of Catholic Apologetics: Reasoned Answers to Questions of Faith
Handbook of Christian Apologetics
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Secrets of the Catholic Faith by Joe Sixpack—The Every Catholic Guy
The Lay Evangelist’s Handbook by Joe Sixpack—The Every Catholic Guy
The Best of What We Believe… Why We Believe It—Volume One
The Best of What We Believe… Why We Believe It—Volume Two
The Best of What We Believe… Why We Believe It—Volume Three
Catechism Of The Catholic Church
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