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Jesus of Nazareth, Reasons to believe

The Resurrection: Five Facts

April 16, 2022 / Michael Haverkamp
In The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus, scholars Gary Habermas and Michael Licona make a simple but elegant argument that Jesus truly rose from the dead. Their argument does not rely on acceptance of the divine inspiration of the Bible. Rather, their case rests upon five facts agreed to
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Holy Mary, Reasons to believe

Our Lady of Lourdes

November 18, 2021 / Michael Haverkamp
The three most famous Marian apparitions are at Guadalupe, Lourdes and Fatima. These three are famous in large measure due to the miracles associated with them. The miracle of Guadalupe is the most enduring – the tilma with the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe has survived, inexplicably, for nearly
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The Science of Near-Death Experiences

October 19, 2021 / Michael Haverkamp
The science of near-death experiences is real. In the past fifteen years, there have been four peer-reviewed studies of near-death experiences published in scientific journals, including The Lancet, the leading medical journal in Great Britain. Collectively these four studies examine 3,500 near-death experiences. A near-death experience can occur when a
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Holy Mary, Reasons to believe

Our Lady of Las Lajas

September 7, 2021 / Michael Haverkamp
Our Lady of Guadalupe is one of the best-known apparitions of Mary. A similar but less famous apparition took place in Guaitara Canyon, Colombia in 1754. As she did two centuries before in Mexico, Our Lady of Las Lajas (Our Lady of the Rocks) left behind evidence of her appearance
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God in the 20th Century

May 12, 2021 / Michael Haverkamp
The 20th Century was one of the bloodiest in human history. The damage wrought in those years shook the faith of many. Yet God never abandons His people, and is often most active amidst the greatest storms. Consider God’s work amidst the storms of the 20th Century: July 28, 1914:
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Holy Mary, Reasons to believe

Our Lady of Guadalupe

December 1, 2020 / Michael Haverkamp
As he walked up Tepeyac Hill to attend mass on December 9, 1531, Juan Diego had already seen so many dramatic changes in his life as to make the challenges we face in 2020 seem very small. He was born in 1474 and was given the name “Cuauhtlatoatzin,” which means
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The eyewitnesses

October 27, 2020 / Michael Haverkamp
Richard Bauckham, in Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony, makes a strong argument for the gospels, not as a product of oral tradition far removed from the apostles, but rather as eyewitness testimony from the apostles and disciples of Jesus. Consider these points: In some instances the
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The reliability of the gospels

October 13, 2020 / Michael Haverkamp
A reader of this blog mentioned to me that he was reading a book about Jesus where the author questioned the reliability of the gospels since the four evangelists were apologists. I’d like to address the reliability of the gospels in this post. Q. Were the gospel writers apologists? A.
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Evidence for a Creator

January 7, 2020 / Michael Haverkamp
A few years ago around Christmas time an editorial by Eric Metaxas appeared in The Wall Street Journal that caught my eye: “Science Increasingly Makes the Case for God.” The editorial garnered 600,000 Facebook shares, and brought to the general public an awareness of the intersection of science and faith
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Divine Mercy, Jesus of Nazareth, Reasons to believe

Every perfect gift is from above

December 17, 2019 / Michael Haverkamp
“God looked at everything he had made, and he found it very good. Evening came, and morning followed – the sixth day.” (Genesis 1:31) “Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers: all good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom
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Jesus of Nazareth, Reasons to believe, Rosary

Miracles of the Real Presence

October 15, 2019 / Michael Haverkamp
As we have seen from Saint Paul’s Letter to the Corinthians, the Eucharist was celebrated from the Church’s earliest days, and it is clear from the writings of the Church Fathers that they believed in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. I will give two examples (you can
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Jesus of Nazareth, Reasons to believe, Rosary

The Bread of Life

October 1, 2019 / Michael Haverkamp
The first four Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary build up to the last and greatest one: the Institution of the Eucharist. As Jesus sanctifies the waters of our baptism, and as he turns water into wine at the wedding in Cana, he will now turn wine into his precious and
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The Miracle of the Sun

January 1, 2019 / Michael Haverkamp
A common objection to Christianity is the supposed lack of miracles that take place in our time. The Bible documents numerous miracles, and there is compelling evidence that the Resurrection is a real historical event (which, by itself, should satisfy the open mind and heart). But there are miracles in our
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He is risen

September 10, 2018 / Michael Haverkamp
Two thousand years ago, a Jewish carpenter left his home to become an itinerant preacher. He attracted crowds and followers with his teachings, and was reputed to have performed miracles. Many of the religious authorities of his day were threatened by his disregard for some of their laws and his
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