Envoy for Christ: 25 Years as a Catholic Apologist

by Patrick Madrid

Overview

Over the past twenty-five years, Patrick Madrid has explained and defended the Catholic faith worldwide. Envoy for Christ is a fascinating look inside Catholic apologetics from Madrid's vantage point on the frontlines. A collection of written material that spans the author's career, Catholic thought is applied to a variety of apologetic issues, and in addition, Madrid will look at how he has applied Catholic truth to circumstances in his own life. With some of his earlier works, he will also explain how his thinking has changed and developed over the years. This is a summary of the legacy of Patrick Madrid's far-reaching public ministry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781635823295
Publisher:	Servant
Publication date:	01/19/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	390
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

PATRICK MADRID is the publisher of Envoy magazine, a quarterly journal of Catholic thought, and director of the Envoy Institute of Belmont Abbey College. A popular author, his books include Pope Fiction, Search and Rescue, Does the Bible Really Say That? and 150 Bible Verses Every Catholic Should Know. Madrid also hosts the Thursday edition of EWTN Radio’s Open Line broadcast, heard coast-to-coast on over 180 stations across the United States, as well as on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio. He is a regular guest and occasional fill-in host on the Catholic Answers Live radio program and Sirius Radio’s The Catholic Channel. Patrick has conducted over a thousand teaching seminars on Catholic themes, in both English and Spanish, at conferences, parishes, and universities around the world. He is a regular presenter at Franciscan University of Steubenville’s annual “Defending the Faith” and the Coming Home Network’s “Deep in History” summer conferences.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction xiii

Section 1 Sola Scriptura 1

Sola Scriptura: A Blueprint for Anarchy 4

Going Beyond 23

Don't Touch That Bible! 27

Those "Extra" Books in the Bible 33

A Catholic/Protestant Debate on Sola Scriptura Between Patrick Madrid and Douglas Jones 36

The Madrid/Jones Dialogue on Scripture and the Church 43

Section 2 Comparative Religions 53

Modern Art and Muslims 57

Mormon Missionaries: My First Encounter 60

In Search of the Great Apostasy 64

The Iconoclast Heresy 72

A Short Course on Judaism 75

A Short Course on Hinduism 79

Picking Fruit and Petting Animals 82

Saturday or Sunday? 85

What's New About the "New Atheism"? 88

Section 3 Saints and Holy People 95

Blessed Miguel Pro, Modern Martyr 98

Any Friend of God's Is a Friend of Mine 103

Mary, Ark of the New Covenant: A Biblical Look at the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary 118

Does Honoring Mary and the Saints Offend God? 125

Rapid City's Straight-Talking Bishop 132

Frank Sheed: The Prophet of Hyde Park 149

Divine Word Missionaries in the American South 158

Section 4 All Things Catholic 163

An Interview With The Wanderer Newpaper 166

Wine or Whine? 172

Pope Fiction: Answers to Five Myths and Misconceptions About the Papacy 176

More Vicarius Thrills: The Numbers of the "Beast" and the Men Who Flub Them 192

Guess What, Mom 204

Purgatory: God's Emergency Room for Sinners 211

Common Sense Checked at the Door 224

A Big Blast of Smells and Bells: Discovering the Catholic Church's Eastern Rite 233

When Opportunity Knocks… 241

Sects and Sin in Manila 242

Section 5 Life, Morality, and Scandals 251

The Five Most Pathetic Words: "I Am a Pro-Choice Catholic," 255

N.O.W., Hear This! 261

Here Comes the Son 263

They Will Know We Aren't Christians by Our Hate! 265

The Porn Chickens Are Coming Home to Roost 267

This Is No Time for Happy-Face Stickers 270

Section 6 Prayer, Forgiveness, and Doing the Right Thing 275

How I Pray Now 278

Life Is Short. Pray Hard. 282

Are Novenas No-Nos? 285

Forgiveness 289

Do the Right Thing 295

Forgive From the Heart 299

Fatherhood 303

An Embarrassing Case of Sacramental Mistaken Identity 308

If You Love Them, Tell Them 311

Epilogue: "Pat-Pourri" 315

Notes 317

Index 325

Scripture Index 337