Unfiltered Apologetics Volume 1: Bite-Size Explanations to Questions About the Christian and Catholic Faith

by Albert Allegue

Overview

The newest edition in A GUY IN THE PEWS, Volume 1 series, compliments the book written about the Mass. It continues to dig deeper into the Christian and Catholic Faith and summarizes answers such as: Who is the Holy Spirit and what are the 7 gifts available to those who believe? Why confess your sins to a priest? Do Catholic Priests forget what they are told in confession? Other questions answered are: Do Catholics have their own Bible? After death, where do souls go? Topics such as Euthanasia, Transubstantiation, Cremation, Mortal vs. Venial sins, and Abortion are explored. These are questions we face day-to-day, and we ask ourselves, "How do I reconcile these present issues with Jesus' teachings and church values and guidance?" The pace of our lives has become so fast, so hectic, who has time to read extended explanations of things? People want to know what they need to know in as short a period of time as possible. That's the reason why this series of books were created. A Guy in the Pews answers are provided in a bite-sized, one-page explanations that are easy to read and take about 1-minute to study.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781792389078
Publisher:	BookBaby
Publication date:	05/11/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	68
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Albert Allegue is Catholic writer, lay theologian and a former Special Agent in the United States Air Force. He has earned a bachelor's degree from Florida States University, a master's degree from Troy State University, and is a Ph.D., student with Liberty University, a Christian based university. Allegue was born in Cuba and escaped the communist regime in 1961.

Al was raised in the Catholic faith, attending Catholic grade school and then public high school. In his late teen years, Al fell away from the practice of his faith, but still felt a tugging to return. After serving 20 years in the military, Al began and retired from a career as a franchisee real estate broker. He is married to his wife, Dee, who converted to Catholicism in 2017. Al and Dee are the parents of three children and have been blessed with 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Al has been active in the Catholic Church and now serves as his parish Liturgy Director, a Lector, Extra Ordinary Eucharistic Minister, an Usher, and a Knight of Columbus of the 3rd and 4th Degree. He teaches to RCIA candidates and writes Catholic apologetics articles.

Sitting in the pews Al realized of the importance of reminding Catholics to deepen the knowledge of our faith as well as properly preparing new candidates to Catholicism. Al removes the vail of mystery sometimes outsiders to the Catholic religion perceive.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

What is the difference between a Christian and a Catholic? 8

Abortion 10

Why confess your sins to a priest? 12

Mortal vs. Venial Sins 13

Why is Confession so difficult? 15

Four steps to Confession 16

Do Catholic priests forget what they are told in Confession? 18

Should Christians talked to their dead loved ones? 19

Annulments 20

Dead Sea Scrolls 21

Where does the soul go after death? 22

Bringing coffee to Mass 24

Manna 25

Should the Catholic Church deny Holy Communion? 26

Cremation 27

The Orans Posture 28

Why does God let bad things happen? 29

Will I still be married to my spouse in Heaven? 30

Mass etiquette 32

Transubstantiation 34

The Family of the Trinity 35

The Bible and tattoos 36

The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit 37

Five signs of a spiritual attack 38

What a non-Catholic should know before going to a Mass 40

"What I have written, I have written." 42

Tap into the power of Novenas 43

The origins of Christianity 45

The amazing Book of Sirach 46

Rerum Novarum 48

Euthanasia 50

Stations of the Cross 51

Adding water to the Communion wine 52

Holy Water and Venial Sins 53

Catholic indulgences 54

The Great Commission 56

A parent's worst nightmare 57

The Great Schism of 1054 58

Is the Bible a Catholic Book? 60

Why did God chooe Israel? 61

Understanding Progressive Christianity 63

Why pray to Mary? 65

Be Catholic anyway 66

About the Author 67