Hands on Apologetics

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By: Gary Michuta

Learn how to defend your Catholic Faith with clarity and charity! Gary Michuta is one of the "four horsemen" of Catholic Apologetics who will power you up for the "New Evangelization!"

22 Sep 23 – Bryan Topham: Church Authority
Yesterday at 6:48 PM

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: (Propaganda) Agenda Setting

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Irenaeus of Lyons

2, 3, 4) Interview


21 Sep 23 – Benjamin Handleman: The Power of Confirmation
Last Thursday at 7:01 PM

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Ipse Dixit

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Saint Vincent of Lerins

2, 3, 4) Interview


20 Sep 23 – Keith Nester: How to Evangelize as Catholics
Last Wednesday at 6:39 PM

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Argument from Silence

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Tatian the Syrian

2, 3, 4) Interview


19 Sep 23 – John Martignoni: Blue Collar Apologetics
Last Tuesday at 7:00 PM

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: No True Scotsman

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Gregory the Great

2, 3, 4) Interview


18 Sep 23 – Bruce Sullivan: The Transcendentals and Apologetics
Last Monday at 8:36 PM

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Ecological Fallacy

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Saint Polycarp

2, 3, 4) Interview


15 Sep 23 – Noah Bradon: The Church According to Calvin and St. Francis de Sales
09/15/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: (Propaganda) Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Melito of Sardis

2, 3, 4) Interview


14 Sep 23 – Emily Torres: How Marian Apparitions Point to the Truth of Catholicism
09/14/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Appeal to Tradition

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Leo the Great

2, 3, 4) Interview


13 Sep 23 – Matt Swaim: Mormonism and the Great Apostasy
09/13/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Argument from Ignorance

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Aristides of Athens

2, 3, 4) Interview


12 Sep 23 – Pat Flynn: Different Ways to Argue for God’s Existence
09/12/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Faulty Generalization

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Andrew of Crete

2, 3, 4) Interview


11 Sep 23 – Ken Litchfield: Answering Common Objections
09/11/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Begging the Question

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Clement of Rome

2, 3, 4) Interview


08 Sep 23 – William Albrecht: The Sword of Simeon
09/08/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: (Propaganda) Gish Gallop

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Cyril of Alexandria

2, 3, 4) Interview


07 Sep 23 – Joe Heschmeyer: The Eucharist Is Really Jesus
09/07/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Appeal to Pity

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Victor of Vita

2, 3, 4) Interview


06 Sep 23 – Daniel Gonzalez: The Mass Explained
09/06/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Appeal to the Stone

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Quadratus

2, 3, 4) Interview


05 Sep 23 – Karlo Broussard: The New Relativism, Continued
09/06/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Continuum Fallacy

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Barnabas

2, 3, 4) Interview


04 Sep 23 – Kenny Burchard: The Catholic Answer to “Are You Saved?”
09/04/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: (Propaganda Fallacy): Bandwagon Fallacy

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Tertullian

2, 3, 4) Interview


01 Sep 23 – Bryan Topham: Development of Doctrine
09/01/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: (Propaganda): Transference of Value

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Minucius Felix

2, 3, 4) Interview


31 Aug 23 – Douglas Beaumont: The Relationship Between Sola Scriptura and Protestantism
08/31/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Genetics Fallacy

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Macarius Magnes

2, 3, 4) Interview


30 Aug 23 – John Martignoni: Blue Collar Apologetics
08/30/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Red Herring

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Athenagoras

2, 3, 4) Interview


29 Aug 23 – Bryan Mercier: Answering Anti-Catholic Objections
08/29/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Survivorship Bias fallacy

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Gregory of Tours

2, 3, 4) Interview


28 Aug 23 – Hugo Delgado: What Are the “Works of the Law”?
08/28/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Inflation of Conflict

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Hermas

2, 3, 4) Interview


25 Aug 23 – William Albrecht: The Queenship of Mary
08/25/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: (Propaganda) Glittering Generalities

Meet the Early Church Fathers: The Council of Ephesus

2, 3, 4) Interview


24 Aug 23 – Pat Flynn: Science and God
08/24/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Appeal to Flattery

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Caesarius of Arles

2, 3, 4) Interview


23 Aug 23 – Arthur and Theresa Beem: Theological History of the Sabbath
08/23/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Gamblers Fallacy

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Caius, Presbyter of Rome

2, 3, 4) Interview


22 Aug 23 – Mark McNeil: Saint Thomas Aquinas
08/22/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Cherry Picking

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Sophronius of Jerusalem

2, 3, 4) Interview


21 Aug 23 – Ben Handelman: Translating Catholicism for Protestant Friends
08/21/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Argument from Moderation

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Didache

2, 3, 4) Interview


18 Aug 23 – Chris Vitale: The Holy Spirit: “Make or Break” Aspect of Apologetics
08/18/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy:(Propaganda) Cult of Personality

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Hegesippus

2, 3, 4) Interview


17 Aug 23 – Karl Keating: The Lost Works of Ronald Knox
08/17/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Appeal to Fear

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Fulgentius of Ruspe

2, 3, 4) Interview


16 Aug 23 – Karlo Broussard: The New Relativism
08/16/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Furtive Fallacy

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Dionysius of Corinth

2, 3, 4) Interview


15 Aug 23 – William Albrecht: The Assumption of Mary
08/15/2023


14 Aug 23 – William Albrecht: Mary, Ark of the New Covenant
08/14/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Begging the Question

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Clement of Rome

2, 3, 4) Interview


11 Aug 23 – Brian Topham: On Marriage and Being a Man
08/11/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: (Propaganda) Gaslighting

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Aphraates the Persian

2, 3, 4) Interview


10 Aug 23 – Ken Litchfield: Answering Common Objections
08/10/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Hasty Generalization

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Gregory of Nazianzus

2, 3, 4) Interview


09 Aug 23 – Suan Sonna: Icon Veneration and Nicaea II
08/09/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Abusive Fallacy

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Optatus of Milevis

2, 3, 4) Interview


08 Aug 23 – The Gospel Truth: Dare to Verify
08/08/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Etymological Fallacy

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Saint Augustine

2, 3, 4) Gary demonstrates how the truth of the Gospel can be verified by extra-Biblical sources


07 Aug 23 – Emily Torres: Saving the Youth: Apologetics and Catechesis
08/07/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Slippery Slope

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Peter of Alexandria

2, 3, 4) Interview


04 Aug 23 – Noah Bradon: Digital Evangelization: Dangers and Benefits
08/04/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: (Propaganda) Common Man/Plain Folk

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Saint Ephrem

2, 3, 4) Interview


03 Aug 23 – William Albrecht: The Transfiguration
08/03/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Non sequitur

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Gregory of Nyssa

2, 3, 4) Interview


02 Aug 23 – John Calvin and His “Self-Attesting Scripture”
08/02/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Questionable Cause Fallacy

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Pacian of Barcelona

2, 3, 4) Gary takes a critical look at Calvin’s “self-attesting scripture” and why it ultimately fails


01 Aug 23 – William Albrecht: Apologetic Look at Romans
08/01/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Pope Innocent I

2, 3, 4) Interview


31 Jul 23 – Bruce Sullivan: Once Saved Always Saved?
07/31/2023

Today’s Topics:

1) Finding the Fallacy: Pooh Pooh Fallacy

Meet the Early Church Fathers: Council of Elvira

2, 3, 4) Interview