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“Seven Stanzas at Easter” by John Updike
I’m not a huge poetry guy, but I’ve always been struck by this one: “Seven Stanzas at Easter”, by John Updike. I made use of it last night as I was giving a talk about the liturgical seasons of Lent...
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On The Third Day…
When Saint Paul wrote (quoting an early creedal statement of the Church), that Jesus “was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:4), what scriptures were in mind?...
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Authenticating the Resurrection of Jesus: the Jerusalem factor
The Bible is refreshingly clear about what is at stake if the Resurrection of Jesus didn’t happen: “If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless, and so is your faith…but Christ has indeed...
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Authenticating the Resurrection of Jesus: The Empty Tomb
In the last post, we noted powerful evidence for the empty tomb: enemy attestation. The religious authorities of Jerusalem and the early Church both agree: On Easter Sunday, the body of Jesus is not in...
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Authenticating the Resurrection of Jesus: The Corinthian Creed
Today’s first reading from 1 Corinthians 15 contains one of the first “creeds” of the early Church. As Saint Paul writes, “For I handed on to you as of first importance what I also received: that...
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Debunking the Debunkers
Here’s my latest article from the June issue of Catholic Insight magazine. Hope you like it! Debunking the Debunkers by Cale Clarke Just as surely as the lillies bloom every spring, each Easter season...
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Like the Caramilk Secret, the “Messianic Secret” Doesn’t Really Exist
One axiom in biblical studies that needs to go away forever is the so-called “Messianic secret”. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this references in articles, commentaries, and sermons. What...
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Q and A on the Resurrection: Just the (minimal) facts
Q. This Easter season, how can I convince my friends that Jesus physically rose from the dead? It’s been especially difficult for me to do this because my friends are either a) not Christians, or b)...
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Ascension Sunday Q and A
Q. What are some things we can learn from this Sunday’s Feast of the Ascension of the Lord? A. The Ascension affirms in the minds of Jesus’ followers many truths that Jesus had attempted to teach them...
View ArticleConference Talks Now Available!
I’m very happy to announce today that all the talks from the recent Faith Explained Conference are now available for you to purchase and download in digital format by clicking here:...
View ArticlePope Francis’ Easter Vigil Homily
Here is the English translation of Pope Francis’ homily from tonight’s Easter vigil in St Peter’s Basilica, Rome. Happy Easter, everyone! Christ is risen! Alleluia! Tonight is a night of vigil. The...
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5 Reasons to Believe in Jesus’ Bodily Resurrection
Q. This Easter season, how can I convince my friends that Jesus physically rose from the dead? It’s been especially difficult for me to do this because my friends are either a) not Christians, or b)...
View ArticleTalking Crosses, Camping Scribes, and Other Apocry-Follies
Here’s my latest piece for Catholic Answers. Hope you enjoy it. — Cale Every Easter season we encounter articles, documentaries, books, and news reports suggesting that the canonical Gospels got the...
View ArticleEaster Evidence from Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Video)
Happy Easter! Christ is Risen! Hope you enjoy this video we recently filmed on our recent Faith Explained Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. At the most important Church in the world, the Church of the Holy...
View ArticleThe Testimony of Women: Easter Evidence Series
In this 2nd video from the Easter Evidence series, Cale looks at another piece of the argument for Jesus’ Resurrection: the testimony of women. The fact that all four Gospels present women as the...
View ArticleThe Conversion of Saint Paul: Easter Evidence Series
What made the great persecutor of the Christian faith its greatest propagator? The best explanation is that the resurrected and glorified Jesus appeared to Saul the Pharisee, who became better known...
View ArticleLet’s Get Physical: Easter Evidence Series
Cale discusses the physicality of Easter: this was NOT a symbol, but a real, bodily resurrection.
View ArticleObjection! Were the Appearances Legends? Easter Evidence Series
Cale shows how the claim that the appearances of the risen Jesus were mere legends doesn’t hold water.
View ArticleObjection! Were the Disciples Hallucinating? Easter Evidence Series
Cale shows how the hallucination theory does not explain the Resurrection of Jesus.
View ArticleObjection! They Stole The Body! Easter Evidence Series
Cale refutes the implausible theory that the real reason Jesus’ tomb was empty was that his disciples stole his body.
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