Evidence for Our Faith- Catholic Answers Classics Edition

This enduring classic, reprinted as an heirloom Catholic Answers Classics Series, is beautifully bound with hard cloth covers,heavy paper,gold embossing, and red silk ribbon bookmark. Little more than a generation ago, apologetics was not a niche pursuit for extra-zealous Catholics it was an integral part of instruction in the Faith. Fr. Joseph Cavanaugh s Evidence for Our Faith is a particular standout from that golden age. First published in the late 1950s, right before ecumenism replaced apologetics and comparative religion crowded out catechesis in too many Catholic institutions, Evidence for Our Faith presents an uncommonly clear and systematic case for the truth of the claims made by Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church. Originally written as an introductory text for Fr. Cavanaugh s undergraduates, Evidence returns as an invaluable and enduring resource for Catholics today who want to deepen their understanding of and ability to explain with confidence the Church s divinely ordained identity and authority.

Rev. Joseph H. Cavanaugh CSC, ( 1917-1954) was head of the department of religion at the University of Notre Dame. Born in Harpers Ferry, Iowa, he entered the Congregation of the Holy Cross in 1934 and made his final profession six years later. He was graduated from Notre Dame in 1940 and was ordained in Sacred Heart Church on the campus June 24, 1944. After his ordination, Father Cavanaugh studied at Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. He joined the faculty of Notre Dame religion department in the fall of 1946, and in succeeding years many religious courses. He was named head of the department in 1952. His text outline, which logically defended the Catholic faith, titled Evidence for Our Faith , was originally published by Notre Dame Press in 1949.