{"product_id":"what-to-say-and-how-to-say-it-discuss-your-catholic-faith-with-clarity-and-confidence-9781594719592","title":"What to Say and How to Say It: Discuss Your Catholic Faith with Clarity and Confidence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of a third-place award for popular presentation of the faith by the Catholic Media Association.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Have you ever been put on the spot and asked to explain or defend Catholic teaching on sensitive topics such as abortion, same-sex marriage, or the Eucharist?\u003cp\u003eIn this straightforward and practical resource, Brandon Vogt, bestselling and award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWhy I Am Catholic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(and You Should Be Too)\u003c\/i\u003e offers essential tools for articulating even the most contentious aspects of your Catholic faith with clarity and confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat to Say and How to Say It \u003c\/i\u003eis based on the content of Brandon Vogt's ClaritasU--an online community which helps Catholics to understand the Church's teachings on critical topics, to anticipate the common objections to those issues, and to know how to respond in a calm, clear, and persuasive way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVogt gives readers the tools to calmly and intelligently discuss these topics\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003ewhich dip into the Church's moral, theological, and philosophical teachings. \u003ci\u003eWhat to Say and How to Say It \u003c\/i\u003eprovides straightforward, memorable talking points for explaining Catholic teaching in the areas of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eatheism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003esame-sex marriage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etransgenderism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eabortion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Eucharist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe problem of suffering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe veracity of the gospels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter offers you an overview of the topic and a clear explanation of what the Church teaches. Then you'll learn about the most common contemporary arguments against the Church's teachings followed by step-by-step instructions for responding intelligently and confidently.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVogt, Brandon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrandon Vogt\u003c\/b\u003e is a bestselling and award-winning author of ten books, including \u003ci\u003eWhy I Am Catholic (and You Should Be Too)\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat to Say and How to Say It\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the founder of ClaritasU, which trains Catholics in how to talk about their faith, especially hot-button issues. He works as the senior content director for Bishop Robert Barron's Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVogt is the cohost of \u003ci\u003eThe Word on Fire Show\u003c\/i\u003e with Bishop Barron, and \u003ci\u003eThe Burrowshire Podcast\u003c\/i\u003e with Fr. Blake Britton. Vogt runs several websites including StrangeNotions.com, the largest site of dialogue between Catholics and atheists, and ChurchFathers.org, the go-to resource for people wondering what the earliest Christians believed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVogt's work has been featured by media outlets including NPR, Fox News, CBS, EWTN, \u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, Vatican Radio, \u003ci\u003eOur Sunday Visitor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrandon has served as a consultant to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishop's Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis. He is on the board of the Society of G.K. Chesterton and serves as president of the Central Florida Chesterton Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong with his wife and seven children, he lives on Burrowshire, a small farm outside Orlando, Florida, with chickens, goats, pigs, rabbits, and a garden.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ave Maria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50519720362258,"sku":"9781594719592","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2b9f99d4-e8db-4333-95ed-bec4c852543e.jpg?v=1737225379","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-to-say-and-how-to-say-it-discuss-your-catholic-faith-with-clarity-and-confidence-9781594719592","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}