CHRISTOPHER SPARKS Christopher Sparks has a BA in history and philosophy from Gonzaga University, and an MA in theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville. He has written for Catholic Exchange, Lay Witness magazine, and various publications by the Marian Fathes. He blogs at attheturnofthetide.blogspot.com Sparks' interest in defending the Catholic faith began as an attempt to find out whether or not it was true. The best way to test it seemed to be to hear the objections of those who attacked it and then to find out if there was any response. After years of pursuing such objections, he came to the conclusion that it was true, largely based on the two points identified by Cardinal Ratzinger as the only two real defenses of the faith: the witness of the lives of the saints and the tremendous contributions of the Catholic Church and her members to human culture. Read More Read Less