In Orthodoxy, his masterful defense of the Christian faith, G.K
Chesterton writes: “It is very hard for a man to defend anything
of which he is entirely convinced. It is comparatively easy when
he is only partially convinced. He is partially convinced
because he has found this or that proof of the thing, and he can
expound it.” “But a man is not really convinced of a philosophic
theory when he finds that something proves it. He is only really
convinced when he finds that everything proves it.” Chesterton’s
point is born out any time someone asks the question, “How do
you know the Catholic faith is true?” We have a difficult time
coming up with an easy answer. There are so many things we could
say that suddenly we can think of nothing to say. None of the
answers we could give appear to be sufficient by themselves, but
when taken together, they make a case for the faith that is hard
to dispute. Indeed, it is not that one thing proves it, it is
that everything proves it. And when we have our days of doubt,
when