Apostolic Fidelity

​Why the "Injeel" Never Existed ​ By Apostolic Fidelity ​In the dialogue between Catholicism and Islam, a fundamental misunderstanding arises regarding the nature of the New Testament. Islamic theology claims that Jesus (Isa) was given a specific, singular book from Heaven called the Injeel . Muslims argue that the canonical Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) are merely corrupted biographies or fragments of this original "lost" book. ​As faithful Catholics, we must rebuke this error with historical precision and theological clarity. The Injeel —as defined by Islamic apologetics—is a historical fiction, a 7th-century anachronism imposed upon 1st-century history. Here is why the Injeel never existed. ​1. The Theological Definition: Christ is the Word, Not the Courier ​The primary error of the Injeel theory is a misunderstanding of who Jesus is. In Islam, prophets are couriers who deliver a book (Moses brought the Torah, David the Psalms, Muhamm...

In the Thicket of My Worries, I Lost the Path to Prayer By: Apostolic Fidelity I’ve been calling myself a " born-again Catholic " lately. It feels like the right term. I didn't grow up with my nose buried in the Summa Theologica or debating the finer points of Council documents . Like a lot of us, I drifted for a while - or maybe I just coasted. But recently? Recently, I’ve been set on fire. I’ve "come home." I’m devouring everything I can get my hands on. I’m up late reading the Church Fathers , tracing the beautiful, complex typologies of the Old Testament , and building a library of apologetics because I have this burning need to know why we believe what we believe. I’m glued to YouTube, catching every notification when Patristic Pillars or Sam Shamoun goes live. I sit there fascinated, watching apologetics debates for hours, seeing how iron sharpens iron, learning how to defend the faith against every objection. I’m a student again - eager, zealous, may...