Victor is eminently qualified to write and speak on a wide variety of subjects relating to the Catholic Religion, as he has been a full-time evangelist and Director of the & Evangelization Station since 1989.
He is the author of On Holy Ground: Church and Mass Etiquette; Birth Control and Abortifacients; Bible Sabotage; Scripture Through History; The 7% Solution: A Guide to Evangelization at the Parish, Community, or Diocesan Level; The Lord has Done Great Things (audio book); and editor/author of Welcome Home! Stories of Fallen-away Catholics Who Came Back (Ignatius Press). His articles have been published in Homiletic and Pastoral Review, Lay Witness, Columbia, Miles Jesu, Christian Order and This Rock magazines.
He is a consecrated member of Miles Jesu (Soldiers of Jesus).
Victor also has Graduate Degrees in Management and Human Behavior and has been a long-time member of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars.
Victor has lectured on Catholic doctrine, apologetics, and evangelization both nationally and internationally. He loves the Church and has been gifted with the ability to take difficult theological concepts and make them easily understandable to the average lay-person. He delivers the Catholic Church’s teaching with commonsense, wit, and wisdom.
“Over the years you have accomplished more, and have done more good, than perhaps any other apologist in America, including all the ones whose names are better known than yours. I’ve been grateful to have been able to call you a friend.” – Karl Keating, founder of Catholic Answers.
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Articles by Victor R. Claveau, MJ
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“God Desires All Men to Be Saved”
A Catholic Commentary on Universalism and 1 Timothy 2:4 ©2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ Table of Contents Introduction Among the most debated questions in Christian
“Only God Can Forgive Sin.”
Victor R. Claveau, MJ While flying home from a trip to Jamaica, West Indies, I entered into conversation with the woman sitting next to me.
“She was with child and she cried out in her pangs of birth, in anguish for delivery…. And the woman fled into the wilderness, … (Rev. 12:2; 6). Does this passage refer to the Blessed Mother?
Victor R. Claveau, MJ Answer: The Church teaches that at Bethlehem Mary did not bring her divine Child in pain nor did she flee to
“There Is No Salvation Outside the Church.”
Victor R. Claveau, MJ Basing itself on Scripture and Tradition, the Second Vatican Council teaches that the membership in the Church is necessary for salvation.
“Today You Will Be with Me in Paradise”: The Good Thief, Salvation, and the Catholic Doctrine of Redemption
©2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ Table of Contents Introduction Among the Seven Last Words spoken by Christ from the Cross, few possess the theological depth,
A Catholic Guide to Voting
Victor R. Claveau, MJ “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge
A Catholic’s Responsibility
Victor R. Claveau, MJ Since the time of the Apostles, there has been a continuing onslaught against the beliefs of the Catholic Church. Many and
A Dialogue
©2025 Victor R. Claveau, MJ Not long ago, I was introduced, as a Catholic evangelist, to a man and his wife. The husband immediately and
A few thoughts on clerical obedience
Vioctor R. Claveau, MJ I recently attended Holy Mass at Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Ocala, Florida. It was an EXTRAORDINARY experience. Why, extraordinary,
A History of the Bible
Victor R. Claveau, MJ Where did the Bible come from? Who decided which books would make up the canon of Scripture? Why there is a
A History of the Holy Cross
©2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ Table of Contents Introduction The Holy Cross stands at the center of Christian faith, devotion, liturgy, theology, and civilization. No
A History of the Holy Rosary
Victor R. Claveau, MJ In the dark ages of ninth century Ireland, the Monks recited or chanted the 150 Psalms of David day-after-day as a
A History of the Rosary
In the dark ages of ninth century Ireland, the Monks recited or chanted the 150 Psalms of David day-after-day as a community prayer or
A Knowledgeable Catholic Cannot Vote for a Pro-Abortion Candidate and remain A Catholic.
Victor R. Claveau, MJ Speaking to reporters aboard the plane taking him on a trip to Brazil, Pope Benedict warned Catholic politicians they risked excommunication
A Life Saved
©2020 Victor R. Claveau, MJ Once upon a time, a woman came in to my Catholic Bookstore and asked for information on abortion. She was
A Primary Role of a Pastor
©2021 Victor R. Claveau, MJ “The evangelization of non-Christians who are present in the territory of a diocese or parish is entrusted, as a primary
A Quick Guide for Personal Evangelization
© 2004 – Victor R. Claveau. MJ One of the most important aspects of being a Christian is sharing the knowledge and truth of Jesus Christ
A Short Dialogue with a Protestant about Mary.
©2025 Victor R. Claveau, MJ George asked, “What about your worshiping Mary or praying to the saints, or the baptism of babies, or praying to
A Short History of the Mass[1]
Victor R. Claveau, MJ Our Catholic Mass is as old as Christianity itself. The first Mass was, of course, on Holy Thursday. The Last Supper
A Structured List of Mortal Sins in Catholic Moral Theology
In Catholic teaching, a sin is mortal when it involves: The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches: “Mortal sin destroys charity in the heart of
A True Story
Victor R. Claveau, MJ A few years ago, I was introduced to a man named George who was taking out a loan of $65,000.00 in
A Visible Teaching Church
©2023 Victor R. Claveau, MJ Jesus left behind a visible Church with consecrated bishops, possessing authority to teach and preach a set form of doctrine,
A Vocation to Reform?
Victor R. Claveau, MJ Luther and his contemporaries claimed they had been delegated by God to restore Primitive Christianity as Christ and the Apostles had taught
Abortifacients
Victor R. Claveau, MJ The U.S. Department of Health defines an abortifacient procedure as: “All the measures which impair the ability of the zygote (fertilized