When It Rains, It Pours

Folks know that Catholic Answers is currently pursuing what I have referred to as Secret Project #4, which–according to my best current guess–is likely to launch this September, at which point I will say publicly what it is.

This one is a done deal. It’s going to happen. The only question is how fast we can push it forward. (Thanks much to those who are locally helping with one aspect of it!)

There is still the question of what the other three secret projects are. They have been on the back burner for some time and–should I ever take them off the stove entirely–I will also say what they were.

But just recently an unexpected door opened that has taken Secret Project #1 from the back burner to the front burner.

And it’s at a crucial juncture.

Which is also why I mention it. I’d very much like to see this project materialize, and I’d ask if folks might be willing to pray that the project successfully navigates the present juncture.

I can’t say that much about it, but I think it will do a significant amount of good for the Body of Christ, and I think that many people here will be quite interested and excited about it when I’m in a position to announce what it will be . . . if it gets past the present juncture. (If not, I’ll have to keep quiet about it for the present in case it can happen in another form.)

My best guess is that, if it succeeds in the next few weeks, I’ll be able to announce what the project is within a month, even before Secret Project #4 is unveiled.

When it rains, it pours.

Author: Jimmy Akin

Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."

20 thoughts on “When It Rains, It Pours”

  1. I forget… What was Secret Project #4 again?
    No really… you can tell me. It’ll just be between you and me…

  3. You scared me Jimmy! OK, maybe it is easier to scare me after that “Them bones” thing, but still, usually when I hear “when it rains it pours” that means things are going from bad to worse, so for an instant I thought Secret Project #4 was falling through.
    Wew!

  4. Most definitely praying, Jimmy! May God bless & be glorified through all your projects dedicated to the good of the Body of Christ, secret or not.

  5. Okay, Jimmy, although I hope this secret project doesn’t involve rabbits. They multiply quickly, too.

  6. remind me again: is secret project #1 the one where we papists unite with the masons and enslave all the protestants? Or does it involve alien autopsies and a DaVinci painting? I get so confused. In any event, prayer said.

  9. Well, I’m pretty sure we’ve all come to the conclusion that one of these projects will be using that flying GI Joe wing thingy that was posted a while back.

  10. No, Jimmy has a scheme to turn all RC churches into bone chapels. The previous article was softening us up for it. The “extra help” he’s been getting is obviously to help collect the bones.

  12. great show could you tell more carre thogh faith iam having a hard time fine it

  14. I hear Secret Project #4 has Jimmy rapping about how he likes big brown scapulars and he cannot lie; reportedly with an appearance from Mr. T.

  15. Secret projects one through four are giant robot lions which, when combined will form the giant fighting robot Voltron, defender of the Universal Church.
    The problem with Secret Project one is that the lion was buried in a volcano and nothing we have can survive the heat to excavate it … until now. Hence the clever “back burner” “front burner” references to extreme heat.
    Of course there is also the problem of the space mice stealing the keys, but for some waaay out reason, some of the locals can communicate with them. Hence the reference to local help.
    And of course all the robot lions and Voltron can fly hence the reference to “launching” the project.
    Can I pilot the blue lion for getting all the answers right?

  17. My guess is that StubbleSpark is on the right track with flying.
    Obviously what Jimmy means about Secret Project #1 coming back online is the breakthrough which means the Flying Monkeys are now go!
    The robot lions were only a fallback when the problems with Secret Project #1 seemed insurmountable, though I do agree that they are cool.

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