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May 2016

May 08, 2016

George Washington’s Religious Outlook Scrutinized

Wax figure from Madame Tussaud's in Las Vegas; photograph by Cliff (4-28-09) [Flickr / CC...

May 07, 2016

Zwingli: Protestant “Reformer”, Fornicator, & Vow-Breaker

(12-20-07) *** Zwingli was, along with Martin Luther and John Calvin, one of the most influential...

May 07, 2016

Fictional Dialogue on Penance

Penitent girl (c. 1750), by Pietro Rotari (1707-1762) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *****...

May 06, 2016

Catholic Church’s Wise Views on Illegal Immigration

A sign at the international boundary between Canada and the United States in Point Roberts,...

May 06, 2016

Dialogue w Lutheran on Christian Authority

Luther at the Diet of Worms (1877), by Anton von Werner (1843-1915) [public domain

May 05, 2016

15 Reasons Why Donald Trump Wins in November

This portrait of Hillary Clinton was adapted from a photo in the public domain from...

May 05, 2016

“Work Out Your Own Salvation” & Protestant Soteriology

Photograph by "skeeeze"(10-26-08) [Pixabay / CC0 public domain] *** (4-29-08) **** Words of Baptist...

May 05, 2016

The Ideal Mother (Poem for My Wife)

***** The Ideal Mother Many's the guy who's wished for a wife Who measured up...

May 04, 2016

Amoris Laetitia, “Trads” & Reactionaries

Precise Definitions & Accurate Categories are Supremely Important for Cogent Analysis Image by "PixelAnarchy": uploaded on...

May 04, 2016

Roarin’ Lion Ted

People Have Very Short Memories (Cruz's Remarkable Metamorphosis Re Donald Trump) Caricatures by "DonkeyHotey". The...

May 03, 2016

Mutual Submission & Headship: Contraries?

Photograph by "ldesignstudio": 12-30-12 [Pixabay / public domain: CC0 license] ***** These thoughts came about...

May 03, 2016

Blessed Virgin Mary as Our Guide and Model of Holiness

Mutual Monologues with Several Anti-Catholics + One Real Dialogue The Annunciation (c. 1489), by Pietro Perugino...

May 03, 2016

Dialogue: Amoris Laetitia: Confusing or No?

Image uploaded by "ClkerFreeVectorImages" on 4-29-14 [Pixabay / public domain / CC0 license] ***** Catholic...

May 02, 2016

Dialogue on Church-Sponsored Gambling

"Our Lady of Perpetual Bingo"? Classic Bingo game; photograph by Edwin Torres, 1-10-12 [Wikimedia Commons...

May 02, 2016

Mandatory Tithing: Further Thoughts

The biblical story of "the widow's mite": image from Wheeler family Bible; taken by...

May 02, 2016

Satan Loves Divisions Re Amoris Laetitia

Geological fault line in Þingvellir National Park, Iceland. Photograph by Jon Connell, 8-5-06 [Flickr

April 2016

April 29, 2016

John Calvin Did NOT Pray to Philip Melanchthon

Includes Exposition of a Wider Use of Prayer (Besides Addressing God) in Scripture Portrait of Philipp...

April 29, 2016

Dialogue on the Charge that Pope Francis Doesn’t Evangelize

. . . and on the Nature of Dialogue vs. (?) the Gospel; with a Traditionalist ...

April 29, 2016

Did the Council of Trent Anathematize All Protestants?

+ Dialogue on the Definition of "Christian" (Are Catholics Included?), with a Reformed Pastor Council...

April 29, 2016

Alcohol: Biblical / Catholic Teaching

Jesus' first miracle: turning water into wine at the wedding at Cana. Painting by Gerard...

April 28, 2016

Grape Juice in Holy Communion?

Baptist communion elements; photograph by "Alanscottwalker" (4-23-11) [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0...

April 28, 2016

Dialogue on “Bad” Bishops and “Confusing” Pope Francis

vs. Dr. Peter Kwasniewski Peter Kwasniewski [You Tube image / Creative Commons license] *** This...

April 28, 2016

Mariology of “Reformers” Zwingli & Bullinger

Annunciation (1489-1490), by Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] ***** The following is...

April 28, 2016

Exclusion of Non-Catholics from Communion: Why?

Chalice with the inscription: 'My blood truly is a libation' (John 6:55, KJV), made for...

April 27, 2016

Initial Justification & “Faith Alone”: Harmonious?

Madonna and Child with Sts. Peter and Paul (1608-1609), by Giuseppe Cesari (1568-1640) [public domain...

April 27, 2016

Jerusalem Council vs. Sola Scriptura

. . .Including Replies to Reformed Baptist Anti-Catholic Polemicist James White Reconstruction of Herod's Temple (at...

April 27, 2016

Catholic Closed Communion: A Defense

Reply to a Lutheran Who Was Offended by Being Excluded First Holy Communion. Photo by...

April 27, 2016

How to Receive Communion: Tradition & Abuses

Including Discussion of Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Mass at an Irish Seminary [public domain...

April 26, 2016

Answers for Protestant Eucharist Questions

. . . with Dr. Stanley Williams Christ with the Eucharist, late 16th century, by...

April 26, 2016

More Defenses of Amoris Laetitia & Pope Francis

Image by "Nicola": 20 August 2015 [Flickr / CC BY 2.0 license] *** See my...

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