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March 2016

March 09, 2016

Is Trump a Conservative; Even “Reaganesque”?

+ Trump's Ten Policy Points & Analysis of Catholics & the Democrat Party Donald Trump at...

March 08, 2016

Bible on Papal and Church Infallibility

Pope St. John Paul II in Cali, Colombia: June 1986. Photograph by Hernan Valencias [Wikimedia Commons...

March 08, 2016

Dialogue with Atheists on Christian Marriage & Sexuality

My son Michael and his fiancee Anna (July 2015). To be married in May 2016....

March 08, 2016

Dialogue with Atheists: Sexist, Misogynist Bible?

Are Christian Women Abused as "Sheep"? St. Thérèse of Lisieux (1873-1897): Doctor of the Catholic...

March 07, 2016

Top Ten Desert Island Catholic Books

1730 edition of The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas a Kempis (1379-1471) [public domain

March 07, 2016

Baptism: Apostolic Teaching & Doctrinal Development

Baptism of St. Augustine, as represented in a sculptural group in Troyes cathedral, France (1549)...

March 07, 2016

Lutherans, Corpus Christi, & Eucharistic Adoration

A procession of the Blessed Sacrament during the first Annual Southeastern Eucharistic Congress in Charlotte,...

March 06, 2016

Fictional Dialogue on the Catholic Doctrine of Purgatory

Forest clearing in Alsace, Eastern France. Photo by Jovan Cormac, 6-6-08 [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons...

March 05, 2016

A Biblical Argument for Purgatory (Matthew 5:25-26)

Fog in Austria. Photo by "E.mil.mil" [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license]...

March 05, 2016

25 Arguments Regarding Binding Church Authority

Salzburg Cathedral. Photo by "Hans" [public domain / Pixabay] * * * (1-13-09) * *...

March 04, 2016

The Bible on Holy Places and Things

The Second Jewish Temple. Model in the Israel Museum. Photo by "Ariely" (1-8-08) [Wikimedia Commons...

March 04, 2016

The Devil’s Stupidity and Vanity

Satan before the Lord (c. 1750), by Corrado Giaquinto (1703-1765) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *...

March 03, 2016

Liturgical Abuses at Mass: What to DO?

Our daughter at her first Holy Communion (7-24-11), at our home parish for 25...

March 03, 2016

“Pro-Lifers” Vote for Childkillers? Huh?!

Reductio ad Absurdum Life-size model of fetus at 8 weeks after conception. Brain waves begin...

March 03, 2016

Inaccuracies of Anti-Catholic “Foxe’s Book of Martyrs”

Front cover of the 1583 edition of the Book of Martyrs by John Foxe [public domain...

March 02, 2016

Is John 6 About Holy Communion?

A Brief Summary for Those Who Deny the Eucharistic Connection Altogether Christ Taking Leave of...

March 02, 2016

Douthat’s Flawed Critique of “Conservative” Catholicism

Newsflash!: God Continues to Supernaturally Guide His Church, Despite Manifest Sins & Shortcomings of Men Socrates Teaching...

March 02, 2016

Is Mary Impeccable (Incapable of Sinning)?

Immaculate Conception (c. 1652), by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617-1682) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons]...

March 01, 2016

Biblical Evidence for Mary Mediatrix

Crowned Madonna, Rokitno, Poland, 1671 [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] * * (11-25-08) * *...

March 01, 2016

Lenten Meditation: New Testament on Suffering with Christ

Christ with Thorns, by Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834-1890) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] * *...

February 2016

February 27, 2016

Hilary White and Reactionary Language and “Reasoning”

"Papologist" Dave Armstrong. Hey, if every radical Catholic reactionary can be their own pope, why...

February 25, 2016

On the Endless Second-Guessing of Pope Francis

Pollyanna is a classic 1913 children's novel by Eleanor H. Porter; the title character's name is a popular...

February 24, 2016

Biblical Evidence for Calling Priests “Father”

Screenshot of James Cagney and Pat O'Brien from the film Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) [public...

February 24, 2016

Biblical Evidence Against Tithing

. . . and in Favor of Progressive Giving According to Ability The Widow's Mite, by...

February 23, 2016

Bible on Invocation of Angels and Saved Human Beings

. . . in Heaven, for Intercessory Purposes Guardian Angel, by Bernhard Plockhorst (1825-1907) [public domain

February 23, 2016

Biblical Evidence for Physical Objects as Aids in Worship

(Called "Idolatry" By Some Protestants) Moses and Joshua in the Tabernacle, by James Jacques Joseph...

February 22, 2016

Dialogue with Priests on “Eucharistic Ministers”

I.e., [official title] Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHCs) Fr. Peter Stravinskas: Catholic apologist, author,...

February 22, 2016

St. Alphonsus de Liguori: Mary-Worshiper & Idolater?

Does He Teach in The Glories of Mary that Mary is "Above God" and Can "Manipulate God"?...

February 22, 2016

St. Paul’s Word Selection vs. Sola Scriptura

St. Paul in Prison (1627), by Rembrandt (1606-1669) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] (4-3-10) *...

February 21, 2016

Biblical Evidence for an Eternal Hell

"The Door to Hell" (in the nighttime) / Turkmenistan, Darvaza [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons...

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