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November 2015

November 12, 2015

25 Brief Arguments Regarding Biblical “Clearness” (Perspicuity)

Original Title: "25 Short Arguments on the Difficulties of Perspicuity (Clearness of Scripture for Salvation)...

November 11, 2015

Alvin Plantinga’s Refutation of the Logical Problem of Evil

Original title (posted 10-12-06): Alvin Plantinga's Decisive Refutation of the Atheist Use of the Problem of...

November 11, 2015

25 Brief Arguments for Binding Catholic Apostolic Tradition

Joshua 1:1 in the Aleppo Codex (10th century AD) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *...

November 11, 2015

Luther: Purgatory is “Quite Plain” in 2nd Maccabees

"Twilight Forest Premade" series by "i-am-Jenius" [Deviant Art] (3-5-09) Christ's words in John, about purging...

November 11, 2015

Mortal Sin and Venial Sin: Strong & Clear Biblical Support

Is stealing a cookie equivalent in God's eyes to the sin of mass murder? Photograph...

November 11, 2015

Are Bishops and a Hierarchical Church Unbiblical?

Cardinal Donald William Wuerl (b. 1940): Archbishop of Washington, D.C. since 2006; photo from 5...

November 10, 2015

Sinful & Reckless “Bad Popes”: How Many Were There?

Pope Alexander VI (r. 1492-1503). He fathered seven illegitimate children while a Cardinal. What did...

November 10, 2015

Dialogue with an Atheist Concerning Analogical Arguments

Image by "geralt" [public domain / Pixabay] * * * This took place in the...

November 10, 2015

New Atheist Low: Mythical “Jesus” Like Charles Manson?

Charles Manson [Flickr / CC BY-ND 2.0 license] In a ridiculous piece at the Patheos...

November 10, 2015

St. Augustine Was Thoroughly CATHOLIC: 135 Proofs

St. Augustine in His Study (bet. 1490 and 1494), by Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) [public domain...

November 10, 2015

50 Bible Passages on Purgatory & Analogous Processes

[public domain / Wikimedia Commons] * * * The following is drawn from my...

November 09, 2015

God: Historical Arguments (Copious Helpful Resources)

Head of Christ (c. 1648), by Rembrandt (1606-1669) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] * *...

November 09, 2015

Mary’s Assumption: Eleven Relevant Bible Passages

[from my book, Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths (2009), except that RSV is used for the...

November 09, 2015

“Beatles Heaven” Again (Review of New “1” Album)

From Billboard Magazine: 1 May 1965 [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] * * * *...

November 07, 2015

Purgatory is the Waiting Room for Heaven, Not Hell

Original Title: Purgatory is the Waiting Room for Heaven, Not a Temporary Hell (1st C. Understanding...

November 06, 2015

25 Bible Passages Indicating or Suggesting Purgatory

[public domain / Pixabay] * * * From my bestselling 1996 book, A Biblical Defense of...

November 06, 2015

John 6: Literal Eucharist Interpretation (and Bad Contrary Exegesis)

. . . (Analogical Cross-Referencing and Insufficient Counter-Arguments) The Last Supper (c. 1562), by Joan de...

November 06, 2015

Catholic Virginity: Is it Merely an “Anti-Sex” Viewpoint?

Photo and photoshopping by Jonathan Thorne, 6-23-08 [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license] *...

November 05, 2015

The Bible, Luther, & Calvin on Calling Mary “Blessed”

Annunciation (1608-1610), by Caravaggio (1571-1610) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] (1-27-12) * * * Luke 1:26, 28 (RSV: non-Catholic...

November 05, 2015

Critique of Criticisms of the New Mass (Pauline / Ordinary Form)

Official Vatican photograph of Pope Paul VI, 1963 [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] * *...

November 05, 2015

Atheism and Atheology (Copious Helpful Resources)

Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011): one of the most famous of the "new atheists"; image by Surian...

November 05, 2015

Reply to Robin Phillips’ Essay, “Why I’m Not a Catholic”

Original Title: Comprehensive Response to Protestant Robin Phillips' Essay, "Why I am Not a Roman Catholic"...

November 04, 2015

Zwingli’s Belief in the Blessed Virgin Mary’s Sinlessness

Portrait of Zwingli by Hans Asper (1499-1571) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] (9-30-10) Huldreich (or...

November 04, 2015

Two Forms of ONE Roman / Latin Rite (Pope Benedict XVI)

Pope Benedict XVI: 7 June 2006 [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license] * *...

November 04, 2015

Why Should We Believe in Mary’s Perpetual Virginity?

The Rest on the Flight Into Egypt (c. 1510), by Gerard David (bet. 1450-1460-1523) [public...

November 03, 2015

“Why Should Anyone Care About Early Protestant Mariology?”

[Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license] [from a Facebook post of 16 October 2014]...

November 03, 2015

Michael Voris vs. the Ordinary Form Mass & Pope Benedict XVI

Original Title: Michael Voris' Denigration of the Ordinary Form of the Mass vs. Pope Benedict XVI's...

November 03, 2015

Science & Christianity (Copious Helpful Resources)

Daguerreotype of Charles Darwin from 1842 (age 33), with oldest son, William Erasmus Darwin [public...

November 03, 2015

15 Theistic Arguments (Copious Helpful Resources)

Hungarian-British philosopher and polymath Michael Polanyi (1891-1976) in 1933: vanquisher of a moribund positivism, and...

November 02, 2015

Acts 16:4 vs. Sola Scriptura & John Calvin? (Conciliar Authority)

Is Conciliar Authority Binding on Protestants (Especially When it is Guided by St. Paul and...

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