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October 2015

October 08, 2015

My Books (#1): “A Biblical Defense of Catholicism” (1996)

[see the information page for this book, for full details and all purchase options] (#1;...

October 07, 2015

Legitimate Atheist Anger (Acknowledged by a Christian)

Photograph by "cherylholt" [Pixabay / public domain] * * * * * I’m the first to freely admit...

October 07, 2015

Can Hell Actually be Defended? I Give it My Best My Shot

Image by "Zerig" [Pixabay / public domain] I’m not interested in gloating over anyone who...

October 07, 2015

50 “Catholic” Views of Protestant Leader John Calvin

. . . Where His Views Are Harmonious With Catholic Teaching [public domain / Wikimedia Commons]...

October 07, 2015

Was Philosopher David Hume an Atheist? (Myths Debunked)

David Hume (1711-1776): portrait (1754) by Allan Ramsay (1713-1784) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] He...

October 06, 2015

Was Martin Luther a “Super-Pope”? (“De Facto” Infallibility)

* * * With Extensive Documentation From Luther's Own Words * * * Statue of...

October 06, 2015

The Preference of Receiving Holy Communion from a Priest

Girl receiving first Holy Communion, Sicily (photo by Jeanne Boleyn, 24 Dec. 2009) [public domain...

October 05, 2015

Should Catholics Not Identify by the Word, “Conservative”?

Catholic William F. Buckley (1925-2008) and President Ronald Reagan: two giant figures in modern American...

October 05, 2015

Dialogue with an Agnostic on God as a “Properly Basic Belief”

Alvin Plantinga in 2008 [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] Alvin Plantinga is considered by many...

October 05, 2015

Joshua’s Altar on Mt. Ebal: Findings of Recent Archaeology

Photograph by Daniel Ventura, 18 June 2007 [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license] ***...

October 04, 2015

St. Augustine vs. Radical Vegetarianism

Thou shalt not kill? [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license] * * * *...

October 04, 2015

St. Augustine’s Holy Communion (Standing, in the Hand)

Altarpiece of the Church Fathers: St Augustine Liberating a Prisoner (c. 1483), by Michael Pacher...

October 03, 2015

Dialogue with an Agnostic on the Credibility of Revelation

Image by "geralt". [public domain / Pixabay] JD Eveland is an agnostic with whom I...

October 02, 2015

Dialogue with an Evangelical on Purgatory in the Bible

(vs. Bethany Kerr) Illustration for Dante's Purgatorio 24 by Gustave Doré (1832-1883) [public domain

October 02, 2015

Archaeology and Jesus’ Baptism “Beyond the Jordan”

Original title: “'Bethany Beyond the Jordan': History, Archaeology and the Location of Jesus' Baptism on the...

October 02, 2015

St. Peter’s House in Capernaum and Recent Archaeology

Octagonal remains of the Byzantine church built over St. Peter's house at Capernaum (Seetheholyland.net) [Flickr

October 02, 2015

Calvin Held to Mary’s Perpetual Virginity (with Tim Staples)

+ Anti-Catholic James Swan's Usual Obscurantist and Revisionist Nonsense Virgin and Child with Young St...

October 01, 2015

Catholic Worship: Beauty, Imagination, and the Soul

Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis (photo by www.kevinashphotography.com). [Flickr / CC BY-ND 2.0 license] (11-25-13) These...

October 01, 2015

Misogynistic Catholic Church?: Reply to an Atheist

Coronation of the Virgin (c. 1645), by Diego Velázquez (1599–1660) [Wikimedia Commons] Catherine Dunphy: "humanist, atheist and...

October 01, 2015

Locations of Jesus’ Crucifixion, Tomb, & the Via Dolorosa

First century steps on Mt. Zion in Jerusalem, that Jesus likely walked during His trial (photograph...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

Indefectibility, Fear, Orthodoxy, & the Synod on the Family

Fear not! Gird up your loins! The Church has survived many onslaughts. It will not...

September 30, 2015

Did Julian of Norwich Teach Universalism & Deny Hell?

Statue of Julian of Norwich, Norwich Cathedral, by David Holgate FSDC (photograph by "rocketjohn") [Wikimedia...

September 29, 2015

Sodom and Gomorrah & Archaeology: North of the Dead Sea?

The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (1852), by John Martin (1789-1854) [public domain / Wikimedia...

September 29, 2015

Mary’s Virginity During Childbirth: Ott’s Revision & Latin Analysis

Madonna and Child (c. 1655-1660), by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617-1682) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *...

September 28, 2015

The Biblical “Fool” & its Relation to Proverbial Literary Genre

Original title: Did Paul and Peter Disobey Jesus and Risk Hellfire (Calling Folks "Fools")? Did...

September 27, 2015

The Bible: Is it Always “Clear” and “Self-Interpreting”?

. . . Protestants say it is, and that there is no necessity for an...

September 26, 2015

C. S. Lewis’ Belief in Purgatory & Prayer for the Dead

Photo credit: Praying Hands, by Albrecht Dürer (1508) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] This article has now...

September 26, 2015

Replying to Atheist Analytical Philosophy Word Games

[Pixabay / public domain] Philosophy can be really fun and enlightening, or it can get...

September 25, 2015

Reply to Atheist John Loftus’ “Outsider Test of Faith” Series

Book by H. P. Lovecraft, 1939 [Flickr / CC BY 2.0 license] *** (9-30-07) ***...

September 25, 2015

Did Pope St. John Paul II Teach Universalism? No . . .

Original title: Refutation of Robert Sungenis' Charge that Pope John Paul II Denied the Reality of...

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