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January 2020

January 30, 2020

Socratic Dialogue / Debate vs. Anti-Lutheran Catholic

[Words of Holly McWilliams will be in blue, those of Mark Wilson in green; Petros...

January 29, 2020

Reply to a Rationalist Objection to Mary’s Perpetual Virginity

Essay 41 (my original manuscript, with some differences) from my book, Proving the Catholic Faith is...

January 29, 2020

Estranged Friendships: Lessons from Kobe Bryant’s Death

Don't Put Off What Needs to be Done Now; What is Right to Do Tell...

January 28, 2020

Am I “Anti-Luther” or “Anti-Lutheran”? (Clarifications)

[book and purchase information] I am critical of Luther where I think he was wrong....

January 28, 2020

The So-Called “Trump Cult”: Exchange with Mark Shea

The following exchange occurred on Mark Shea's page: a public thread. His words will be...

January 25, 2020

Reflections on Showing Graphic Abortion Photographs

These are my comments (2-3 January 2017) from a long Facebook discussion thread, that was...

January 25, 2020

Anti-Catholic Notes My Article on Bible-Reading & Catholics

[see book and purchase information] See: "Why Are Catholics So Deficient in Bible-Reading?" (National Catholic...

January 25, 2020

Knowing More About God than We Did 800 Years Ago

This question came from "VicqRuiz": who has described himself as an "agnostic / deist." He...

January 24, 2020

Intercession & Invocation of Saints & Angels (vs. Calvin)

From Chapter Four of my book, A Biblical Critique of Calvinism (Oct. 2012) ***** To procure the...

January 24, 2020

Weekly Mass Attenders Can Still End Up in Hell? Yes!

Attending Mass (Even for an Entire Lifetime) Doesn't Excuse Us from the Moral Requirements of...

January 23, 2020

The Bronze Serpent: Example of Proper Use of Images

Chapter 12 of my book, Biblical Evidence for the Communion of Saints (Feb. 2012) ***** Numbers 21:6-9 (RSV)...

January 23, 2020

People Extend God’s Comfort & Peace (Communion of Saints)

Chapter 19 of my book, “The Catholic Mary”: Quite Contrary to the Bible? (Sep. 2010). I have...

January 21, 2020

On Catholic Hyper-Rationalism & Manufactured “Crises”

John 20:24-29 (RSV) Now Thomas, one of the twelve, called the Twin, was not with them...

January 20, 2020

Absolute Assurance of Salvation?: Debunking “Prooftexts”

[Chapter Thirteen of my book, Biblical Catholic Salvation: “Faith Working Through Love” (Oct. 2010) ] ***** Alleged...

January 20, 2020

Thoughts on Philosophical Theology & the Eucharist

[Chapter Six from my book, Biblical Catholic Eucharistic Theology (Feb. 2011) ] ***** St. Paul wrote that...

January 19, 2020

G. K. Chesterton’s Conversion to Catholicism (In Brief)

[see further book and purchase information; available for as low as $3.99) [edited, with my...

January 19, 2020

Constructive Dialogues w Legal Abortion Advocates

These far "better than average" exchanges originally took place on my blog and Facebook page:...

January 18, 2020

Liberal & Conservative Pro-Life Outlooks: A Dialogue

This exchange took place on my Facebook page, on 1-17-20, and then on a second...

January 18, 2020

Crucifixes & Worship Images: “New” (?) Biblical Arguments

Protestants have frequently been observed to argue that we Catholics are being "morbid" and have...

January 16, 2020

Dialogue: Raising of Tabitha from the Dead & Purgatory

My friend Tony Gerring offered an excellent guest post on my blog, entitled, Raising of Tabitha:...

January 16, 2020

Luke 16 Doesn’t Describe Hell or Purgatory, But Hades

I received a letter of critique regarding my book, Proving The Catholic Faith Is Biblical. My reply...

January 15, 2020

7 Contemporary Fruits from a New Marian Dogma (Mark Miravalle)

Dr. Mark Miravalle holds the St. John Paul II Chair of Mariology at Franciscan University of Steubenville,...

January 14, 2020

Pope Benedict Eschews Co-Authorship; Ignatius Says “No!”

This is the sad age we live in, folks, where a major Catholic publisher (indeed,...

January 14, 2020

Pope Francis: Strong Defender of Priestly Celibacy

Christopher Altieri wrote in Catholic Herald (1-13-20): There is not now, nor has there ever...

January 13, 2020

Passover in Judaism & a Mass that Transcends Time

“Past Events Become Present Today”/ Survey of “Remember” in Scripture I have heard that Jews...

January 13, 2020

Seidensticker Folly #36: Disease, Jesus, Paul, Miracles, & Demons

Atheist and anti-theist Bob Seidensticker, who was “raised Presbyterian”, runs the influential Cross Examined blog. He asked me there, on 8-11-18: “I’ve got...

January 10, 2020

In What Century Did the Title, “Catholic Church” Begin?

St. Ignatius of Antioch (d. c. 107-110) used the term "catholic" (Gk. "katholikos") in chapter...

January 10, 2020

Abortion Declines Under Trump (Surprise, New Pro-Lifers!)

The new pro-life movement is, basically, leftists and Democrats who are pro-life -- I don't...

January 09, 2020

Dialogue: Jesus, Peter, Elijah & Elisha Prayed for the Dead

+ a discussion on apologetics methodology and effectiveness This was a post and exchange originally...

January 08, 2020

Dialogue w Lutheran Pastor on the Protestant Revolt

. . . with special emphasis on the beliefs of the Church Fathers: were they...