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July 2018

July 27, 2018

James White’s Lies Re the Return of Francis Beckwith to the Church

It seems that Bishop White was itching for some good discussion on this matter and...

July 27, 2018

Q & A: Catholic View on Sexual Morality & Contraception

Photo credit: Adam and Eve (c. 1508), by Jan Gossaert (1478-1532) [public domain

July 26, 2018

Reflections on the Spiritual Motherhood & Mediation of Mary

From the 750-page first draft version of my first book, A Biblical Defense of Catholicism (1994)....

July 26, 2018

Reflections on Mary: Preliminaries & Devotional Excesses

[From the original, much-larger 1994 version of my book, A Biblical Defense of Catholicism. Words of...

July 26, 2018

Orthodoxy & Contraception: Continuity or Compromise?

[with Fr. Deacon Daniel G. Dozier] Chapter 9 (pp. 225-244) of my book, Orthodoxy and Catholicism:...

July 26, 2018

Does the Holy Eucharist Give Us Spiritual “Power”?

I received a remarkably critical letter (in the worst sense of that term), in response...

July 25, 2018

The Blessed Virgin Mary: Biblical & Catholic Overview

I. INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITIONS * 1. MOTHER OF GOD Mary is the true physical mother...

July 25, 2018

Martin Luther Was Extraordinarily Devoted to Mary

Despite the radicalism of early Protestantism with regard to many ancient Catholic "distinctives," such as...

July 25, 2018

Humanae Vitae: August 1968 & the “Progressive” Revolt

The following is a collection of lengthy excerpts from an article written by Cardinal James Francis...

July 25, 2018

Mary Mediatrix: St. John Paul II & Benedict XVI Clarify

Many Protestants (especially the tiny minority of anti-Catholics among Protestants) are under the false impression...

July 24, 2018

Mary Mediatrix & Jesus (Mere Vessels vs. Sources)

I answered an objection to my recent article on this topic at National Catholic Register:...

July 24, 2018

Predestination Mysteries: Dialogue with an Atheist

This is a follow-up to "Predestination and Salvation: Q & A with an Atheist". Words...

July 24, 2018

Mary as the “Queen Mother” and “Queen of Heaven”

Is 1 Kings 2:17-25 a Fatal Counter-Example? (with Steve Ray) I received the following letter:...

July 24, 2018

Predestination and Salvation: Q & A with an Atheist

Grimlock (a Norwegian) is a regular (and rather inquisitive and provocative) contributor on my blog. He...

July 23, 2018

Do Catholics Believe in Predestination? Yes! But . . .

This was a chapter, intended for, but not included in my book, The One-Minute Apologist (2007). *****...

July 23, 2018

Modernism vs. History in Genesis & Biblical Inspiration

This all occurred when a man came onto one of my comboxes, chiming in about...

July 22, 2018

Dialogue w Agnostic/Deist on God’s Revelation & Character

VicQRuiz is a friendly “agnostic/deist” who commented on my 2001 exchange: The “Problem of Good”: Great Dialogue...

July 21, 2018

Biblical Annihilationism or Universalism? (w Atheist Ted Drange)

The following list of alleged biblical "contradictions" was put together by Dr. Ted Drange, philosophy...

July 21, 2018

Civil Dialogue with an Advocate of Legal Abortion

This is a follow-up to my dialogue, “Pro-Abortion”: Reply to an Objection to its Use. My...

July 20, 2018

John Armstrong vs. Church Fathers Re Perpetual Virginity

This is an example that Reformed Protestant scholar Dr. Armstrong provides in support of his...

July 20, 2018

“Pro-Abortion”: Reply to an Objection to its Use

A person on my blog raised this objection, after I used the term "pro-abort" in...

July 19, 2018

Are All the Biblical Books Self-Evidently Canonical?

Even St. Paul's books were disputed by at least two major early figures, or at...

July 19, 2018

Catholic Synthesis of Development & “Believed Always by All”

A false assumption is often made by anti-Catholics and other critics of the Catholic Church,...

July 19, 2018

Development of the Biblical Canon: Protestant Difficulties

***** This is an abridged version of my portions of a lengthy dialogue (in two...

July 18, 2018

Dialogue w Agnostic/Deist on the “Problem of Good”

VicQRuiz is a friendly "agnostic" He was interested in making some comments on my 2001...

July 18, 2018

The Sufficiency & Perspicuity of Scripture & the Trinity

Material sufficiency can be proven from Scripture, but Scripture Alone as a principle was not...

July 18, 2018

Early Development of the Papacy: Random Reflections

Why establish an office (Peter, in effect, was made the prime minister of the Church...

July 17, 2018

St. Athanasius’ Rule of Faith (NOT Sola Scriptura)

Did St. Athanasius (c. 296-373) believe in sola Scriptura? Hardly. Let us look at some of...

July 17, 2018

Marian Apparitions & Public vs. Private Revelation

I wrote this on the Coming Home Network boards [where I moderated from 2007-2010] in...

July 17, 2018

The Perspicuity (Clearness) of Scripture: A Summary

The Catholic position on the perspicuity (clearness or clarity) of Scripture, briefly stated, is the...

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