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July 2018

July 17, 2018

Classic Reflections on Tradition, Sola Scriptura, & the Canon

I. Tradition: Catholic Commentary Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Tradition first means all of...

July 16, 2018

Dialogue with a Skeptic of Christianity

Charlie Kluepfel is a former Catholic, who still believes in God in a somewhat unorthodox,...

July 16, 2018

Catholics R More Biblical Than Protestants? (Dialogue)

This is always a fun Catholic-Protestant discussion to have (i.e., if tempers are moderated and...

July 16, 2018

“Biblical Evidence” from the Catholic Point of View

My methodology is not all that different from the Protestant approach, with regard to how...

July 05, 2018

Dialogue w Agnostic on Elijah and John the Baptist

***** Agnostic "paul" over at the Debunking Christianity blog has written a piece entitled, "A few questions about...

July 05, 2018

Dialogue w Atheist on Jesus, Demons, Pigs, & Animal Rights

The words of Jim Scott and Jim Dailey (fellow Catholics) will be in blue and...

July 03, 2018

Atheist Botched Biblical Exegesis: Example #4,974

Atheist "BeeryUSA": My story is pretty simple. I escaped from Christianity when I read the...

July 03, 2018

Death of Judas: Alleged Bible Contradictions Debunked

Dave Van Allen runs the large website ExChristian.Net [or at least he did in September 2007,...

July 02, 2018

Musical Instruments in Worship: Biblical Evidence

John Calvin's extreme position that music in worship is rank idolatry is wrong in light...

July 02, 2018

Anti-Catholics & Alleged Catholic Idol-Worship at Mass

[words of anti-Catholics "Turretinfan" will be in blue; Ken Temple's in green; Ron DiGiacomo's in purple] Turretinfan recently...

July 02, 2018

The Sacrifice of the Mass: Classic Catholic Reflections

[Excerpts from the original 750-page 1994 version of my first book, A Biblical Defense of Catholicism]...

July 02, 2018

The Eucharist, Incarnation, and Reason: Reflections

[Material compiled for the early (750 page!) draft (1994) of my first book, A Biblical Defense...

June 2018

June 30, 2018

Martin Luther & Antipathy Towards Clerical Celibacy

In Catholic (and biblical) ascetic spirituality, or what are called “the evangelical counsels,” a person...

June 30, 2018

Denunciation of “Anti-Luther” Catholic Polemics

I've been accused by some of being "anti-Luther" in ways in which I am not...

June 29, 2018

Mandatory Celibacy of Priests & Religious (Dialogue)

This is a dialogue with an evangelical pastor (5-27-97), followed by clarifying remarks made in...

June 29, 2018

Atheist Demands “Evidence” But Mocks & Dismisses It

Wayne Conner showed up underneath one of my real dialogues with an atheist, and gave...

June 28, 2018

Thought Experiments (Christianity vs. Atheism), Part 2

Follow-up to Part I. Words of Anthrotheist will be in blue. *** "To the contrary,...

June 28, 2018

Priestly Celibacy: Garden-Variety Objections Debunked

Classic examples of how Catholicism is often criticized with a sort of "rapidfire" / "gotcha!"...

June 28, 2018

Sunday Worship vs. Sabbatarianism (Links)

Acts 20:7 (RSV) On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to...

June 27, 2018

Dialogue on Atheist Bob Hypes’ Deconversion Story

Atheist Bob Hypes started corresponding with me (in a commendably friendly and cordial manner), after...

June 27, 2018

Response to “Religion & How I Lost It” (Bob Hypes)

Bob Hypes' article (that I am replying to) was published in the late atheist Farrell...

June 26, 2018

Thought Experiments w an Atheist About God / No God

Anthrotheist made comments underneath my post, Dialogue with an Atheist on “God of the Gaps” (which...

June 26, 2018

Reply on Reasons for the Sunday Mass Obligation

Taylor D. Barrett is a Catholic, who commented underneath an article of mine on this...

June 25, 2018

Reply to a Condescending Agnostic Re Science

This exchange with Damien Priestly took place underneath my post, Dialogue with an Atheist on the...

June 24, 2018

Dialogue with an Atheist on “God of the Gaps”

"Anthrotheist" commented in the combox of my post, Dialogue w Atheist on the Origin of the...

June 23, 2018

Dialogue w Atheist on the Origin of the Universe

Grimlock is an atheist from Norway. He made a response to my initial provocative questions...

June 23, 2018

Reply to Protestant on Infant Baptism & Miscellany

I received a letter in email from a former Catholic with Baptist-type beliefs, in response...

June 22, 2018

Exchange w Biblical Skeptic on the Genesis Serpent

Does either the Bible or Catholicism require the serpent in Genesis to be taken absolutely...

June 22, 2018

Dialogue on How Cain Found a Wife

This is a follow-up to my post, “Where Did Cain Get His Wife?” I responded to...

June 21, 2018

Do Jesus and the Bible Advocate Open Borders?

John Cavanaugh-O'Keefe (well-known non-conservative pro-life and social justice advocate), in a dialogue we were engaged...

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