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March 2018

March 07, 2018

Illogical Angry Atheists: Five Typical Examples

These are actual encounters in an atheist forum. Words of various atheists will be in...

March 06, 2018

Dialogues w Critics & Disparagers of Pope Francis

These exchanges occurred underneath a related post of mine, and under my review of Phil...

March 06, 2018

Dialogue: Sharp Inquiring Protestant vs. Pope-Bashing Catholic

[the following is a fictional dialogue, but carefully based on existing widespread opinions about the...

March 05, 2018

Sinning Christians: Catholic vs. Protestant Approaches

Reply to a longtime Protestant friend who has made some comments about goings-on in the...

March 05, 2018

Dialogue on Annulment & Divorce: Essentially Different?

Very in-depth discussion with Orthodox and Protestant dialogue opponents. *** The following exchanges were with...

March 05, 2018

Dialogue on the Matthew 19:19 Exception Clause & Divorce

The Greek word porneia in the clause means that Jesus was referring to unmarried persons. *** [Mike...

March 02, 2018

“Nothing New”: Reactionary Attacks on Pope St. John Paul II

[Pope-bashing didn't start with Pope Francis. I compiled the following on 9 April 2005, with...

March 01, 2018

Beatles and Schubert: Musicological Comparisons

One of my readers observed: I have to quibble with the "modern Schuberts" moniker [this is...

February 2018

February 28, 2018

Monasticism Defended from Scripture and Reason

There are certainly ample biblical models of "separated" servants doing the "work of the Lord"....

February 28, 2018

Raising of Tabitha: Proof of Purgatory (Tony Gerring)

Interesting & unique argument, made by my friend Tony Gerring in a guest post. ***...

February 27, 2018

Harry Potter: Literary Magic or Magical Mystery Sewer?

See the re-posted article, under the same name. *** (originally 7-19-05 and 10-28-10) Photo...

February 27, 2018

Dialogue on Romanticism & Christianity (w K. Rickert, Jr.)

C. S. Lewis developed a "theology of longing for heaven" which provides a fruitful avenue...

February 26, 2018

Reactionary Errors as Bad or Worse Than Modernist Ones

[the following is a bit disjointed because it is an initial post (originally on Facebook),...

February 26, 2018

Phil Lawler’s “Lost Shepherd”: My One-Star Amazon Review

[See the review at Amazon. Here the original italics are restored and I have added...

February 24, 2018

White’s & Hays’ Anti-Catholic Analyses of My Catholic Conversion

Bishop "Dr." [???] James White (words in brown) made the argument that I was supremely...

February 23, 2018

“Filioque”: Catholic-Orthodox Dialogue (William Klimon)

Preliminary background: the filioque (Latin for "And the Son") is the theological notion that the Holy Spirit...

February 23, 2018

Papal Participation in the First Seven Ecumenical Councils

The following evidence documents papal presence (personally or through legates) at the first seven councils:...

February 22, 2018

Shock! Former Catholic Rod Dreher Loves Lawler’s Pope-Bashing Book

Sin in the Church and Dreher's Inadequately Explained Rejection of Catholic Doctrine Rod Dreher, over...

February 22, 2018

Papal Succession: A Straightforward Biblical Argument

Why would there be a leader of the Church only for the lifetime of Peter?...

February 21, 2018

My Conversion: NOT Due to Hostility to Evangelicalism

I converted precisely for the reasons that I have explained in my four or five...

February 21, 2018

Catholic-Protestant Common Ground (Esp. Re Good Works)

A Lutheran wrote, in response to my paper, "Gratefulness For My Evangelical Protestant Background and...

February 20, 2018

Reply to a Lutheran on Tradition & the Patristic Rule of Faith

The Catholic rule of faith has always been the "three-legged stool" of Scripture-Tradition-Church. *** Words...

February 20, 2018

Mass Baptisms in Acts & Future Binding Church Decrees

It's amazing what can be found in Holy Scripture, if you dig deep enough. ***...

February 19, 2018

Veneration of Relics: A Short Catholic Apologia

From one of my papers on the topic: Examples of second-class relics (objects that came...

February 19, 2018

Veneration of & Bowing Before an Angel (Joshua 5:13-15)

Veneration of an angel occurs in this passage: if it is Michael, as Augustine &...

February 18, 2018

LeBron Declines One-on-One Challenge w Laura Ingraham

NBA superstar LeBron James took it upon himself to blast President Trump, in a video....

February 17, 2018

Dialogue: Conservatives & “Old” Pro-Lifers & the Poor

The claim is that conservatives & "old" pro-lifers lack any appreciable concern for poor people....

February 16, 2018

Dialogue: Is the Mass Similar to Jeroboam’s Idolatry?

It's not images per se that God expressly forbids in worship, but graven images (Jeroboam) ***...

February 16, 2018

Is the Mass Equivalent to OT Golden Calf Worship?

Some critics compare the Mass to the idolatrous worship of the Golden Calf by the...

February 15, 2018

Bad Popes: Replies to a Sincere Inquirer

NOTE: I do not think Pope Francis is a "bad pope". As of 9-5-21, I...

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