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February 2018

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...

February 15, 2018

“New” & “Old” Pro-Lifers: Roundtable Discussion About Divisions

This took place on a public thread on my friend Scott Eric Alt's Facebook page...

February 14, 2018

Dialogue w Calvinists on Prayer for the Dead & Purgatory

Holy Scripture offers massive indication of the existence of purgatory. *** This dialogue on my...

February 14, 2018

Dialogue w Atheist John Loftus on the Problem of Evil

Former Christian pastor, now atheist John W. Loftus is a big name now in the...

February 13, 2018

On Irrational Hostility to Conversion Stories (Esp. Scott Hahn’s)

How is it a bad thing to give testimony of why one became a Catholic?...

February 13, 2018

Anti-Catholic James Swan’s Goofy Anonymous “Reviews” of My Book

Documenting (for fun) just one of the many ridiculous things that anti-Catholic polemicists do ....

February 12, 2018

Dialogue: Double Predestination, Total Depravity, & Limited Atonement

It's possible for Catholics and Calvinists to dialogue and to even be friends! *** This...

February 09, 2018

“Withstand”! Satan Exploits Errors & Falsehood for His Nefarious Ends

I think we greatly underestimate the capacity of people being led astray. I don't know...

February 09, 2018

189 English Catholic Martyrs & Heroic Confessors: 1603-1729

"The executioner could not find the martyr's heart, and the butchery with appalling cruelty was...

February 08, 2018

Protestant “Reformer” Zwingli Denied Original Sin

Some Christian "reformer." This guy was an inveterate womanizer, too . . . *** One...

February 07, 2018

Communion of Saints: Biblical Introduction & Overview

Written in 1995; published in The Catholic Answer (Nov / Dec 1998). [Bible passages: KJV] *...

February 07, 2018

430 Catholic Martyrs Murdered by Henry VIII (1534-1544)

[biographical information was obtained in most cases from Wikipedia and/or the Catholic Encyclopedia. The martyrs are listed chronologically...

February 06, 2018

Dialogue: Contraception vs. NFP: Crucial Ethical Distinctions

Discussion with a Catholic woman. Her words will be in blue. ***1. Something occurred to me...

February 06, 2018

Homeopathy, Pragmatic Medicine, Reason, & Science

Is homeopathy scientifically established? Even if not, it's rational to try it. *** 1. I...

February 03, 2018

Unlimited Children for Catholics? Reply to a Slanderer

The Church: couples can postpone or stop having children, for appropriately serious reasons. The following...

February 02, 2018

Dr. Fastiggi Replies to Dr. Feser on Capital Punishment

The debate among equally orthodox Catholics on the death penalty continues . . . ***...

February 02, 2018

Inept Satire Case Study: Dr. Edward Feser’s “Lexicon”

Satire can be done well, or badly. I critique an example of the latter. *****...

February 01, 2018

Salvation, Eternal Security, & Grace: Dialogue w Bethany Kerr

Constructive, amiable Protestant-Catholic discussion on many key aspects of salvation. [see the original, somewhat longer...

February 01, 2018

I Coined “Reactionary” [Catholic], Not Michael Voris

I coined the term, "Radical Catholic reactionary" on 3 August 2013. "Daniel" wrote (underneath a...

January 2018

January 31, 2018

Church Fathers vs. the “Reformation Pillar” of “Faith Alone”

Excerpts from the second chapter of my book, Catholic Church Fathers, entitled, "Salvation, Justification, Penance, and...

January 31, 2018

Dialogue: Is Lutheranism or Catholicism Closer to the Fathers?

vs. Kristo Miettinen Who better represents (in terms of history of doctrine) the legacy of the...

January 30, 2018

Analysis of “Gaudium et spes” Regarding Nuclear Strikes

Bombings such as Hiroshima and Nagasaki are clearly covered in the conciliar prohibition. *** I've...

January 30, 2018

Dialogue: Why Did God Kill Onan? (Contraception)

God immediately judged Onan for the "anti-child" sin of contraception. ***** This discussion began as a...

January 29, 2018

Pope Francis: Pro-Marriage & Contra “Marital Skepticism”

Guest Post by Canonist Pete Vere We must help revive the consciences of Catholic young...

January 29, 2018

Pope Francis, Cardinal Newman, & Fresh (Orthodox) Presentations

Fresh new approaches to old Catholic truths are suspected to be intended heterodoxy. ***** I think of, for...

January 28, 2018

Eric Svendsen: Catholics Raise Mary to the Holy Trinity

The anti-Catholics always readily supply Catholic apologists with nonsense and silliness . . . [Eric...

January 27, 2018

Dialogue with a Mormon on God’s Nature & Transcendence

The Bible teaches that God is absolutely transcendent. He is eternal; He is the Creator....

January 26, 2018

How Mormons Are Both Polytheists & (in a Sense) “Atheists”

Very interesting discussion from one of my blog comboxes . . . The words of...

January 26, 2018

Assumption & Immaculate Conception: Part of Apostolic Tradition

(vs. Bishop "Dr." [???] James White) James White runs the Alpha and Omega Ministries website,...

January 26, 2018

Blessed Virgin Mary & God’s Special Presence in Scripture

From the first draft of my first book, A Biblical Defense of Catholicism (1994). Perhaps a...

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