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May 2016

May 10, 2016

Dialogues with Lutheran Professor “CPA” (Series)

Image by "Geralt" [Pixabay / CC0 public domain] ***** I have linked to Internet Archive...

May 09, 2016

Divine Healing: Is It God’s Will to Heal in Every Case?

Biblical Refutation of "Hyperfaith" / "Name-It-Claim-It" Teaching God the Father: woodcut by Julius Schnorr von...

May 02, 2016

Mandatory Tithing: Further Thoughts

The biblical story of "the widow's mite": image from Wheeler family Bible; taken by...

April 2016

April 29, 2016

Did the Council of Trent Anathematize All Protestants?

+ Dialogue on the Definition of "Christian" (Are Catholics Included?), with a Reformed Pastor Council...

April 28, 2016

Dialogue on “Bad” Bishops and “Confusing” Pope Francis

vs. Dr. Peter Kwasniewski Peter Kwasniewski [You Tube image / Creative Commons license] *** This...

April 25, 2016

Salvation Outside the Church?

Alleged Catholic Magisterial Contradictions & St. Thomas Aquinas' Views St. Thomas Aquinas: detail from Valle...

April 11, 2016

My Dialogues w Lutherans (Series)

Luther at the Diet of Worms [1521] (1877), by Anton von Werner (1843-1915) [public domain...

April 06, 2016

Is Male-Only Priesthood Sexist?

The Last Supper (1464-1467), by Dieric Bouts (c. 1420-1475) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] ***...

April 05, 2016

Do Catholics Excommunicate People to Hell?

Night Scene from the Inquisition (1810), by Francisco Goya (1746-1828) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] ***...

April 04, 2016

Is Catholicism Half-Pagan?

"Jack-O-Lantern" pumpkin; photograph by Anders Lagerås, 31 October 2009 [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike...

April 01, 2016

Luther’s “Prophetic” Authority Critiqued (Series)

Posthumous Portrait of Martin Luther as an Augustinian Monk (after 1546), from the workshop of Lucas...

March 2016

March 18, 2016

Bible on the Indefectibility of the Church

The Matterhorn (Alps, Switzerland, 14,692 ft / 4,478 m). Image by "skeeze" [CCO public domain...

March 08, 2016

Bible on Papal and Church Infallibility

Pope St. John Paul II in Cali, Colombia: June 1986. Photograph by Hernan Valencias [Wikimedia Commons...

March 05, 2016

25 Arguments Regarding Binding Church Authority

Salzburg Cathedral. Photo by "Hans" [public domain / Pixabay] * * * (1-13-09) * *...

March 02, 2016

Douthat’s Flawed Critique of “Conservative” Catholicism

Newsflash!: God Continues to Supernaturally Guide His Church, Despite Manifest Sins & Shortcomings of Men Socrates Teaching...

February 2016

February 24, 2016

Biblical Evidence for Calling Priests “Father”

Screenshot of James Cagney and Pat O'Brien from the film Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) [public...

February 24, 2016

Biblical Evidence Against Tithing

. . . and in Favor of Progressive Giving According to Ability The Widow's Mite, by...

February 10, 2016

Bible on Submission to Church and Apostolic Tradition

+ Biblical Condemnation of the Rebellious & Schismatic Aspects of the Protestant Revolt Saint Peter as...

February 03, 2016

“Personal Relationship” vs. “Join the One Church”?

Head of Christ (c. 1648), by Rembrandt (1606-1669) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] * *...

February 01, 2016

Sunny Optimism Regarding God’s Guidance of His Church

. . . Now and Always (Including Liturgical Discussion) Image by "angelac72" [public domain

January 2016

January 26, 2016

Defense of My “Ten-Step Refutation of Sola Scriptura”

Defending sola Scriptura is rather like a dog chasing his tail. Either he never catches...

January 14, 2016

Dialogue with a Lutheran on Ecclesiology & OT Indefectibility Analogies

[Lutheran] Augsburg Confession: session of 25 June 1530 (1630), by Johann Dürr (1600-1663) [public domain

January 14, 2016

Orthodox & Catholic Ecclesiology: Possible Synthesis?

St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Bulgaria. Photo by Dennis Jarvis, 13 June 2013 [Flickr / CC...

January 08, 2016

Were Vernacular Bibles Unknown Before Luther?

Luther's Dubious Claims About the Supposed Utter Obscurity of the Bible Before His Translation In...

January 06, 2016

Pitting Paul Against Peter (Pathetic, Pitiful Pedantry)

Reply to Failed Anti-Catholic Protestant Attempts to Tear Down St. Peter and His Papal Authority...

January 05, 2016

Christian Ecclesiology: Dialogue with a Mennonite

. . . Especially that of the Early Church, and the Jerusalem Council Menno Simons (1496-1561),...

January 04, 2016

Clerical Celibacy: Dialogue with John Calvin

Portrait of John Calvin (1509-1564 ) from the 16th century (unknown) [public domain / Wikimedia...

January 04, 2016

Mandatory Priestly Celibacy: New (?) Argument

Fr. Georges Lemaître (1894–1966), c. 1933: Belgian priest, astronomer and professor of physics at the Catholic University...

December 2015

December 22, 2015

Shunning Unrepentant or Contentious Sinners: Biblical?

St. Paul, by Philippe de Champaigne (1602-1674) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] * * * (4-8-13)...

December 11, 2015

Biblical Evidences and Arguments Regarding Holy Days

Feast of Booths (Sukkot) at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution 2.5...

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