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Catholic Transubstantiation vs. Lutheran Consubstantiation

[originally posted on 4-2-20 on Facebook] *** I was asked: "Does the Catholic Church explicitly...

May 2022

May 10, 2022

Review: “The Orthodoxy of Amoris Laetitia” (Pedro Gabriel)

Dr. Pedro Gabriel, a Portugese oncologist, is also a fine Catholic apologist. He co-founded and...

November 2021

November 18, 2021

Refuting Jason Engwer’s “Real Absence” Argument

Including Biblical Evidence of Analogous Miracles of a Supernatural Change of a Substance Minus Outward...

November 16, 2021

Was Jesus Unclear in John 6 (Eucharist)?

Jason Engwer is a Protestant and anti-Catholic apologist, who runs the Tribalblogue site. I am responding...

September 2021

September 06, 2021

Traditionis Custodes Results: No Fallen Sky (I Called It)

I hate to say "I told you so!" but yes, this article is essentially that,...

September 03, 2021

Hebrews 10:12, Vulgate, & the Mass (James White’s Lie)

This is a reply to an article by Bishop “Dr.” [???] James White: A Rarely Discussed Vulgate Reading...

August 2021

August 02, 2021

Traditionis Custodes: Sky Hasn’t Fallen (Bishops)

Contrary to the widespread hysteria and panic and hand-wringing in radical Catholic reactionary and legitimate...

July 2021

July 20, 2021

Catholics (?) Trash, Judge, & Mind-Read the Pope

In 1968, "all" the liberal Catholics rejected Humanae Vitae. Now in 2021, "all" the self-described...

July 19, 2021

Skojec Loathes Traditionis; Illustrates Why it is Necessary

[see book and purchase information] I just wrote about the new papal document: Pope Francis’ Traditionis...

July 16, 2021

Pope Francis’ Traditionis Custodes is for the Sake of Unity

Pope Francis issued on 16 July 2021 the Apostolic Letter Issued "Motu proprio" entitled Traditionis...

June 2021

June 22, 2021

Cowardly (?) Bishops, Pro-Abort Biden, & Holy Communion

America magazine published an article: "Sick of the Bishops vs. Biden Controversy? Just log off...

March 2021

March 27, 2021

Catholic Mass as “Idolatry” Reductio ad Absurdum

Some Protestants want to claim that the Mass is idolatrous? I could just as easily...

March 24, 2021

Did Pope Gelasius (r. 492-496) Deny Transubstantiation?

Reformed Protestant apologist Matt Hedges wrote an article entitled, "Documentation for Pope Gelasius' Denial of...

January 2021

January 28, 2021

Apostasy of Disciples (Jn 6:66) & Protestant Commentaries

John 6:60-67 (RSV) Many of his disciples, when they heard it, said, "This is a hard...

January 25, 2021

St. Augustine’s Communion (Standing, in the Hand)

This post is especially for those who like to rail against the Pauline ("New"

September 2020

September 09, 2020

Ratzinger “Banal” Quote: Traditionalist & Reactionary Misuse

Fr. Angelo Geiger of Mary Victrix fame (I love his stuff) -- who celebrates the Tridentine Mass...

August 2020

August 18, 2020

Bishop Schneider: No Jesus Better than Hand-Communion

Bishop Athanasius Schneider: Nobody can force us to receive the Body of Christ in a...

June 2020

June 15, 2020

Communion in the Hand: More Reflections & Opinions

This is from a Facebook thread, dated 7-8-13. I am including -- for the sake...

April 2020

April 14, 2020

Communion Posture: Examples from the Book of Revelation

Matthew DuBroy (his words in blue below) commented on Dan Burke's public Facebook thread, and the...

April 13, 2020

Is God Judging the World for Communion in the Hand?

This is one of the new conspiracy theories that people are foolishly sopping up like...

April 11, 2020

The Timeless Crucifixion & the Sacrifice of the Mass

Jesus is both God and Man. He has a human nature and a Divine Nature....

April 09, 2020

Dialogue on Method of Communion & Liturgical Development

In the course of vigorous discussions over my defense of the Pauline Mass (aka Novus Ordo or...

April 09, 2020

Bible on Reverent Posture for Worship & Communion

The following comments were taken from a Facebook thread; further below, I collect a large number...

March 2020

March 16, 2020

Communion in the Hand & Biblical Reverence & Piety

These were some comments that I developed in a good discussion in the combox for...

March 15, 2020

Communion in the Hand: Reactionaries vs. St. Cyril

Sources I will be critiquing: "Did the Church Fathers Practice Communion in the Hand? (Not...

March 14, 2020

Taylor Marshall: Better No Jesus at All Than By Hand

A very vigorous discussion on my Facebook page has already taken place, and continues. I...

March 13, 2020

Clarification of My Nuanced Position on Hand-Communion

From a Facebook discussion, dated 7-8-13, initially about an earlier version of my paper, Holy Communion...

March 12, 2020

Holy Communion in the Hand (Norm till 500-900 AD)

As I’ve stated many times; I receive kneeling, on the tongue, but I don’t believe...

February 2020

February 18, 2020

What Can Laypeople Do Regarding Liturgical Abuses?

Can. 846 ß1 The liturgical books, approved by the competent authority, are to be...

January 2020

January 20, 2020

Thoughts on Philosophical Theology & the Eucharist

[Chapter Six from my book, Biblical Catholic Eucharistic Theology (Feb. 2011) ] ***** St. Paul wrote that...

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