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February 2016

February 23, 2016

Biblical Evidence for Physical Objects as Aids in Worship

(Called "Idolatry" By Some Protestants) Moses and Joshua in the Tabernacle, by James Jacques Joseph...

February 22, 2016

Dialogue with Priests on “Eucharistic Ministers”

I.e., [official title] Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHCs) Fr. Peter Stravinskas: Catholic apologist, author,...

February 11, 2016

Sacrifice of the Mass and Hebrews 8 (vs. James White)

(31 March 2004) * * * Reply to a post from James White's website. * *...

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 28, 2016

Church Music & Hymns in the New Testament?

Photograph by "delphinmedia" [public domain / Pixabay] * * * * * Some Calvinist, hyper-fundamentalists,...

January 22, 2016

Bible on Wholehearted Formal Worship

St. Joseph Church, Detroit, Michigan (my own home parish since 1991): view to the rear....

January 15, 2016

The Bible on Receiving One Species in Communion

Chalice from the Reims Cathedral, 12th century [public domain / Wikimedia Commons]*** (3-11-08 and 6-24-11)...

January 15, 2016

Thoughts on Communion in the Hand

Photo credit: [source] This article has been re-uploaded under the title, "Can Communion in the...

January 11, 2016

Reactionary & Traditionalist Reaction to “Summorum Pontificum”

(Pope Benedict XVI's 2007 Decree That Widely Allowed the Tridentine Mass) Pope Benedict XVI on 17 October...

January 11, 2016

Apologia for the New (Pauline) Mass

. . . with Massive Traditional Documentation, Over Against its Detractors / Summary of Vatican II...

January 09, 2016

St. Augustine’s Eucharistic Doctrine

Simultaneous Assertion of Realism and Symbolism [ [public domain] (2-17-11) The great Church father (who...

December 2015

December 30, 2015

My 20 Most Popular Posts for 2015

Selfie (January 2013) This is the calculation since August 2015, when I arrived at Patheos:...

December 18, 2015

Chris Ferrara vs. Pope Benedict XVI (The New Mass)

Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (later, Pope Benedict XVI), on 12 May 2001. Upside-down version of photograph...

December 17, 2015

Traditionalist Misuse of the Ratzinger “Banal” Quote

Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (later, Pope Benedict XVI), on 12 May 2001. Photo by Manfredo Ferrari [Wikimedia...

December 16, 2015

Dialogue: Receiving Communion (vs. Traditionalist)

Former title: "Traditionalist" Argument from Liturgical Development: Method of Receiving Communion (vs. David Palm ) Notre...

December 16, 2015

Worshiping the TLM vs. Worshiping God Through It

Not all idols are made of stone. Ancient idols in Azerbaijan. Photo by Urek Meniashvili (9-15-13)...

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...

December 10, 2015

The Catholic Mass: Why it Can’t Possibly be Idolatrous

Here's some real idolatry: The Adoration of the Golden Calf (1633), by Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665)...

December 06, 2015

Kneeling for Communion and Worship (Reverent Posture)

Original Title: Variant Postures for Worship & Reception of Holy Communion: the Biblical Data, & Cultural Factors Communion...

December 04, 2015

Posture During the “Our Father” Over Against the Rubrics

Original title: "Orans" Posture and Hand-Holding During the "Our Father" Are Against the Rubrics (Instructions) for...

December 04, 2015

Extraordinarily Excessive Use of Extraordinary Ministers

[Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license] (11-20-08) This article has been re-uploaded, with revised...

December 01, 2015

Biblical Evidence for Sunday Worship (Rather Than Saturday)

Ellen G. White (1827-1915) and James White (1821-1881): founders of Seventh-Day Adventism [public domain

November 2015

November 23, 2015

Fictional Dialogue on “Vain Repetition” and Liturgy

St. Joseph church, Detroit: my home parish since March 1991: German Gothic revival style (1870s)...

November 19, 2015

Is the Catholic Mass a “Re-Sacrifice” of Jesus Christ?

Golgotha, in Jerusalem: the actual spot where Jesus was crucified. The white rock is...

November 14, 2015

The Bible on Salvation via Baptism and the Eucharist

[CC0 public domain / Pixabay] *** (5-28-08) *** Catholics (like many Protestants) believe in baptismal...

November 14, 2015

John 6 and Disciples’ Lack of Faith in the Real Presence

. . . of Jesus in the Eucharist as a Parallel to Doubting Disciples The Last...

November 13, 2015

“Vain Repetition”: Jesus Shows Us By Example What it is NOT

Did Jesus Condemn All Formal and/or Repetitious Prayers (Like the Rosary and the Mass)? [public...

November 06, 2015

John 6: Literal Eucharist Interpretation (and Bad Contrary Exegesis)

. . . (Analogical Cross-Referencing and Insufficient Counter-Arguments) The Last Supper (c. 1562), by Joan de...

November 05, 2015

Critique of Criticisms of the New Mass (Pauline / Ordinary Form)

Official Vatican photograph of Pope Paul VI, 1963 [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] * *...

November 04, 2015

Two Forms of ONE Roman / Latin Rite (Pope Benedict XVI)

Pope Benedict XVI: 7 June 2006 [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license] * *...

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