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January 2020

January 28, 2020

Am I “Anti-Luther” or “Anti-Lutheran”? (Clarifications)

[book and purchase information] I am critical of Luther where I think he was wrong....

January 08, 2020

Dialogue w Lutheran Pastor on the Protestant Revolt

. . . with special emphasis on the beliefs of the Church Fathers: were they...

May 2019

May 09, 2019

Melanchthon Flaws Verified By Biographer Manschreck

Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) was Martin Luther's best friend and successor as the leader of early Lutheranism....

April 2019

April 10, 2019

Perpetual Virginity of Mary: Held by All Protestant Reformers

All of the early Protestant Founders accepted the truth of the perpetual virginity of Mary....

February 2019

February 18, 2019

“Faith Alone” & Salvation: Dialogue w Lutheran Pastor

This exchange came about in a Facebook discussion of my blog article, Faith & Works: Oil...

February 02, 2019

Eucharist: Ubiquity, Signs, Lutheranism, Etc. (vs. Calvin #43)

This is an installment of a series of replies (see the Introduction and Master List) to...

December 2018

December 28, 2018

Dialogue w Lutherans: “Proxy Baptism”? (1 Cor 15:29)

These lively exchanges occurred on my Facebook page underneath a link to my post, Baptized for...

December 09, 2018

Unbridled Sectarianism, Sola Scriptura, Luther, & Calvin

***** The Protestant Revolution, er (sorry; let me be PC: "Reformation") started from Luther adopting...

November 2018

November 23, 2018

Faith Alone & Original Sin: Reply to Smalcald Articles

I offer extensive Catholic replies to portions of the Lutheran Smalcald Articles (1537). It was written by...

November 15, 2018

Protestant Revolt Was Largely Politically Motivated

I mostly compiled citations from Catholic and Protestant scholars, in this section, which was part...

November 10, 2018

Debate w Lutheran: Church Infallibility & Death Penalty

Mark Martinson is a Lutheran (WELS). He showed up on my Facebook page under my...

November 08, 2018

16th c. Calvinists vs. Lutherans: Who Suppressed Catholics

Lutheran pastor and blogger Paul T. McCain has written a post decrying historic Calvinist iconoclasm and intolerance...

November 05, 2018

Dialogue w Lutheran Historian on 16th-Century Intolerance

The following exchange was taken from comments concerning an old paper now split into two...

October 2018

October 23, 2018

Development of Sacrifice of the Mass: Dialogue w Lutheran

“CPA” attends the Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod (LCMS). He is a Professor of Mongolian...

October 23, 2018

Transubstantiation & Church History: Dialogue w Lutheran

"CPA" was an adult convert; he was baptized on Easter 1994 and attends the Lutheran...

October 19, 2018

Dialogue w Lutheran Pastor on Bible & Sola Scriptura

(including St. Irenaeus' View on the Rule of Faith) Rev. Dr. Eric G. Phillips (LCMS)...

October 18, 2018

Lutheran Chemnitz: Errors Re Fathers & Sola Scriptura

-- including analysis of Jerome, Augustine, Origen, Epiphanius, Ambrose, Lactantius, Athanasius, and Cyprian -- This is a...

October 18, 2018

Lutheran Chemnitz Wrong Re Fathers & Sola Scriptura

-- mostly dealing with St. Irenaeus and Tertullian -- This is a reply to one...

September 2018

September 14, 2018

Dialogue: Lutherans, Sola Scriptura, & the Church Fathers

"wildboar" (Steve Parks, a Lutheran pastor, or soon to be one) has written an interesting...

September 08, 2018

Dialogue w Three Lutherans on Justification & Salvation

This dialogue took place on the Lutheran blog Three Hierarchies, underneath the post, "Reformed and Roman...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

Nature of Tradition & Church: (vs. Two Lutheran Pastors)

Pastor Larry A. Nichols (Lutheran - Missouri Synod, or "LCMS") is the author of several books,...

May 2018

May 02, 2018

Prayer for the Dead & Retroactive Prayer (Luther & Protestants)

I happened to notice a very interesting piece on the Lutheran blog Here We Stand,...

April 2018

April 04, 2018

“Re-Presentation” vs. “Re-Sacrifice” in the Mass: Doctrinal History

This dialogue with my highly esteemed friend, Lutheran pastor Ken Howes (LCMS), took place on...

April 03, 2018

Lutheran View of the Mass / Catholics & Lutheran Worship

Pastor Ben Maton (Lutheran – Missouri Synod [“LCMS”] ) serves at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Charlottesville, Virginia. His...

April 03, 2018

The Nature of the Church: Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue

Pastor Ben Maton (Lutheran - Missouri Synod ["LCMS"] ) serves at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Charlottesville,...

January 2018

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...

December 2017

December 15, 2017

Quiz on Early Protestant / “Reformation” Eucharistic Harmony

Who said this?: 1) It is enough for me that Christ's blood is present; let...

November 2017

November 02, 2017

Astrology: Philip Melanchthon’s Enthusiastic Espousal

(5-21-06) *** Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) was a compatriot of Martin Luther, author of the Augsburg...

November 02, 2017

Luther & Melanchthon: Bigamy of Philip of Hesse is Biblical

(edited on 2-14-07 and abridged and reformatted on 11-2-17) *** From: Hartmann Grisar, S. J.: Luther...

November 01, 2017

Critique of Ten Exaggerated Claims of the “Reformation”

This is a reply to "10 Great Consequences of the Protestant Reformation" by Andrew Dragos...

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