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June 2020

June 24, 2020

Does God “Want” Men to Sin? Does He “Ordain” Sin?

I've often heard Calvinists deny that they believe God is the author of sin, and...

June 20, 2020

“In You I Hope” (Poem of Mine from 1982)

[written on 25 April 1982] *** I found this by accident in a box of...

June 04, 2020

Baptismal Regeneration and Justification (vs. Jason Engwer)

This is my reply to Jason Engwer's article, "Baptismal Justification" (12-20-09), which was a portion...

May 2020

May 29, 2020

Dialogue: Galatians 3 & Justification (vs. Jason Engwer)

Protestant anti-Catholic apologist Jason Engwer wrote the article, "Focusing On Galatians 3 In Discussions About...

May 26, 2020

Pope Francis vs. the Gospel? Outrageous & Absurd Lies!

Anti-Catholic Protestant James White and Catholic Reactionary Steve Skojec Echo Each Other's Gigantic Whoppers Exodus...

May 13, 2020

Bible on Faith, Works, and Judgment (vs. Jason Engwer)

This came about in a related discussion concerning the Judaizers -- in the combox of a post about whether...

May 07, 2020

Salvation is a Process & Not Instantaneously Assured

From my book, Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths (2009), except that here I use the...

May 01, 2020

Trent Doesn’t Utterly Exclude Imputation (Kenneth Howell)

The following comes from some e-mail in my files from Dr. Kenneth Howell (July 1996)....

April 2020

April 28, 2020

Pope, Peter, & Paul: Evangelize; Don’t Proselytize

Now, of course, we'll observe yet again, the nitpicking nabobs of negativism, nattering and bloviating...

April 20, 2020

Dialogue: Definition of “Christian” (vs. Reformed Pastor)

This interesting and cordial discussion occurred in a combox on the Green Baggins website (starting from my first comment...

April 08, 2020

Abp. Viganò Whopper #289: Pope Forbids All Evangelism (?)

In the latest of a relentless, ever-more-extreme series of unhinged, reality-denying slanders of the Holy...

March 2020

March 24, 2020

Scripture on Being Co-Workers with God for Salvation

[from my 2013 book, pictured above (see purchase & general information); available in Spanish and French as well); passages are...

March 18, 2020

Theosis / Deification / Divinization in Western Spirituality

Chapter 11 of my book, Orthodoxy and Catholicism: A Comparison (July 2004 / 3rd revised edition...

February 2020

February 14, 2020

Loving Ourselves (Since God Loves Us So Much!)

*** Here's something a bit different from my usual writing. It came about on...

February 14, 2020

God’s “Valentine”: His Love, Mercy, & Compassion

Deuteronomy 7:8 (RSV) but it is because the LORD loves you, and is keeping the oath...

January 2020

January 31, 2020

Dialogue: the Relation of Christian Apologetics & Testimony

Bob Robinson is the Executive Director of Reintegrate: a nonprofit organization that equips God’s people to reintegrate the...

January 29, 2020

Estranged Friendships: Lessons from Kobe Bryant’s Death

Don't Put Off What Needs to be Done Now; What is Right to Do Tell...

January 24, 2020

Weekly Mass Attenders Can Still End Up in Hell? Yes!

Attending Mass (Even for an Entire Lifetime) Doesn't Excuse Us from the Moral Requirements of...

January 20, 2020

Absolute Assurance of Salvation?: Debunking “Prooftexts”

[Chapter Thirteen of my book, Biblical Catholic Salvation: “Faith Working Through Love” (Oct. 2010) ] ***** Alleged...

December 2019

December 16, 2019

Debate: Pope Francis on Doctrine, Truth, & Evangelizing

vs. Dr. Eduardo Echeverria Eduardo J. Echeverria is Professor of Philosophy and Systematic Theology at Sacred...

November 2019

November 13, 2019

Vs. James White #8: St. Basil on Mortal & Venial Sin

Reformed Baptist anti-Catholic apologist Bishop "Dr." [???] James White put up a post entitled, Mortal and...

November 12, 2019

Vs. James White #7: My Refutations of Calvinism & His Non-Replies

Reformed Baptist anti-Catholic apologist Bishop "Dr." [???] James White opined in his article, "Roman Unity:...

November 11, 2019

Vs. James White #6: Faith & Works, and First John

Reformed Baptist anti-Catholic apologist Bishop "Dr." [???] James White took on the issue of synergy,...

October 2019

October 21, 2019

C. S. Lewis: A Life of Extraordinary Charity & Selflessness

I've been reading through the two volumes of Collected Letters of C. S. Lewis (running...

September 2019

September 19, 2019

Vs. James White #4: Eternal Security of Believers?

This is a point-by-point response to Bishop "Dr." [???] James White's article, "The Believer’s Security...

August 2019

August 31, 2019

Salvation and Eternal Afterlife in the Old Testament

It's true that the doctrines of salvation and the eternal afterlife (both for the saved...

August 27, 2019

David Madison vs. Paul and Romans #3: Chapter 3

Pauline / Biblical Soteriology: Faith and Works, Grace and Merit / Hyperbole ("No one is...

August 20, 2019

Isaiah Foretells the Gospel & the Suffering Messiah

The Jews for centuries had had a dual notion of the Messiah: that of the...

August 18, 2019

“Spiritual” Kingdom of God: Old Testament Precursors

As with many words and phrases in the Bible, kingdom of God has more than...

August 17, 2019

Old Testament Sacrifices: Killing Animals to be Saved?

An atheist asked: "How can killing an animal cancel human sin? Why would a good...

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