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September 2020

September 30, 2020

Can Mary Hear “Simultaneous” Prayers of Millions?

This is a reply to Matt Slick: Presbyterian pastor and head of the large and...

September 21, 2020

Communion of Saints, Scripture, & Anti-Catholic Doug Mabry

With Emphasis Particularly on the Saul and [Dead] Samuel Incident As a preliminary, let me...

August 2020

August 20, 2020

Prayer for the Dead (vs. Calvin #57)

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

July 2020

July 24, 2020

Should We Pray for “All Men” (1 Tim 2:1) or Not?

Bible and Calvin Say Yes; Anti-Catholic Calvinist Ron Van Brenk Sez No In the course...

June 2020

June 08, 2020

Invocation of Saints: Jesus Allegedly “Calling on Elijah”

Matthew 27:46-49 (RSV) And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli,...

May 2020

May 26, 2020

Invocation of Saints and Angels (vs. Jason Engwer)

Luke 16 (Lazarus & the Rich Man & Abraham) is One of the Most Unanswerable...

April 2020

April 29, 2020

Jewish 1st Century Belief in Purgatory (Paul Hoffer)

It was held by Pharisees in the time of Jesus. In the Babylonian Talmud, translated...

January 2020

January 24, 2020

Intercession & Invocation of Saints & Angels (vs. Calvin)

From Chapter Four of my book, A Biblical Critique of Calvinism (Oct. 2012) ***** To procure the...

January 23, 2020

People Extend God’s Comfort & Peace (Communion of Saints)

Chapter 19 of my book, “The Catholic Mary”: Quite Contrary to the Bible? (Sep. 2010). I have...

January 16, 2020

Luke 16 Doesn’t Describe Hell or Purgatory, But Hades

I received a letter of critique regarding my book, Proving The Catholic Faith Is Biblical. My reply...

January 09, 2020

Dialogue: Jesus, Peter, Elijah & Elisha Prayed for the Dead

+ a discussion on apologetics methodology and effectiveness This was a post and exchange originally...

November 2019

November 16, 2019

Vs. James White #13: Jesus Taught Invocation of Saints

And by James White's "Reasoning," Jesus Couldn't be God and was a Blaspheming False Teacher...

November 15, 2019

Vs. James White #11: Biblical Evidence for Indulgences

Reformed Baptist anti-Catholic apologist Bishop "Dr." [???] James White wrote a post entitled, "The Dizzying...

October 2019

October 28, 2019

Intercession of the Saints in Heaven on Our Behalf

[Book and purchase information] Revelation 5:8 (RSV) And when he had taken the scroll, the four...

July 2019

July 31, 2019

Great Catholic Mystics on the “Dark Night of the Soul”

From my book, Quotable Catholic Mystics and Contemplatives (April 2014; available for $2.99 as an e-book). *****...

May 2019

May 01, 2019

The Unanswered Prayers of Jesus & Our Free Will

A Reformed Baptist (Calvinist) argued that if Christ in fact died for all men, rather...

April 2019

April 01, 2019

Saints Are Closely Observing Us (“Cloud of Witnesses”)

From my book, The Catholic Verses (Sophia Institute Press, 2004, pp. 135-138). ***** Hebrews 12:1: “Therefore, since...

March 2019

March 22, 2019

The Nature & Function of Prayer: Reply to Two Atheists

The words of my two atheist friends will be in blue and green. ***** Why...

February 2019

February 27, 2019

Our Prayers and Souls Ending Up in Heaven or Hell

Everyone who goes to hell has had every chance to repent. God gives grace enough...

September 2018

September 05, 2018

Should We Pray for All People or Not (1 John 5:16)?

1 John 5:14-16 (RSV) And this is the confidence which we have in him, that...

August 2018

August 16, 2018

Seidensticker Folly #7: No Conditional Prayer in Scripture?

Atheist and anti-theist Bob Seidensticker runs the influential Cross Examined blog. He asked me there, on 8-11-18: “I’ve got 1000+ posts...

August 14, 2018

Biblical Evidence: Formal Prayer Isn’t “Vain Repetition”

From my 2009 book, Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths, except the verses are in RSV...

July 2018

July 29, 2018

Classic Catholic Reflections on Indulgences

A. Servant of God John A. Hardon, S .J. 'The remission before God of the...

July 29, 2018

Classic Reflections on the Communion of Saints

The following material is from the first draft of my book, A Biblical Defense of Catholicism (1994)....

June 2018

June 08, 2018

Prayers to Saints & for the Dead: Six Biblical Proofs

If you're in a discussion with a Protestant who denies both of these things, and...

June 05, 2018

Dialogue w “Bible Christian” on “Praying to Dead Saints”

I was made aware of a thread at the blog DeoOmnis Gloria.com: 10 Questions for "Bible Christians." [link...

June 05, 2018

Dialogue w a Protestant on Communion of Saints

This exchange occurred today on a Facebook page (not my own). My attention was directed...

May 2018

May 31, 2018

MUST Catholics Pray to Saints or be Excommunicated?

[the following is derived from an exchange in the lively combox for my National Catholic...

February 2018

February 14, 2018

Dialogue w Calvinists on Prayer for the Dead & Purgatory

Holy Scripture offers massive indication of the existence of purgatory. *** This dialogue on my...

February 07, 2018

Communion of Saints: Biblical Introduction & Overview

Written in 1995; published in The Catholic Answer (Nov / Dec 1998). [Bible passages: KJV] *...

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