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October 2019

October 08, 2019

C. S. Lewis Believed in Purgatory & Prayer for the Dead

In his fictional book, The Great Divorce (New York: Macmillan, 1946, 39), Lewis portrays the damned (including...

May 2019

May 03, 2019

Was Onesiphorus Dead When Paul Prayed for Him?

Data from 16 Protestant Commentaries (1992-2016) Links go right to the relevant passages in the...

March 2019

March 12, 2019

Purgatory: Exchange with a Presbyterian (Calvinist)

[The Presbyterian's words will be in blue] Kinda sorta like when my parents promised me...

March 12, 2019

Martin Luther’s Belief in Purgatory (1517-1522, 1528)

Hell, purgatory, and heaven seem to differ as do despair, almost-despair, and the assurance of...

February 2019

February 17, 2019

Purgatory: My Biblical Defense of its Doctrinal Development

[drawn from various articles and books of mine, as a summary] ***** The bulk of...

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 27, 2018

Baptized for the Dead: THE “UnProtestant” Verse (1 Cor 15:29)

[from my 2004 book, The Catholic Verses: 95 Bible Passages That Confound Protestants] 1 Corinthians...

July 2018

July 29, 2018

Classic Catholic Reflections on Purgatory

Servant of God John A. Hardon, S. J. The place or condition in which 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 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,...

February 2018

February 28, 2018

Raising of Tabitha: Proof of Purgatory (Tony Gerring)

Interesting & unique argument, made by my friend Tony Gerring in a guest post. ***...

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] *...

January 2018

January 04, 2018

“Soul Sleep”: A Thorough Biblical Refutation

The false doctrine of soul sleep relies on the distortion of a few passages of...

December 2017

December 19, 2017

Dialogue on Prayer to the Saints and Hades / Sheol

Why do Catholics "pray to saints"? Is this "worship"? Does it imply that departed saints...

October 2017

October 26, 2017

Luther Believed in Soul Sleep; Thus He Rejected Purgatory

(2-9-08) *** Just when I think that I've discovered pretty much all of Martin Luther's...

October 19, 2017

Armstrong vs. Collins & Walls #7: Unbiblical / Non-Patristic Purgatory?

This is one of my many critiques of the book entitled, Roman but Not Catholic: What Remains...

May 2017

May 17, 2017

Fasting for the Dead in the Old Testament (Not Unlike Praying)

Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem (1630), by Rembrandt (1606-1669) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons]...

May 09, 2017

Dialogue on Sheol / Hades & the Rich Man and Lazarus

vs. Baptist "Grubb" The Descent into Hell (1568), by Jacopo Tintoretto (1518-1594) [public domain

May 06, 2017

Dialogue on Samuel Appearing to Saul (Witch of Endor)

The Shade of Samuel Invoked by Saul (1857), by Nikiforovich Dmitry Martynov (1826-1889) [public domain

May 03, 2017

Dialogue: Rich Man’s Prayer to Abraham (Lk 16) & Invocation of Saints

Abraham and the Angels, by Aert de Gelder (1645-1727) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] ***...

April 2017

April 18, 2017

Jewish and OT Views of Hell and Eternal Punishment

"Hell": photograph by "Hans" (6-28-13) [Pixabay / CC0 public domain] *** (4-14-04) *** Many doctrines...

March 2017

March 23, 2017

Purgatory: Refutation of James White (1 Corinthians 3:10-15)

Photograph by "Zauberin" (3-17-13) [Pixabay / CC0 public domain] *** (3-3-07) *** Reformed Baptist, anti-Catholic...

March 18, 2017

Reply to James White on Communion of Saints

[see full book and purchase information] *** James White (the most influential anti-Catholic apologist in...

March 10, 2017

Is Purgatory a “Place” or a “Condition”?

Original Title: Is Purgatory a "Place"?: Misconceptions From [Eastern Orthodox] Fr. Ambrose About My Opinion...

March 10, 2017

Dialogues on Objections to the Communion of Saints

Photograph by Dr Dawn Tames (3-9-04) [Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 license] *** (1996) ***...

February 2017

February 20, 2017

“Armstrong vs. Geisler” #4: Prayer for the Dead

Photograph by “jclk8888” (7-7-13) [Pixabay / CC0 public domain] ***** [This is an installment of an...

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