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July 2019

July 10, 2019

Does the Mass crucify Jesus another time? Part 4 of a series on Calvin’s Institutes IV.18.

Very early in this chapter, John Calvin is already making claims that are painfully...

June 2019

June 27, 2019

How much does God hate lying? (Proverbs 6:16-19)

Solomon---or whoever the author of Proverbs---announces a list. "These six things doth the Lord...

June 18, 2019

Don’t Cite Leviticus 18 If You’re Going to Ignore Leviticus 19

Leviticus 18:22 is a permanent moral law that has not been abrogated by the...

August 2018

August 26, 2018

What Is the Sin of Sodom?

But Alt!" a reader cries. Sodomy cries to heaven for vengeance!" I hear this from...

August 02, 2018

On Death Penalty, Roma Locuta Est

Pope Francis has said that the death penalty is "inadmissible." He has put this into...

August 01, 2018

The Singular “They”; and, “Anthropos” in Matt. 13:44.

A weird discussion broke out on Facebook today, as they have a way of doing....

July 2018

July 29, 2018

Infant Baptism is Not in the Bible! Answers to Common Objections V Seriatim.

Where is infant baptism in the Bible? You could, if you like, turn the question...

July 22, 2018

The Bible Says Call No Man Father! Answers to Common Objections IV Seriatim.

Odd it is that the same person who insists that "This is my body" is...

July 15, 2018

Communion is Only a Symbol! Answers to Common Objections III Seriatim.

As it happens, I have already answered this objection before in a two-part exegesis of...

April 2017

April 27, 2017

A Reader Says 1 Cor. 11:28-29 Does Not Bar Grave Sinners from the Eucharist

In his first letter to the Corinthians, chapter 11, St. Paul tells us why it...

March 2017

March 28, 2017

Stop It Already With “But Paul Corrected Peter”

But Paul corrected Peter!" is a standard objection raised in one of two contexts. Either...

March 20, 2017

Luke 10:16: Whoever Rejects the Pope Rejects God

Edward Pentin tweets on March 16 that the threatened "correction" of Pope Francis over Amoris...

March 02, 2017

Yes, Christ Ordained His Apostles as Priests

Two authoritative sources for the Church's teaching on this point are the Catechism (always a...

February 2017

February 14, 2017

Lepanto Institute Meme Attempts to Link Social Justice to Judas Iscariot

On February 13, I posted an article about a meme you will still find on...

November 2016

November 28, 2016

Jesus Died for Fidel Castro. This Should Not Be a Controversy.

Or it should not be a controversy for Catholics. I know that Calvinists say Christ...

September 2016

September 15, 2016

Marriage is Defined by God. To Accept Same-Sex Marriage is Heresy.

To begin, I should state how the Catholic Church defines heresy. You can find the...

August 2016

August 13, 2016

Gendering God to Suit an Agenda: A Response to Mark Sameth

At the New York Times, Rabbi Mark Sameth asks pertly: "Is God Transgender?" Here's the...

April 2016

April 14, 2016

“Integrating Weakness”: Chapter 8 of Amoris Laetitia

In Chapter 8 of Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis speaks of the "law of gradualness"; John...

April 01, 2016

Is Doubting the Resurrection “Good for Christians”?

In a recent article in the Washington Post, Jacob Lupfer argues that "doubting the Bible...

February 2016

February 22, 2016

Dear James White: Thanks for the Applause. You Left a Few Things Out.

I tried to get the word to Dr.* James White before he took to his...

January 2016

January 08, 2016

Does the Pope Really Think Jesus Sinned?

Pope Francis has, once more, gotten himself in trouble with those bloggers he usually gets...

December 2015

December 01, 2015

Calvinist Blogger Reads James; Discovers That We Must Do Good Works.

So I was making my periodic round of the blogs in order to find out...

July 2015

July 07, 2015

Answers for Same-Sex “Marriage” Advocate Matthew Vines.

Matthew Vines, author of God and the Gay Christian, in which Mr. Vines claims to...

June 2015

June 29, 2015

Remember Lot’s Wife.

It is not marriage, what five people forced upon us all on Friday, and can...

February 2015

February 02, 2015

Notre Dame Professor Dr. Candida Moss Says Jesus “Wasn’t Down With Marriage”

Dr. Candida Moss—who is still permitted to teach at Notre Dame, to no one’s great...

July 2014

July 30, 2014

Three Reasons to Take John 6 Literally

Christ's words in John 6 could have a merely spiritual meaning. The manna in the...

July 29, 2014

Mr. X Struggles With Metaphor, Transubstantiation, & John 6

Of late, the anonymous blogger, five-pointer, and crack theologian TurretinFan has been struggling with the...

October 2013

October 05, 2013

Killing Jesus: Could Christ Have Spoken From the Cross?

The best that can be said is that “slow suffocation” is a debated and unsettled...

May 2013

May 14, 2013

Ephesians Chapter Four: Only One Church

If in Gal. 1:7 St. Paul says that there is not any other gospel, in...

January 2013

January 22, 2013

White Man’s Burden Redux

From the start of his Dividing Line "rebuttal" to my earlier article "Questions for a...