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November 2022

November 21, 2022

Progressive Christians, Let’s Talk

I truly enjoy writing on Patheos. I also enjoy reading other Christian bloggers on Patheos,...

November 15, 2022

The Latin Right on GRN’s Catholic Drive Time: Does the Synod Hear You?

The Latin Right on GRN's Catholic Drive Time. Recently, I had the honor of discussing...

November 07, 2022

Pascal’s Abortion Wager

We, in the United States, face a mid-term election on November 8th. Pundits on both...

November 03, 2022

The Misuse of the Faithful in the Synod of Synodality

The misuse of the faithful in the Synod of Synodality. Recently, I wrote an article...

October 2022

October 26, 2022

5 Things That Would Happen if the Catholic and Orthodox Church Reunited

5 things that would happen if the Catholic and Orthodox Church reunited. The Roman Catholic...

October 21, 2022

Where Is the Faithful’s Voice in the Synod of Synodality?

Where is the faithful’s voice in the Synod of Synodality? Recently, I read an alarming...

October 20, 2022

What Bad Christian Behaviors Invalidate Catholic Moral Teaching?

What bad Christian behaviors invalidate Catholic moral teaching? Bad Christians exist. Bad Christians existed at...

October 14, 2022

The Synodal Path to Schism in Germany

The Synodal Path to schism in Germany In past articles, I addressed different aspects of...

October 10, 2022

Choose The Way, The Truth, and The Life

Choose the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Recently, another Patheos blogger wrote an article...

October 06, 2022

Key Biblical Passages That Support Women’s Ordination To the Priesthood

Key biblical passages that support women’s ordination to the priesthood. In past articles, I wrote...

October 04, 2022

What the Heck is Hell?

What the Heck is Hell? Recently, a reader asked me questions regarding the Christian doctrine...

September 2022

September 15, 2022

Lie Unto Others as You Would Have Them Lie Unto You…

Lie unto others as you would have them lie unto you. You shall not bear...

September 12, 2022

How Can the Church Change Its Views on Same-Sex Marriage?

How can the Church change its views on same-sex marriage? An old idiom states, “a...

September 02, 2022

Questioning a Rational Animal: New Patheos Blogger Matthew Graham

The Latin Right (aka Dennis Knapp) virtually sat down with new Patheos blogger Matthew Graham...

August 2022

August 30, 2022

Will The Real Jesus Please Stand Up: Jesus and Human Sexuality

Will the real Jesus please stand up… Do you believe in Jesus? If you are...

August 15, 2022

Are We Truly Rational Animals or Not?

Are we truly rational animals or not? What is a rational animal? In philosophy, especially...

August 01, 2022

Purgatory is No Joke

“Purgatory is no joke.” This quote comes from Father McTeigue SJ. I often listen to...

July 2022

July 31, 2022

Can You Imagine a World Without the Catholic Church?

Can you imagine a world without the Catholic Church? Lately, the Catholic Church received criticism...

July 24, 2022

Our First Parents: Were They Real?

Greetings! Sorry I have not written for a while. Covid finally got me. Time to...

July 11, 2022

Things Christians (and Catholics) Need to Hold Onto with Both Hands!

Recently, I read an article on Patheos stating 10 things Christians need to reform right...

June 2022

June 29, 2022

Are Catholics Christian?

Are Catholics Christian? Such a question seems foolish on the surface. Of course Catholics are...

June 20, 2022

Athanasius and the Need for Creeds

Do Christians need creeds? Recently, an article from a fellow Patheos blogger stated creeds are...

June 10, 2022

Answers for Atheists Part 2: Objective Truth and No Evidence for God

In my last article, I (and Matthew Graham) responded to atheist's claims of greater rationality...

June 09, 2022

Answers for Atheists Part 1: Reason and Consistency

In my last article, I listed out what I thought were appealing aspects of atheism...

May 2022

May 31, 2022

The Appeal of Atheism

What is the appeal of atheism? As a Catholic Christian, I understand the appeal of...

April 2022

April 24, 2022

The Apostle Peter Deconstructed: Re-Crucify Peter to Discredit the Pope

Did you know that, according to Church tradition, the apostle Peter (the apostle Roman Catholic...

April 14, 2022

Why I am Catholic: My Long Journey to Rome

Why am I Catholic? Today marks the twenty-first anniversary of my admittance into full communion...

April 11, 2022

What Happens When the Existential Vacuum Stares Back at You?

What happens when the existential vacuum stares back at you? This may seem like an...

February 2022

February 23, 2022

Grave Sin After Baptism: the Early Church vs. Martin Luther

What of grave sin after baptism? Those baptized had an expectation to live holy lives...

February 23, 2022

Baptism: Sin and Forgiveness in the Early Church

In my previous article, the concept of faith alone as forensic justification (FAFJ) was shown...