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July 2022

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 17, 2022

The Catholic Church Can Simultaneously Walk and Chew Gum

Here is a news flash: the Catholic Church can simultaneously walk and chew gum. The...

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...

June 04, 2022

Truth Vs. “the Truth of Lived Reality”

Is there such of thing as truth in regards to human sexuality? Recently, I commented...

May 2022

May 31, 2022

The Appeal of Atheism

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

May 23, 2022

Are Atheists Closer To Heaven Than Christians Who Could Not Care Less?

Are atheists closer to heaven than Christians who could not care less? Let me clarify...

May 15, 2022

Archdiocese of Milwaukee Leads the Way on the Catholic Church and Gender Theory

The archdiocese of Milwaukee leads the way for the rest of American Catholic Churches regarding...

April 2022

April 30, 2022

Affirming Identity: Disagreement or Personal Attack?

Is my Catholic identity invalidated by non-Catholics who cannot accept that which I hold to...

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...

February 18, 2022

By Martin Luther the Church Falls

Did the Church fall in its infancy? According to German Reformer Martin Luther, it did....

February 11, 2022

Sola Scriptura’s Refutation in the 5th Century

Did you know that the sixteenth century Protestant doctrine of sola scriptura was actually refuted...

February 09, 2022

Anti-Racist Movement: Antithetical to the Eucharist

Does the Anti-Racist movement belong in the Church? Let me be perfectly clear: racism is...

February 04, 2022

Gospel Lost: the Romanist Gospel Revisited

What is the true gospel (good news)? Does the Roman Catholic Church teach the true...

February 01, 2022

Ask The Latin Right…

Ask The Latin Right... This post will be dedicated to questions asked to The Latin...

January 2022

January 27, 2022

Gender Identity: Gnosticism’s Newest Face

Is it possible for a biological male, let’s call him Sam, to be a woman...

January 19, 2022

Accessibility: the Historical Fiction of Sola Scriptura

All books written about the historical origin for sola scriptura are works of historical fiction....

January 17, 2022

The God of the Personal (Pronouns)

Catholics (and all Christians) should rest assured that God has no issue whatsoever with masculine...

January 10, 2022

Student In A Chaotic Classroom: Protestantism’s Misunderstanding of Jesus

What is a student of Christ the Teacher? In my previous entry, I addressed Dr....

January 08, 2022

Christ the Teacher and His Church

How should a Christian view Jesus the Teacher? Dr. Steven Nemes posted a video to his...

January 06, 2022

The Jesus Prerogative: On Women Priests

The Catholic Church is not against women priests. The Church is not for men priests....

January 02, 2022

The New Testament Was An Afterthought

The New Testament (NT) was not an historical inevitability. At best, the NT was a...

December 2021

December 23, 2021

Confession in the Early Church: Fact or Fiction?

The Church has always taught the necessity of the baptized to confess sin. The practice's...