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April 2025

April 30, 2025

Pope Francis’ Legacy: To Marginalized, He Didn’t Do Enough

While Pope Francis has been praised for his inclusive tone, his refusal to alter core...

April 26, 2025

With Papal Postmortem: The German Bishops Are At It—Again…

Out of respect for the passing of our Holy Father, Pope Francis, and to pray...

April 15, 2025

Five Reasons You Should Be Catholic

In light of Holy Week, I felt inspired to share five reasons why readers of...

April 03, 2025

Will “Where Peter Is” Survive A Post-Francis Papacy?

Where Peter is, there is the Church. In my last article, I compared the culture...

March 2025

March 26, 2025

The Culture War is Spiritual Warfare

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the...

March 11, 2025

How I Escaped Sola Scriptura’s Circularity Loop

In my last article, I highlighted the circularity problem inherent in the Protestant foundational doctrine,...

March 03, 2025

That’s Just Your Opinion, Man… Sola Scriptura & Circularity

…any appeal to Scripture is an appeal an interpretation of Scripture. The only question is:...

February 2025

February 20, 2025

To Catholic Subversives Who Support the Priestesshood

Recently, during the installation of a new archbishop in Brazil, a scandal occurred. This scandal...

February 15, 2025

Is AI (Artificial Intelligence) Catholic?

LIke many of my readers, I sometimes play around with different AIs by asking various...

February 02, 2025

Will You Submit to a Church that Tells You “No”?

In my last article, I addressed the importance of Christian unity, and the means God...

January 2025

January 26, 2025

The Value of Christian Unity: A Tale of Two Schismatics

Recently, two questions entered my mind regarding the role of unity within the Christian Church....

January 20, 2025

A Silent Revolution: Invocation of the Saints (Reply 3)

I want to again thank Matt for his time discussing this important topic. Below, I...

January 16, 2025

Prayer to Saints: A Pagan Accretion (Reply 3)

Guest writer: Matt Graham. In this post, I’ll make a few comments in reply to...

January 12, 2025

Giving a Platform to Underrepresented & Overlooked Voices

In the comment section of my last article, a reader brought to my attention an...

January 06, 2025

The Church Must Change: Okay, Let’s Have an Honest Dialogue

Progressives within the Catholic Church currently feel a certain degree of buyer’s remorse concerning the...

December 2024

December 23, 2024

Does Mary Still Need to Help Wretched Sinners?

During my research for the current debate with Matthew Graham, I read the Glories of...

December 13, 2024

Veneration Is NOT a Pagan Accretion: Reply 2

For this article, I wish to respond to Matt’s criticism of my previous article. My...

December 11, 2024

Veneration Of The Saints and Virgin Mary Idolatrous: Reply 2

Guest writer: Matt Graham Summary Dennis’s Article In his last reply, Dennis claims that “the...

December 03, 2024

Veneration of the Virgin Mary (& Saints) Is NOT an Accretion

Special thanks to Matt Graham for his very thoughtful and honest contribution to this discussion....

November 2024

November 27, 2024

Veneration Of The Saints and Virgin Mary Idolatrous: Reply 1

Guest contributor: Matt Graham I want to thank Dennis Knapp for asking me to engage...

November 24, 2024

Is Veneration of the Saints and Virgin Mary Idolatrous?

I recently watched a series of videos by Dr. Jordan Cooper, a Lutheran theologian and...

November 21, 2024

Let the Bishops Individually Demonstrate Docility

Guest contributor: Todd Flowerday Recently, Dennis identified docility as a trigger word. He cited one...

November 19, 2024

Unfortunate Catholic Trigger Words: Docility and Obligation

In the US, two words seem to trigger negative emotions among Catholics more than any...

November 16, 2024

Should a Christian Vote for a Pro-Choice Candidate?

Before the election, I had the honor of visiting with my good friend, Matt Graham,...

November 03, 2024

3 Reasons Faith Alone is NOT the Gospel and Luther was Wrong

In 1532, former Catholic monk Martin Luther made the following claim regarding the Protestant doctrine...

October 2024

October 25, 2024

Yes, Definitions Matter in All Discussions on Abortion

Recently, I wrote a couple of articles expressing my views on politics and abortion. Specifically,...

October 20, 2024

Is the Vatican Anti-Semitic or Tone-Deaf?

Guest writer: Pilgrim. Introduction Since the beginning of the war in Gaza, Israel and the...

October 03, 2024

Authority in the Christian Life: Complete Written Dialogue

For the month of September, The Latin Right tried something new. Reformed Baptist Eric Luppold...

October 01, 2024

Closing Statement: Who Defines and Who Submits?

Again, thanks to Eric for taking the time to discuss this important topic with me....

September 2024

September 30, 2024

Closing Statement: Follow Others as They Follow Christ

Guest writer: Eric Luppold Introduction I want to first say thank you to Dennis for...