I. IdolatryI know I’ve quoted this dialogue before, but it’s just too good to pass up right now. Mark Shea wrote an imaginary conversation between an Evangelical and a Catholic which I just love: Evangelical: You must not worship Mary! Catholic: Relax. I don’t worship Mary. Evangelical: Oh, but you do! Catholic: Actually, I think… Continue reading Idolatry, the Eucharist, and Our Lady
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A Great Step Forward, and Its Detractors
The 400,000-strong Traditional Anglican Communion, passed the following resolutions last Thursday, now made public: That this Assembly, representing the Traditional Anglican Communion in Great Britain, offers its joyful thanks to Pope Benedict XVI for his forthcoming Apostolic Constitution allowing the corporate reunion of Anglicans with the Holy See, and requests the Primate and College of… Continue reading A Great Step Forward, and Its Detractors
Men’s Group Tonight on the Four Last Things
Any and all Catholic young men in the D.C/NoVA area are welcome to join us tonight at 314 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314 for men’s prayer group tonight. From 7-7:30, it’s fellowship, while the new guys introduce themselves and the old ones catch up on what’s been going on in their lives. At 7:30, it’s… Continue reading Men’s Group Tonight on the Four Last Things
Thought Experiments on Purgatory
Since yesterday was the Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed, more famously known as All Soul’s Day, I thought I’d present a few thoughts on purgatory. Some variation of this may have appeared on this blog before, but I’ve been sort of mulling it over recently, so forgive me if I repeat myself. Thought Experiment… Continue reading Thought Experiments on Purgatory
Halloween, All Saints Day, and All Souls Day
I. Sharing a Path With ChristYesterday, Fr. Ruskamp (a cross-stitcher for Christ) gave a pretty fascinating homily that I’d like to build off of a bit – what comes next is sort of a hybrid between his homily and my thoughts. The Second Reading was 1 John 3:1-3: Beloved: See what love the Father has… Continue reading Halloween, All Saints Day, and All Souls Day
Law & Order & Abortion
Here’s some good news. Law & Order is the junk food of many a law student. While it plays fast and loose with the law itself, it uses the discussion of the law to raise really important questions. So, for example, there was one episode involving a rape allegation a few years ago: during the… Continue reading Law & Order & Abortion
Kalām, Mormonism, and Eternal Progression
I mentioned at the end of Friday’s post that I’m inclined to think that Mormonism fails the Kalām argument; I’d hoped to get to it later that day, but law school was more pressing, and I generally blog very little on Saturdays and rarely if ever on Sundays. Anyways, here’s how my thinking goes: I.… Continue reading Kalām, Mormonism, and Eternal Progression
What the Kalām Argument Accomplishes
Kerath25 had some good insights regarding the Kalām argument. I’ve included the points he’s referencing, in blue: Makes great sense. There’s a good book on the subject by Lee Strobel, The Case for a Creator. A few extra notes on your points: Point 6 [Arguments for an infinite regression of universes break down as senseless.… Continue reading What the Kalām Argument Accomplishes
Are Sign Language Masses Valid?
I found this topic pretty fascinating. A friend of mine from highschool, Noah Buchholz, is deaf, and gave a sermon at a Baptist church that I went to. Watching him express words and thoughts physically and visibly, while a translator assisted those of us who can’t understand sign language was pretty fascinating. He’s a really… Continue reading Are Sign Language Masses Valid?
Kalām!
The Kalām cosmological argument is one of the best arguments for God that there is. It’s based on Aristotle’s work, picked up by the Kalām school of Islam before coming to Christianity (most famously, by Averroes, the philsopher whose work was so well-respected that Aquinas refers to him in the Summa simply as “the Commentator”).… Continue reading Kalām!