Yesterday’s first reading at Mass was Wisdom 2:12, 17-20. I think it’s a shame that they chopped up one of the clearest Old Testament prophesies of Christ. Here’s 2:12-20 in its entirity: Let us beset the just one, because he is obnoxious to us; he sets himself against our doings, Reproaches us for transgressions of… Continue reading Wisdom 2 on the Suffering of Christ
Author: Joe Heschmeyer
Introducing… Fr. Andrew Strobl!
You may have noticed that the right side of this page looks a little different. In fact, the entire page looks different. I updated the html editor, and for some reason, that switched everything to Times New Roman. Oh well. More important change: there’s a new co-blogger for Shameless Popery, and I wanted to be… Continue reading Introducing… Fr. Andrew Strobl!
What are the Limits to Powers of LDS “Prophets, Seers, and Revelators”?
I. Does it Matter that Hinckley was Counselor, not President, at the Time?Maggie, annoyed at my post on LDS Mormonism, said… For starters President Hinkley wasn’t even Prophet or President of the Church when this “forgery scandal” happened yet you still try to say he was president and prophet of the church. That doesn’t make… Continue reading What are the Limits to Powers of LDS “Prophets, Seers, and Revelators”?
What About the Good Jesuits?
A couple weeks ago, an old friend of mine, KateMax commented on my posts (here and here) about the Jesuits by saying: Hey Joe, I was perusing your website and happened upon this. I feel compelled to say that my experience at a Jesuit school for the last three years has been excellent. I have… Continue reading What About the Good Jesuits?
Bible Code, Meet “Anagram Code”
First, there was the Bible Code, the idea that if you looked hard enough, you could find secret messages in the letters of the Bible. Not like… reading them in order. But like reading every seventh one. Now, I present you THE ANAGRAM MAKER. (h/t Mark Shea). Warning, this will eat up a good chunk… Continue reading Bible Code, Meet “Anagram Code”
That Old Rugged Cross
Monday was the Feast of the Triumph of the Cross, also known as the Feast of the Exultation of the Cross. You can read about it here or here. It was a good Mass with a moving homily about Christ hugging His Cross on the road to Calvary, and about the appropriate response to suffering… Continue reading That Old Rugged Cross
Say What???
The follow-up on TurretinFan’s post about this blog has been … interesting. I’m going to respond as best I can, but I’ll admit at the outset I have next to no idea what this guy is saying. natamllc said…I will post the comments here and see where they go? That’s your warning. Stream of consciousness… Continue reading Say What???
Protestantism and Relativism: the Conclusion
Addressing the remainder of TurretinFan’s post about this blog, he says that the claim ‘All of Christendom c. 1516 and before, you all misunderstand Christianity!’ is an absolutist claim, and hence, not relativistic. And indeed, he’s right on that. But that’s why I said that the seeds of relativism are found in the Reformation, not… Continue reading Protestantism and Relativism: the Conclusion
This is NUTS
Apparently, you can promote Islam, but not mention Catholicism (or Christianity broadly) in the UK. The self-hating West is tearing its own culture down at a startling rate.
Are the Early Church Fathers Calvinist or Catholic?
In a post entitled “Non Sequitur Illustrated,” TurretinFan (who I don’t know from Adam), has this to say about part one of my multi-part post on the roots of relativism in Protestantism: Here is a classic non sequitur: “The biggest reason I think that Protestantism lies at the heart of relativism is this. Protestants are… Continue reading Are the Early Church Fathers Calvinist or Catholic?