I mentioned GotQuestions.org yesterday (and will mention them at least once more, tomorrow), but today’s post is only somewhat related to them. This is an e-mail I sent them a while back, but it addresses a topic which I think has been the source of great confusion: does the Bible permit divorce in the case… Continue reading Does the Bible Permit Divorce in the Case of Adultery?
Author: Joe Heschmeyer
Sola Scriptura, the Protestant View
As a followup to yesterday’s post, I was reading a handful of Protestant defenses of sola Scriptura. One of them jumped out at me, because (a) it was from a source I’ve come in contact with a lot (GotQuestions.org, who I’d already e-mailed a correction to regarding the issue of annulments); and (b) it was… Continue reading Sola Scriptura, the Protestant View
The Irony of Sola Scriptura
I. I find the sola Scriptura (Bible-alone) debate to be fascinating, in a sort of Lewis Carroll sense. What is mean is that relying on the Bible, and only the Bible, makes a lot of “gut sense.” But it’s not in the Bible. So it puts its defenders in the bizarre position of defending “the… Continue reading The Irony of Sola Scriptura
Interesting Poll on Celibacy
U.S. News & World Report has an ongoing poll asking: “A Miami priest is in the hot seat after being photographed with a woman on the beach. Is it time for the Catholic Church to end its celibacy requirement for priests?”, the results were surprising to me: 62.42% Yes37.58% No Obviously, the poll isn’t scientific,… Continue reading Interesting Poll on Celibacy
Notre Dame: The Fallout
The three major take-aways I’ve seen are: (1) Obama’s speech shows he’s actually “moderate” on abortion, (2) Notre Dame Loves Obama, and (3) only a handful of students protested. As this “gay news service” blog puts it in an article title “Notre Dame Protest Flops”: President Obama arrived at Notre Dame to thunderous applause and… Continue reading Notre Dame: The Fallout
The Late, Great, Flannery O’Connor
I’m not normally a fan of fiction, but I love Flannery O’Connor. I just bought a book of her short stories. They’re fiction in the sense that Jesus’ parables were “fiction.” Untrue stories which reveal deeper truths in an inviting way. As she put it: “Part of the difficulty of all this is that you… Continue reading The Late, Great, Flannery O’Connor
Mary, Fully Graced: Flesh of My Flesh
The Bible makes sort of a big deal about flesh, and lineage, and all of that. I mean, Jesus’ lineage is considered a big deal by the Evangelists in telling His Nativity (Mathew 1:1-16), as well as the opening of His public ministry (Luke 3:23-38 – I’m gonna admit: this was a strange place to… Continue reading Mary, Fully Graced: Flesh of My Flesh
Mary, Fully Graced: The Angelic Salutation
May is the month for Mary, so I thought I’d share a quick tidbit I learned recently… When the angel Gabriel told Zechariah that his wife was to bear John the Baptist, who would be filled with the Holy Spirit even from the womb, Zechariah was skeptical, replying, “How shall I know this? For I… Continue reading Mary, Fully Graced: The Angelic Salutation
Cristo Rey: a Fantastic Idea for Low-Income Catholic Schooling
So this is an especially edifying story I stumbled upon yesterday. A young woman at my work (at a Kansas City-based law firm, although I work out of the D.C. branch) was recently honored for some award due to her being a Cristo Rey student holding down a serious job at the same time. This… Continue reading Cristo Rey: a Fantastic Idea for Low-Income Catholic Schooling
Sort of my Grand View of Catholicism
A friend of mine was talking with me about the ecclesiology (particularly the differences in how it’s understood by Catholics and Eastern Orthodox), and said: “It seems that there is a tension here between a desire to establish and protect dogma, affirm unity, and preserve relations as a body catholic as much as possible but… Continue reading Sort of my Grand View of Catholicism