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Author: Joe Heschmeyer
Did Prophecy End in 400 B.C.?
A priest friend of mine reached out to me because one of the guys in his RCIA class had been persuaded by a book, Dr. Phillip Kayser’s The Canon of Scripture: A Presuppositional Study, in which he argues that there are only 66 books of the Bible, and that this can be known from the… Continue reading Did Prophecy End in 400 B.C.?
Can We Save People?
Can we save other people? And what hangs in the balance if we get the answer wrong?
Is America the “City on a Hill”?
Last night, Dr. Ben Carson said that “the vision of a shining city up on a hill came from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. America is that shining city.” Is that so? And if not, who or what is the “city on a hill” that Jesus actually IS referring to?
What *Doesn’t* Papal Infallibility Look Like?
From my interview with Catholic Answers’ Cy Kellett: Joe Heschmeyer:Yeah, I think that the reason we get this wrong is because we think of something like papal infallibility as something belonging to the pope or for the pope’s own good, and that’s just wrong. That’s not the way that papal infallibility works and it’s not… Continue reading What *Doesn’t* Papal Infallibility Look Like?
On a Personal Note…
As many of you know, I was in seminary for five years, and left in 2017. Since that time, I haven’t actually talked about it that much publicly. This blog never really existed for me to talk about myself, and so it never seemed like the right time to get into it. But I know… Continue reading On a Personal Note…
Is Pope Benedict or Pope Francis the True Pope?
On Friday, Bishop Soto of the Diocese of Sacramento announced that one of his priests, Father Jeremy Leatherby, was excommunicated: Fr. Leatherby has violated my instructions by offering Mass and teaching publicly to a number of the faithful. He has instructed them against the legitimacy of His Holiness, Pope Francis. He has substituted the Holy… Continue reading Is Pope Benedict or Pope Francis the True Pope?
Why “One Fewer God” is a Terrible Argument for Atheism
If you’ve spent any time reading Christian-atheist dialogues and debates, chances are you’ve come across the “one fewer god” argument (sometimes less grammatically called the “one less god” argument). The most famous articulation of it is from the late historian Stephen Henry Roberts, who said: I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe… Continue reading Why “One Fewer God” is a Terrible Argument for Atheism
A Word of Praise, and Sadness, for St. Junipero Serra
Today is the feast day of St. Junipero Serra, and so I wanted to share something that I wrote recently on Facebook: I’m saddened by the mob’s destruction of the St. Junipero Serra statue in San Francisco, and the City of Ventura’s decision to remove their Serra statue. [Since writing this, there’s been one clear… Continue reading A Word of Praise, and Sadness, for St. Junipero Serra
The Theology of Vacationing
You guys, it’s not healthy to have a diet exclusively of grief, tumult, and strife. It’s worth remembering what the Byrds (and Ecclesiastes 3:1,7-8) tell us: For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: […]a time to rend, and a time to sew;a time to keep silence, and a… Continue reading The Theology of Vacationing