Last month, a reader ended an unrelated e-mail by asking me, “Is Shameless Popery dying a slow death with Catholic Answers replacing it?” And the answer is: sort of. I write regularly for Catholic Answers Magazine in both its print and online edition (for the latter, you can see all of my articles here: https://www.catholic.com/profile/joe-heschmeyer),… Continue reading A New Era for Shameless Popery
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Biden v. Biden on Abortion
President Biden then: “My wife said I was the most socially conservative man she had ever known […] When it comes to issues like abortion, amnesty, and acid, I’m about as liberal as your grandmother. I don’t like the [Roe v. Wade] decision on abortion. I think it went too far. I don’t think that… Continue reading Biden v. Biden on Abortion
What if St. Thomas Aquinas Wrote a Self-Help Book?
Six weeks ago, Fr. Gregory Pine asked if I would be interested in reviewing his new book, Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly. I expressed some interest, and asked for details, and then sort of let the trail go cold. I was just finishing up a writing project, and then launched into a second one (a book I’m working… Continue reading What if St. Thomas Aquinas Wrote a Self-Help Book?
1 Question That Answers 7 of the Most Common Pro-Choice Talking Points
In response to the leaking of Justice Alito’s draft majority opinion overturning Roe, I wrote a piece for Catholic Link, and did an episode yesterday of Catholic Answers Focus: But since I’ve already started to see a whole series of terrible arguments from pro-choicers in the wake of the decision, I thought I would write… Continue reading 1 Question That Answers 7 of the Most Common Pro-Choice Talking Points
What to do when Conversion Costs
Once you’re convinced Catholicism is true, is converting really necessary? That’s the question I’m exploring today over at Catholic Answers. After all, converting to Catholicism may damage friendships and family relationships, cause tension within marriages, cost jobs (especially if one is working directly within a non-Catholic church or religious body), and in the most extreme… Continue reading What to do when Conversion Costs
Should We Take the Bible Literally?
How should we interpret Sacred Scripture? A lot of Evangelicals will claim that the Bible *must* be understood literally, in the sense of non-metaphorically. The people claiming this don’t really believe this – simply open up John 6 and see how quickly they wave away Jesus’ words about the Eucharist as a mere “symbol” –… Continue reading Should We Take the Bible Literally?
What Can We Learn from St. Joseph?
The “Year of St. Joseph” just ended, but if you’re still wanting to dig deeper in the life of St. Joseph… or maybe make up for not doing as much as you wish you had during the Year of St. Joseph… check out the latest episode of Catholic Answers Focus: For more on this, I’ve… Continue reading What Can We Learn from St. Joseph?
Antifa Sunday?
Is it fair to call Christ the King Sunday “Antifa Sunday”?
The Calculating Protestant Reformers
I recently saw someone share this tweet from Josh Buice, the founder of G3 Ministries: We can be certain that Luther, Calvin, Knox, Tyndale and other figures of the Reformation were not making decisions about defending the faith by calculating their career advancement and protecting their platform. Faithful men stand up. Faithful men speak up.… Continue reading The Calculating Protestant Reformers
The Early Church Was the Catholic Church
As of today, I have a brand-new book out, called The Early Church was the Catholic Church. As the subtitle says, it looks as “the Catholic Witness of the Fathers in Christianity’s First Two Centuries.” Here’s how I begin the book: ANY CRITIQUE of Catholic teaching falls into one of two categories: either Catholics are… Continue reading The Early Church Was the Catholic Church