About a month ago, the Gospel reading was Mark 10:17-30: As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up,knelt down before him, and asked him,“Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”Jesus answered him, “Why do you call me good?No one is good but God alone.You know the commandments: You… Continue reading Give Up All You Have and Follow Me!
Tag: apologetics
An Interesting Criticism of Catholic Converts
I. Tucker’s Arguments Against Converts.Jeffrey Tucker at BeliefNet complains about the behavior of Catholic converts. It’s interesting, because he is a Catholic convert. He rightly notes that we Catholics love our converts and make a big deal of them, but he thinks that left unchecked, this can be damaging. Tucker claims that our convert-mania is… Continue reading An Interesting Criticism of Catholic Converts
Another Argument for A Created Universe
This argument dovetails nicely with the Kalām argument that I mentioned earlier. My little brother (who is 14, by the way), mentioned it to me, and he got it from St. Thomas Aquinas, more or less. It’s based on the argument from contingency, and the easiest way to explain it is this: given enough chances,… Continue reading Another Argument for A Created Universe
Praying for the Victims of the Ft. Hood Shooting
As I’m sure almost everyone reading this knows by now, yesterday, US Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army pyschatrist, murdered a number of people on the Ft. Hood Army Base. It sounds right now that there are 13 people killed and 31 wounded, but that number’s been a bit in flux over the last… Continue reading Praying for the Victims of the Ft. Hood Shooting
John 6 and the Eucharist
Catz asked me why we should understand John 6 literally. First, all the Church Fathers believed in the Real Presence in the Eucharist, so this wasn’t a confusion that those who heard the Apostles had. Any time there’s a part of the Bible universally understood in a certain way in the early Church, the hurdle… Continue reading John 6 and the Eucharist
Idolatry, the Eucharist, and Our Lady
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
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