This summer, I’m doing a six-part series at Mother Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church, 2014 NW 46th St, Topeka, KS 66618, called Know Your Faith! There are two weekly sessions: Wednesday mornings: 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m, or Wednesday evenings: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Both are free, and open to the public. You don’t need to RSVP,… Continue reading Know Your Faith!: How to Make the Case for the Resurrection
Tag: apologetics
Sedevacantism is Impossible: How We Can Know Francis is Pope
In recent days, there’s been a nasty dustup between several prominent Catholic bloggers. The argument was ostensibly about “tone,” and it quickly devolved into a lot of bruised egos, and personal attacks on other Catholics for making personal attacks. It was an ugly spectacle, and I’ve stayed well clear of it. Pope Francis But while… Continue reading Sedevacantism is Impossible: How We Can Know Francis is Pope
The Case for Infant Baptism
Baptists and various other Evangelical groups believe that baptizing infants is contrary to the Bible. Catholics, in contrast, see it as not only Biblical, but salvific. The stakes are huge on this one, because it might be the difference between a person dying baptized or unbaptized. So let’s consider the case against infant baptism (and why… Continue reading The Case for Infant Baptism
What Eye Has Not Seen: Divinization and the Saints
There’s a promise in the Bible so shocking that most modern preachers and homilists steer clear of it, for fear of sounding like they’re blaspheming: it’s the promise that we will be divinized. Because of our squeamishness about speaking openly and honestly about divinization, we settle for a shallow, lame view of Heaven. So first, let’s… Continue reading What Eye Has Not Seen: Divinization and the Saints
Divorce and Remarriage in the Case of Adultery: What Does the Bible Really Say?
Edmund Blair Leighton, Signing the Register (19th-20th c.) Last year, Pope Francis called for an extraordinary general assembly to address “the pastoral challenges to the family in the context of evangelization.” It hasn’t even begun and there are already rumors that this might lead to the Catholic Church overturning Her two thousand year old prohibition against divorce… Continue reading Divorce and Remarriage in the Case of Adultery: What Does the Bible Really Say?
The Satanic Case for Catholicism
Philipp Schumacher, Elevation of the Host (1920),from a Catholic children’s book. By now, you’ve might have heard all about this. As I write this,* the Harvard Extension Cultural Studies Club is hosting a Black Mass (a Satanic mockery of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass) performed by the Satanic Temple. They announced that they would… Continue reading The Satanic Case for Catholicism
Facing Our Giants: A Call to Come Back to Confession
Before entering the Promised Land, Moses sent twelve men to scout out the area. When they returned, they announced that the land was just as God had promised, but that it was occupied by some fierce warriors living in fortified cities (Numbers 13:25-29): Giovanni Lanfranco (1582–1647), Moses and the Messengers from Canaan (1624) At the… Continue reading Facing Our Giants: A Call to Come Back to Confession
What the Canonization of John XXIII and John Paul II Means for SSPX and Traditionalists
Two days ago, on Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Francis canonized Popes John XXIII and John Paul II. For most of us Catholics, this was a time of great rejoicing. But it was not so for everyone. Critics of JPII at both extremes of the ideological spectrum (so to speak) denounced his canonization. Both his canonization,… Continue reading What the Canonization of John XXIII and John Paul II Means for SSPX and Traditionalists
Is Easter Pagan?
Every year around Easter time, there’s a spate of articles and Facebook posts that seek to disprove Christianity. This year, there were two: that Jesus had a wife, and that Easter is really just worship of the pagan deities Ishtar and Eostre. Fr. Stephen Grunow, CEO of Word on Fire, had the definitive response to… Continue reading Is Easter Pagan?
The Five-Fold Argument for the Resurrection
I’ve got a piece today on Strange Notions (based upon this 2010 post) looking at five specific pieces of evidence that suggest that the Resurrection happened. Here’s a snippet: On this Good Friday, the day Christians traditionally commemorate the death of Jesus on the cross, let’s examine the evidence surrounding his death and resurrection. I’d… Continue reading The Five-Fold Argument for the Resurrection