What I’ve done in this post (which wasn’t ready by yesterday afternoon, sorry) is outline the Scriptural support for the Catholic position on Scripture and Tradition, and then explained the two best arguments against sola Scriptura, the “Self-Refuting” Argument, and the Canon Argument. The post is long (about 4,000 words), but I think it’s worth… Continue reading Catholicism v. Sola Scriptura
Tag: apologetics
A Good Catholic Priest, and a Funny Catholic Joke
Hopefully, later today, I’ll have a post on sola Scriptura done and ready to go. But for now, I wanted to share a good joke I heard yesterday morning from Fr. Pat Tobin, a truly remarkable priest. If you’re not familiar with him, check him out: he’s almost certainly a saint. He gave retreats with… Continue reading A Good Catholic Priest, and a Funny Catholic Joke
Religious Intolerance and “Islamophobia”
Frank Beckwith had a great post responding to Time Magazine’s latest cover, which reads “Is America Islamophobic?” To answer Time’s question, there are certainly some people who have irrational fears about Islam. No question. But those folks are clearly in the minority, as Islamic-related polls tend to show pretty clearly. More troubling is the tendency… Continue reading Religious Intolerance and “Islamophobia”
Why “Lord of the Dance” Should be Taken Out of Church
Growing up, my favorite “hymn” was Sydney Carter’s Lord of the Dance, because I found it upbeat and catchy — to be quite frank, it wasn’t far removed, musically, from a lot of popular children’s artists. Raffi, for example, could easily have been a folk-Christian writer, by tweaking his lyrics slightly. Today, I still can… Continue reading Why “Lord of the Dance” Should be Taken Out of Church
The Prophetic Book of Tobit, Revisited
On Wednesday, I posted about how the Book of Tobit (considered Scripture by Catholics but not Protestants) is clearly prophetic, in that it accurately describes the inner sanctum of the Throne of God, information a non-inspired writer obviously wouldn’t have. Namely, the Book of Tobit quotes the angel Raphael as describing himself as one of… Continue reading The Prophetic Book of Tobit, Revisited
The “Ground Zero” Mosque
As you’re probably aware, there are currently plans to build a massive thirteen floor, $100 million mosque near Ground Zero, the site of the September 11th attacks. It’s a tasteless move, orchestrated by some seemingly uncouth characters. The original name for the mosque (it’s now slated to be Park51) was Cordoba House, a reference to… Continue reading The “Ground Zero” Mosque
The Prophetic Book of Tobit
Tobit is one of the seven books which Protestants omit from the Bible, and which they consider Apocrypha. But if you pay close attention, you’ll see that the New Testament proves Tobit to be prophetic. If you’re not familiar with the book, the short version is that the Archangel Raphael appears to Tobit disguised as… Continue reading The Prophetic Book of Tobit
Why Mathison is Wrong on Salvation Outside the Church
Last week, two of the issues I addressed were the question of salvation outside the Church and Keith Mathison’s book The Shape of Sola Scriptura, part of an ongoing critique. Well, here’s the perfect storm — it’s Mathison’s attempted critique of the Church for allegedly switching positions on the question of whether non-Catholics can be… Continue reading Why Mathison is Wrong on Salvation Outside the Church
School of Faith
In the Kansas City area (on the Kansas side), an incredible new apostolate has been underway. It’s a series of fascinating classes related to the Catholic faith. This fall, they’re offering the following courses: Prayer & Spirituality / 12 Weeks Monday Evenings, 7:00 PM St. Michael the Archangel, Leawood Thursday Mornings, 6:30 AM Sacred Heart,… Continue reading School of Faith
Peter as the Rock
Here’s the way that debates over the meaning of “Rock” within Matthew 16:17-19 frequently go between Catholics and Protestants. Catholic: Christ founded His Church upon Peter! In verse 18-19, He says, “And so I say to you, you are Peter [“Rock], and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the… Continue reading Peter as the Rock