This is the fourth in what I hope will be five daily posts on Peter’s primacy this week. Monday’s post explored Peter’s unique ministry from Luke 22 to lead and care for the other Apostles; Tuesday’s post followed it up by showing that Peter is the shepherd that Jesus promised in John 10; and yesterday’s post looked at… Continue reading Pope Peter, Part IV: “Peter and the Eleven”
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Pope Peter, Part III: Jesus Tethers Peter to Himself
This is part three in (God-willing) a daily five-part series laying out the Biblical evidence for Peter’s primacy from the Gospels. Monday’s post was on Luke 22, showing how Peter’s ministry to the Twelve paralleled the relationship between the Twelve and the laity. Yesterday showed how in John 10, Jesus calls Himself the Good Shepherd,… Continue reading Pope Peter, Part III: Jesus Tethers Peter to Himself
Pope Peter, Part II: The Good Shepherd Calls a Shepherd
This is part two in what I hope will a daily five-part series laying out the Biblical evidence for Peter’s primacy from the Gospels. Yesterday, we looked at how Peter was called to lead and care for the Twelve in Luke 22, in the same manner that the Twelve were to lead and care for… Continue reading Pope Peter, Part II: The Good Shepherd Calls a Shepherd
Pope Peter, Part I: Strengthen Thy Brethren
This is my birthday week, and my confirmation saint is St. Peter. So to celebrate, I’ve decided to try and do a post a day demonstrating Peter’s primacy from different parts of the Gospel. I. What Scripture Says Today’s is one of the simplest. In Luke 22:24-32, Jesus tells the Apostles which of them is the… Continue reading Pope Peter, Part I: Strengthen Thy Brethren
The Servant Church
In John 4, Jesus is on His way back from Judea to Galilee, and He “had to go through Samaria.” John 4:5-9, quoted below, begin to tell what happened next: So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was… Continue reading The Servant Church
Was Peter Ever in Rome?
Lorraine Boettner’s 1962 book Roman Catholicism is notorious for its egregious distortions of history and outright falsehoods. Nevertheless, it remains popular amongst some Fundamentalist circles, because hey, it speaks ill of Catholicism, so how could it be wrong? Here’s a sample of the sort of thing I’m talking about: The remarkable thing, however, about Peter’s… Continue reading Was Peter Ever in Rome?
Pope John Paul II to be Beatified May 1
This is fantastic news. The Congregation for the Causes of Saints has announced that Pope John Paul II will be beatified on May 1st. If you’re not familiar with the process, let me explain briefly. The point of canonization is two-fold. First, just as St. Paul does in Hebrews 11, the Church lifts up those… Continue reading Pope John Paul II to be Beatified May 1
Boehner and Ashes
John Boehner (R-OH) became Speaker of the House yesterday. If you didn’t know, he’s a pro-life Catholic (he’s one of twelve kids from a working class family, who grew up running the family bar, so he’s sort of a walking Catholic stereotype). His speech upon becoming Speaker of the House impressed even his political opponents… Continue reading Boehner and Ashes
Pope Benedict on the “Dark” Passages of the Bible
How should Christians understand the so-called “dark” passages of the Bible? Even the Old Testament protagonists have some pretty shady and even disgusting doings. To take one obvious example, there’s Lot drunkenly impregnating his own daughters in Gen. 19:30-36, after earlier offering them to the would-be rapists of Sodom, as an attempt to distract them… Continue reading Pope Benedict on the “Dark” Passages of the Bible
Pope’s December Intentions
The Pope’s general intention is: “That our personal experience of suffering may be an occasion for better understanding the situation of unease and pain which is the lot of many people who are alone, sick or aged, and stir us all to give them generous help.” His missionary intention is: “That the peoples of the… Continue reading Pope’s December Intentions