So, there’s a Lutheran Youtube channel, “Lutheran Satire,” run by a conservative Lutheran (LCMS) named Hans Fiene, and it’s hysterical. While presented pretty tongue-in-cheek, the clips often make serious points on everything from theological liberalism to Evangelicalism, points on which we Catholics can readily assent to. A few weeks ago, he posted what may be his best… Continue reading A Hilarious Way of Proving Baptismal Regeneration
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From Concubine to Spouse
Joe posted earlier about Archbishop Sheehan’s letter regarding pastoral care for cohabitating couples. It caught my attention as I’ve been engaged in a discussion over at American Papist about that very topic. I commend Archbishop Sheehan for providing such clarity to his people and clergy. It’s not an easy topic to discuss. As a still… Continue reading From Concubine to Spouse
Three Points You May Have Missed from John 9
The Sunday Gospels in Lent are some of the most important, moving parts of Scripture, hands down. There’s a lot to say on last Sunday’s Gospel (the raising of Lazarus from John 11), but the Gospel from the Sunday before that (John 9:1-41) has a number of great moments which really stand out. (1) The… Continue reading Three Points You May Have Missed from John 9
Aquinas of All Trades
Today, the Church celebrates one of Her greatest theologians, Saint Thomas Aquinas. Christopher has some good quotes of his up. The thing that I always find remarkable about St. Thomas Aquinas is that he was one of the most amazing Christians in virtually every field imaginable. There are some Saints who have particularly beautiful writings on… Continue reading Aquinas of All Trades
Taking Jesus at His Word in the Eucharist
Honeycom raises four points s/he thinks disproves the Eucharist. None do. They are, in turn: (1) Why would the Lord of the Universe turn Himself into a piece of bread so His followers believe they are consuming His body, blood, soul and divinity? Why would He become a Baby, and a poor Galilean at that, and… Continue reading Taking Jesus at His Word in the Eucharist
An Early Church Father Worth Knowing: Optatus of Milevis
I. Who Optatus of Milevis Was Prior to last week, I’d never heard of St. Optatus, the bishop of Milevis in the middle-300s. I’m not alone: the preface to the 1917 translation of Against the Donatists, the only work of his we still have, calls him “perhaps the least known of all the Fathers of the Church.” As… Continue reading An Early Church Father Worth Knowing: Optatus of Milevis
How Can Bad Priests Consecrate the Eucharist?
I. How Can Pedophile Priests Turn Bread and Wine into the Living God? A Protestant on a Catholic forum I was reading had some serious issues with the idea that evil (particularly pedophile) priests were still able to consecrate bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ. He quoted a former priest named… Continue reading How Can Bad Priests Consecrate the Eucharist?