One of my professors sent this Post-Election Quiz around today. I’m not sure who wrote it, but it’s timely for Christians who are struggling with the results of last night’s election. After the Election: Perspective Check Jesus Christ, Icon, Eastern Orthodox Altar,Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who… Continue reading A Post-Election Quiz
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Fasting for the Election
With the election coming up tomorrow, one of my friends (and a fellow Kenrick seminary), Davide Bianchini, had a great suggestion: we should fast for the day. Here’s what he wrote: Peter Paul Ruben, The Prophet Elijah Receiving Bread and Water from an Angel (1628) Someone encouraged me to do this, and I thought I’d… Continue reading Fasting for the Election
Pitting Jesus Against His Bride (Pt. II)
Yesterday, I began my response to David Mathis’ critique of the Catholic Church (which he writes as if he’s Jesus). In that post, I answered his criticisms of Mary and the Saints, the Eucharist, and the papacy. Today, I will address the remaining three topics: sola Scriptura, priestly celibacy, and justification. Sola Scriptura Jan Braet von… Continue reading Pitting Jesus Against His Bride (Pt. II)
Pitting Jesus Against His Bride (Pt. I)
David Mathis, a Baptist elder from South Carolina, has written a post pretending to be Jesus, and rebuking the Catholic Church. One of the problems with the approach of pretending to be Jesus is that Mathis doesn’t actually spell out his arguments, making it harder to show where his reasoning goes wrong. This is compounded… Continue reading Pitting Jesus Against His Bride (Pt. I)
What Does Jesus Have Against Wealth?
Ordinary Time 28th Sunday – Year B October 14, 2012 How would you respond to the young man’s question in today’s Gospel? Imagine that someone at work or school asks you how to get into heaven. How would your respond to this person? Is the sole criteria simply living a generally good life, a life… Continue reading What Does Jesus Have Against Wealth?
Su Doku and the Development of Doctrine
Lorenzo Veneziano, Apostle Peter Preaching (1370) The Catholic Church teaches that the Apostolic faith, including “everything which contributes toward the holiness of life,” was “handed on once and for all” to the Apostles (Dei Verbum 8; see Jude 1:3). Jesus entrusted to the Apostles, through the power of the Holy Spirit, a Deposit of Faith,… Continue reading Su Doku and the Development of Doctrine
Christopher Hitchens, R.I.P.
The prominent atheist Christopher Hitchens has died, at age 62, from pneumonia, a complication from the cancer he’d been fighting for some time. May God have mercy on his soul.
Getting More Out of this Blog
It turns out that Blogger has designed some pretty cool ways you can view this blog (or any Blogger blogs). Check out: Flipcard Mosaic Sidebar Snapshot Timeslide To turn any Blogger blog into one of these formats, just add: /view/flipcard after the URL (obviously, if you want Mosaic or something, write that instead of Flipcard). So to… Continue reading Getting More Out of this Blog
Mother and Baby to Pray For
On Sunday morning, November 14th, a parishioner of St. Raymond of Peñafort found a newborn baby (only a few hours old) who’d been left in a pink duffel bag outside the church. Police say that the mother obviously didn’t give birth in a hospital, and are concerned for her health and well-being. The baby is… Continue reading Mother and Baby to Pray For
The Right’s Dangerous Population Control Proponents
I’ve criticized the Left’s warped preoccupation with population control before (here, here, here, here, here, here, and here), and this particular breed of insanity is one which is generally favored by liberals. But the Right is not without its own advocates for population control, and their ideas are no less barbaric. If anything, they might be… Continue reading The Right’s Dangerous Population Control Proponents