November 30, 2003
The Primacy of Peter: The Biblical and Historical Proofs for the Papacy
Rather than coming up with my own scriptural narrative of the significance of Peter, I have decided to begin this lengthy article with the introductory section of his epistles in the Navarre Bible. The Navarre Bible is excellent, it uses...
November 29, 2003
How a Southern Baptist became Catholic
I actually have a moderately interesting conversion story that I thought I would share. It begins way back in time when I was just a boy. My best friend from the time I was five was Joseph. I was a...
The Advent Wreath
Just a reminder: tomorrow is when you should start your nightly readings with the Advent wreath. If you haven't done this before, I highly recommend it. It's a great way to focus your Christmas season around Christ and His birth;...
November 28, 2003
Liturgical Color Change
As the Liturgical seasons change, we'll update the colors of the website (you can see the change now, obviously). I'm still tinkering with the actual color. The site was designed to reflect the current season, which is why it was...
Enjoy Apologetics?
Wondering why we’ve dealt so much with protestant issues lately? The one issue with blogs is that articles getting lots of attention (read: comments) still fall back into the pack. However, we have two pretty interesting discussions going on between...
A Letter from a Convert
I read this letter in a book entitled, "Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic" by David B. Currie. It is on Scriptural Authority and it is excellent. I will quote the section in its entirety here. "On this subject of scriptural...
November 27, 2003
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanks to everyone who visits, reads, and posts on our blog. We’ve enjoyed the comments and the challenges; I think everyone benefits when conversation is started. Also a big thanks goes out to those who have defended our country in...
November 25, 2003
Recommended reading for Protestants
If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, it’s that there’s a lot of confusion about what Catholics really believe. We’ve seen some pretty big misconceptions on this site, but even more so in the bigger world. So, I...
November 22, 2003
A Personal Take on the Death Penalty
Is the death penalty all that it's cracked up to be? This is my personal take on what the death penalty should do and the legacy it is creating. Specifically, how does the American system function in regards to the death penalty?
November 21, 2003
Misunderstanding Human Reason
I keep hearing from people I respect that we shouldn’t “judge” others. However, many people misunderstand the notion of our judgment and critical reasoning abilities and how they should be used. We shouldn’t “judge” others in an unfairly negative way....
November 18, 2003
Understanding Homosexual "marriage"
At Mark Shea's blog they are discussing an interesting problem I've run into: how do you convince a non-Catholic that Homosexual Marriage is wrong? First, you can't argue that the purpose of a family is to raise children, since by...
Need a Catholic Gift Idea?
I know I'm always looking for good gift ideas during this time of year, so I thought I'd share two of my favorites with you. As a family, we make a point of giving Christian-related items during the holiday as...
November 17, 2003
Terri Schiavo's Fight Continues
Tonight, the show Hannity and Colmes on Fox News Channel at 9 p.m. will feature Terri Schiavo's parents discussing the case and the facts about Terri. We've had a lively discussion board on this topic here, but it died out...
Blogrolling hacked
Apparently Laura, or one of her bigger fans, hacked Blogrolling last night and replaced all of the links with a link to Laura's Blog - how nice of them. Of course, Laura's blog is down, probably due to the sheer...
November 15, 2003
A Quick Overview of Sola Scriptura: The Bible Alone
Sola scriptura, the doctrine of the Bible alone, is a key tenet of Martin Luther's reformation. This is an analysis of the Biblical issues, along with the history, philosophy, and reality of the doctrine on our modern world.
November 14, 2003
House of Gold - a book review
House of Gold written by Bud Macfarlane Jr. is awesome! I am a huge fan of Michael O'Brien's works and he and Bud are good friends. And one can see why these two are friends because they both know how...
I Believe in Love - A book review
I Believe in Love written by Father Jean C. J. d'Elbee is uniquely designed to be a personal retreat based on the teaching of St. Therese of Lisieux as well as incorporating the wisdom of other numerous saints and scripture....
November 12, 2003
The Matrix Revolutions
Today Lileks posted an excellent article on the third Matrix movie. Click here to read the article. I do have to quote one part of his analysis: I took away something else from the Matrix trilogy: it is a product...
Politics vs. Christianity
And New York City wins the award for most ignorant public policy . . . Why? They have decided that Jewish menorahs and Islamic crescents can be displayed in NYC schools, but Christian nativity scenes cannot. The Christian scenes are...
November 11, 2003
Meditation on Suffering
The power of suffering has been wiped out of American culture. But here’s a verse that always struck me as very profound: 1 Peter 4:1. Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same thought, for whoever...
November 7, 2003
Pre-Marital Sex = Abortion
New studies show a strong correlation between sex outside of marriage and abortion rates. Approximately 40% of all pregancies involving unmarried women result in an abortion while only 7% of those involving married women end this way. This is a...
November 6, 2003
Purgatory and the Bible
Purgatory is generally only accepted by Catholics, but why? What does the Bible have to say about the existence of Purgatory - is it real? This article looks specifically at the Biblical viewpoint of Purgatory.
November 4, 2003
The Brothers and Sisters of Jesus: Did Mary have other children?
A visiting blogger recently posted a comment under Jay's article entitled "Pius XII and Hitler: Facts, not Fiction" in which the blogger called into question whether or not Mary had other children besides Jesus. Here I will show that this...
Call No Man Father
Why do Catholics refer to priests as "father" even though the Bible specifically says not to?
November 1, 2003
Perversion American-style
Here's a story that will confuse everyone: A mother is ordered not to expose her child to 'homophobic' religions. This isn't in some third world country, either - it's in Denver, Colorado. To sum it up: the mother is a...
