March 21, 2008
Reinventing Christianity in your own Image
The oddest offshoots of the protestant revolution are the churches that simply invent a religion and try to tie it to Christianity. The theology has very little to do with true Christian worship, but by including "Christianity" in part of...
March 13, 2008
The Foundation of Faith
This is a special posting from a reader of our site named Robert Wolfe who has been doing prison ministry for years (and working with non-Catholics). Over time he developed a document that he could give to explain his Catholic...
January 23, 2008
Sola Scriptura, the Bible Alone
I thought this was pretty well done. It's a video covering the topic of Sola Scriptura, the protestant notion of Scripture Alone. Basically this is one of the pillars holding up the protestant version of Christianity. But is it true?...
November 17, 2007
Common Ground: What Protestants and Catholics can learn from one another
I just watched an interesting show that is being shown on the National Religious Broadcast (NRB) network – for me that’s channel 378 on DirecTV. The show was actually created by a protestant pastor who felt his congregation was too...
November 15, 2007
A Protest Convert to Catholicism Explains
Is the Catholic Church the Church founded by Christ in Matthew 16:18? This former protestant explains why it must be so - and why he converted to the Catholic Church. It's worth viewing: It comes from LoveToBeCatholic.com. Pretty interesting. God...
July 12, 2007
Did Pope Benedict XVI really reassert that other Christian denominations are not true churches?
Recently, a hot topic for the media has been a certain document issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith entitled RESPONSES TO SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE DOCTRINE ON THE CHURCH. It's classic to me...
May 28, 2007
Avoiding History: Who Were the Waldenses?
It’s become popular for protestant groups to claim some earlier historical status than the Reformation. In reality, all of the current protestant sects come from the Reformation and simply broke off further at one time or another. But this isn’t...
December 17, 2006
Does our Salvation depend on Works? Or is it Faith Alone?
Sola Fides, Martin Luther’s famous doctrine of “faith alone,” has rung through the centuries to give us our modern difference between protestant and Catholic understanding of salvation. On this blog, we focus on Scripture and what it tells us; so...
September 1, 2006
Five Biblical Proofs that Jesus did not have Brothers
A common disagreement between Catholics and protestants is over the “brothers” of Christ. Catholics argue that Mary was a perpetual virgin and had no other children than Jesus, whereas protestants point to a few passages in the Bible to argue...
July 12, 2006
Jesus never said . . .
We've argued time and again that protestantism introduced relativism into Christianity. Suddenly you are the pope and can decide (without the help of decades of theological study) what is right, what is wrong, and what the Bible really says. If...
June 1, 2006
The Gospel of Health and Wealth: What Do You Think?
Growing up in the Bible Belt I have come in contact with many varieties of Protestantism. The one that has never ceased to amaze me is the variety that proclaims that the true follower of Jesus will be healthy and...
May 25, 2006
Ecumenism, Apologetics, and Unitatis Redintegratio
"If I speak in human and angelic tongues, but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or clashing cymbal. And if I have the gift of prophecy, and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge; if I have all...
April 15, 2006
Lutheran Minister becomes Catholic Priest
Leonard Klein was a concerned Lutheran minister. According to this article he: As a conservative Lutheran, Klein, 60, has not felt [good to be where he is] for a very long time. He was an outspoken critic of what he...
March 30, 2006
What Protestants do Right
We spend a lot of time on this blog criticizing protestants for leaving Christ's Church, but on a positive note there are some things protestants do very well. Joe (from this blog) and I began discussing this earlier today and...
March 5, 2006
Pope Benedict XVI’s Views on Protestantism
What does Pope Benedict XVI think of the current protestant movement? A new book featuring a speech and a letter by him gives us great insight into how he views these churches and their future.
December 28, 2005
Exorcisms and Demonic Possession
Do you believe in demons? As a Christian, you don’t really have a choice. It is obvious in the Bible that Jesus not only believed that demons existed, He also believed people could be possessed by demons (see Luke 8:27-39)....
November 2, 2005
10 Questions for "Bible Christians"
We have a lot of questions asked of us here at DeoOmnisGloria.com and naturally so. I thought it would be interesting to post what I would consider to be some of the best questions to ask Protestant friends, when the...
August 8, 2005
Sola Nada: What does the United Church of Christ Believe?
The United Church of Christ is well known for a couple of reasons: they are extremely liberal and they are shrinking rapidly. In response to this, the UCC began running a commercial last year that featured bouncers refusing some access...
July 18, 2005
Setting the Record Straight: Catholic Belief in Christ
In this day and age, absolute ignorance always surprises me. After all, you can simply call up Google and find a quick answer to most of your problem. So, when I saw this story on an adoption agency that rejects...
July 10, 2005
Worshiping as a New Testament Church (Or, what should Sunday church look like?)
When I was a Southern Baptist, the preacher often commented that we were creating a worship service that returned “to the way church worshiped in the New Testament.” This was more than a simple belief, it was an ideology. So,...
June 4, 2005
The Effects of Relativism on Christianity
In order to approach this topic, it is essential for us to understand what we mean by the term relativism. Relativism is the philosophical position that all points of view are equally valid and that all truth is relative to...
March 17, 2005
The Problem of the “Community Church”
More and more I talk with people who have joined a local “community church” – in other words a church not affiliated with any specific denomination. This seems a logical next step for the protestant movement, since it allows greater...
February 28, 2005
Interesting path to Conversion
An interesting interview with Budziszewski, a well-known protestant who just came home to the Catholic Church. One interesting point (I know at least one here who might object ;-) ): The first push was the discovery that Anglicanism was dying...
January 25, 2005
Is it ever okay to "split off" from your current church?
We’ve all seen the dissolution of a protestant church when a portion of the membership and usually a pastor or two split off to form another church in the local area – in fact it seems to be happening more...
January 6, 2005
Married Episcopal Priest becomes Catholic
There's actually several interesting points in this whole thing. Basically, an Epsicopal priest and part of his congregation came into the Catholic church. The priest is married and has three children, but he will become a Catholic priest (many believe...
January 1, 2005
Truth reigns: ‘Brother of Jesus’ box a forgery
The find of a ancient burial box with the inscription “James, brother of Jesus” was announced as “proof” that the Catholic Church was wrong in naming Jesus as an only child. Were these critics right?
December 7, 2004
Hanukkah and Scripture
Is Hanukkah in Scripture? This is an interesting question, because the answer depends on whom you ask. If you ask a protestant, the answer is “No,” which would mean that the celebration of Hanukkah was a “tradition” handed down outside...
November 29, 2004
Was the Apostle Peter ever in Rome?
Was the Apostle Peter ever in Rome like the Catholic Church suggests? This article examines the Biblical, historical, and archeological evidence to determine the truth!
November 3, 2004
The Sola Scriptura Error: The Carnival of the Reformation
The “Carnival of the Reformation” decided to do a special session this week on Sola Scriptura and I just have to respond in kind. What I found fascinating is the differing views of Sola Scriptura. The main blogger teaches that...
October 29, 2004
The Importance of Truth: Episcopalism and Worship
I haven’t really posted on this yet, but I think it’s substantial enough to provide fodder for our discussions. Basically, the US Episcopal Church that earlier ordained an actively and openly divorced homosexual man as a deacon has raised the...
October 26, 2004
Who has the best point of view about Christ?
I received Karl Keating’s (of Catholic.org fame) latest email and it asked a very provocative question: Who was more likely to have understood the teaching of the apostles correctly, those early writers we call the Fathers of the Church or...
October 22, 2004
Luther's "throne": the birthplace of the Reformation
Now this is funny: the actual place where the 95 theses' were written has been found. Nothing like some good Friday humor . . . ROTFL. God bless, Jay PS - No offense meant, but you have to admit, this...
September 15, 2004
Well-known Canadian Evangelical Converts
Michael Coren, a Canadian writer and speaker, has come back to the Catholic Church. Most probably don't know him, but he does a great deal of speaking on faith, morals, etc. in evangelical churches (at least he did). The reason...
August 27, 2004
Can we Lose our Salvation?
Is it possible to "lose" your salvation? Can we be assured that we will go to heaven when we die? This is a Biblical analysis of the doctrine of "once saved, always saved."
August 24, 2004
Should we Pray for the Dead?
A comment on this blog recently mentioned prayer for the dead and I thought I would address it. In order to properly answer this, I must first explain why Catholics pray for the dead. Prayer for the dead, by its...
August 4, 2004
Obsession over Alcohol
Can someone explain the teaching that “Alcohol is bad”? I grew up Southern Baptist and I know we were taught from a young age that it was sinful to consume even a beer – not to mention dancing (at my...
August 3, 2004
Are there different “levels” of sin?
The Catholic church teaches that there are two types of sin: venial and mortal. Many of our protestant brothers and sisters believe that “sin is sin” and there are not differing levels of sin. Which is correct? Let’s look in...
July 13, 2004
How Old is Your Church?
I recently ran across this article detailing the dates certain churches were started and found it fascinating. Historically, it's a compelling question: are we to believe that the Holy Spirit attempted for almost 1,500 years to fix the Christian Church...
July 8, 2004
Did Jesus intend for the Apostles to hand down their positions?
Apostolic succession has become a hot topic lately on the blog - we’ve had a couple of people suggest it isn’t Biblical, which is completely incorrect. So, I wanted to write a quick article outlining the Scriptural arguments for apostolic...
July 5, 2004
The Question of Authority: An Ecumenical Discussion
Thomas, I thought it would be a good idea to recap, for our own sake, but also for the sake of any other readers trying to follow this discussion, the main points of our discussion thus far. If anything isn't...
July 4, 2004
Is Baptism by Sprinkling Valid?
Titus 3:5. [Jesus] saved us, not because of deeds done by us in righteousness, but in virtue of His own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal in the Holy Spirit. [my emphasis] Baptism is a key part...
June 30, 2004
For the Record: Protestant Positions on Sola Scriptura
Recently a couple of those commenting on our blog have suggested we are misrepresenting the protestant position concerning the nature of Scripture in various protestant denominations. So, I wanted to document the various positions of the major protestant denominations in...
May 25, 2004
Alabama's Christian head converts to Catholicism
John Giles, the president of the Christian Coalition of Alabama, and his wife just converted to Catholicism this Easter. I found this tidbit interesting: Giles says he knew the questions would come because as a Protestant he, too, had mistaken...
May 23, 2004
An Interesting Question for Protestants
From E-pression (a very interesting blog . . .): The Bible was not divided into chapters until the thirteenth century, and the system for numbering verses was not developed until 1551. So why do Protestants rely upon this tradition of...
May 8, 2004
Sola Scriptura’s Practical Problems
Sola Scriptura, as most of you know, is the protestant belief that the Bible contains everything necessary to believers. Martin Luther started this by teaching that oral tradition is ultimately fallible, only the written Word is infallible and perfect. This,...
April 19, 2004
REFERENCE: Apostolic Succession
This is the second in my series of Reference documents that deal with key issues and where information can be found on them. This one covers apostolic succession both in the Bible and the Early Church Fathers.
April 14, 2004
When "faith" is different from "faith"
I'm currently reading a very good book called Handbook of Christian Apologetics by Peter Kreeft and Ronald Tacelli. I'll write a full review when I finish, but I thought this passage was fascinating: The faith-works controversy that sparked the Protestant...
April 13, 2004
REFERENCE: Unity of the Church
I'm actually working on creating a document that lists the references in the Bible and the Early Church fathers to a specific topic. I thought I would post one of the sections to see if there is interest in me...
April 9, 2004
How Far Should Churches Go?
This morning while driving I noticed a sign advertising an “Outdoor Easter Event” at a local Church on Sunday morning. The sign had a tiny church logo (it’s a non-denominational) and a bunny rabbit and listed “egg hunt” as the...
March 11, 2004
Answering Protestant Objections
There’s a ton of common protestant misunderstandings about Catholics and how Catholics interpret the Bible. This article is a response to a series of challenges from a non-Catholic. I simply show where the Bible discusses each of the points made in this challenge.
March 8, 2004
Hal Lindsey and the End of Time
Hal Lindsey is the best-selling author of several books including The Late Great Planet Earth. But, before talking about Lindsey, it’s important to understand dispensationalism. Dispensationalism is a unique view of interpreting Scripture that was first invented sometime during the...
March 7, 2004
The Church as fulfillment of God’s Plan
It’s interesting to watch how changes spread through protestant churches from the point of the protestant revolution until now. At that time, everything was about doctrine: Martin Luther and those with him adhered to the doctrines of Sola Scriptura and...
March 2, 2004
Our Judgment and Our Works
Matthew 25:31-46. "When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He will sit on His glorious throne. Before Him will be gathered all the nations, and He will separate them one...
February 18, 2004
The Real Roman Road: Our Path to God
The Roman Road is a common protestant technique to lead others to God. It involves a series of verses from Romans that seem to exemplify the protestant belief system (I disagree with some of the interpretations). I’m not sure if...
February 17, 2004
Sola Fides 2: Understanding Faith and Works
I started a series of articles on the protestant doctrine of sola fides, which states that we are saved by faith alone apart from any works. My first article analyzed the Biblical evidence for salvation by faith alone and found...
February 14, 2004
"Do you understand what you are reading?"
The title of this article is a quote from Acts 8:30. Most of you will recognize it as Philip's question to the Ethiopian who was reading from Isaiah. The Ethiopian's response is rich with meaning: "How can I unless someone...
February 13, 2004
A Test for Protestants
Here's an interesting question: Who wrote this? There are almost as many sects and beliefs as there are heads; this one will not admit Baptism; that one rejects the Sacrament of the altar; another places another world between the present...
February 12, 2004
Authority and Dissent in the Church
There have been a number of discussion strings lately dealing with the question of the nature and extent of authority in the Church. I have postulated that a fundamental difference between the Catholic Church and Protestant denominations is that the...
Why Apologetics is Important
The issue that’s been floating around various blogs has cropped up in the comments section on our site, so I thought I would address it from my fully fallible point of view. Why is apologetics important? Some would ask, why...
February 9, 2004
Protestant Traditions
Protestants are quick to suggest that all traditions fall under the condemned “traditions of man” in the Bible. However, what protestants don’t realize is they also trust in tradition. There are some key beliefs they hold to that are actually...
February 6, 2004
Understanding the Apocrypha
In case you don't know, the Apocrypha or the "deuterocanon" is a set of Old Testament books that Martin Luther removed from protestant Bibles. Originally, King James (in his famous translation) included them at the end of the protestant Old...
January 24, 2004
Apologetics 101: A Response to Tony Warren
Under a recent article I wrote entitled, The Primacy of Peter: The Biblical and Historical Proofs for the Papacy one of our fellow bloggers posted the following article on Sola Scriptura. I thought it would serve as a good opportunity...
January 7, 2004
The Visible Church and the Bible
On our blog there’s been much discussion about whether the Church Christ founded should be visible or is simply a metaphysical reality. Both Catholics and protestants agree that there is a “mystical” Church or body of Christ that encompasses all...
December 14, 2003
Baptism: The Gateway to Life
Allow me to begin by apologizing to several of you for the delay in writing this article. I promised this article over a week ago to some of our fellow bloggers but other obligations have kept me from having the...
St. Cyprian on the Church
I’ve been reading some of the Early Church Fathers and I periodically post a section one of them has written. This is from St. Cyprian, the Bishop of Carthage, and was written around 250 A.D., before the Bible had been...
December 13, 2003
Sola Fides 1: Are we saved by faith alone?
Sola Fides or the doctrine of “faith alone” is a detailed subject that requires careful study. Because of this, I’m breaking it down into a series of articles that take one aspect of Sola Fides and examine it in light...
Confession and the Bible: Understanding God’s Will
Confession is one of those practices that protestants take issue with. I often hear, “Why can’t I simply confess my sins to God?” People are uncomfortable openly discussing their faults – this of course plays into God’s hands, since it...
December 7, 2003
Biblical Mary, Part II
One thing we can all agree on (hopefully) is that Jesus came from the line of David. The Lord promised David that a king in his line would one day rule all nations, and he would reign forever (2 Sam...
December 6, 2003
Dave Armstrong and 50 Proofs for the Papacy
In an excellent book, “A Biblical Defense of Catholicism,” Dave Armstrong sets out fifty proofs of the pre-eminence of St. Peter, the first pope of the Catholic Church. I was so impressed, I have to list them here. I do...
December 5, 2003
Apostolic Tradition: What does it mean?
I would like to begin this article by getting the definition of Apostolic Tradition "straight from the horse's mouth" so to speak. Other bloggers have referred to the dictionary to explain that meaning of "tradition", but an American, English dictionary...