Don’t Try to Control Me!

Don’t Try to Control Me!

There are many reasons why people detest organized religion. It might be because it leads to violence. Or perhaps they think organized religion requires blind faith. For Allen Clifton, a self-described liberal Christian and co-founder of Forward Progressives, it’s...

Does James Say All Sins are Equal?

Some Protestants attempt to undermine the Catholic belief in mortal and venial sin by appealing to James 2:10-11, which says that if we break one commandment, we become guilty of them all. But does this passage have the firepower that Protestants think it does? In...

Are Biblical Miracles Too Far-Fetched to Believe?

Skeptics often think the miracles in the bible are too far-fetched to believe. “Dead people coming back to life? Blind people seeing? You expect me to believe that?” they ask. While sympathizing with skeptics in their initial reaction, I show in this video why it’s...
When the Baker Misunderstands the Bread

When the Baker Misunderstands the Bread

Jesus’ Bread of Life discourse in John 6 is at the heart of the Catholic Church’s biblical justification for the Eucharist. Jesus identifies the “bread which comes down from heaven” (v. 50) as his “flesh” (v. 51) and commands both the Jews and his disciples present to...