Joe Schmo Can’t Forgive Sins

by Karlo Broussard | Aug 16, 2021 | Articles, Sacraments

We as Catholics often present arguments for our beliefs without even considering the assumptions that our arguments rest on. Consider, for example, the argument for the sacrament of confession from John 20:23. Jesus tells the apostles, “If you forgive the sins of any,...

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What is the Soul?

by Karlo Broussard | Aug 4, 2021 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics

If you bring up the topic of the soul, it’s not uncommon for folks to give you a blank stare. And even if folks do have something to say about it, they often think of it as some separate thing in us that’s interacting with our body—like how a puppeteer might...

Missing Mass is Deadly

by Karlo Broussard | Jul 26, 2021 | Audio, Catholic Answers Focus, Podcast

How on Earth could it really be a mortal sin to miss Mass? This seems so harsh! In this episode of Catholic Answers Focus, I chat with Cy Kellet about how we can take up a hard challenge and defend the Catholic requirement to participate in Sunday Mass. There are...

Peter Receives His Name and His Gender

by Karlo Broussard | Jul 26, 2021 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics

Some Protestants challenge the notion that Peter is the rock by appealing to the distinction that the Greek text makes between the word for Simon’s new name (Petros) and the rock (petra). For example, Protestant apologist James McCarthy argues: Why did not the Holy...