Did Our Blessed Mother Suffer Labor Pains?

by Karlo Broussard | Mar 14, 2017 | Q & A

Full Question Did our Blessed Mother suffer labor pains when she gave birth to Jesus? Answer The idea that Mary did not experience the pains of labor is usually deduced from the fact that she was conceived without original sin (CCC 490-493). Since a consequence of...

How to Refute the ‘Religion is Violent’ Myth

by Karlo Broussard | Mar 14, 2017 | Articles, Christian Apologetics

If you could wave a magic wand to get rid of either rape or religion, which would you choose? Popular atheist Sam Harris would choose religion. In a 2006 interview he argued, “more people are dying as a result of our religious myths than as a result of any other...

Here’s Why You Can Be Sure that Paul Believed in the Eucharist

by Karlo Broussard | Mar 8, 2017 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics

Catholics believe the Eucharist is Jesus, literally. But does this belief have apostolic origins? St. Paul, an apostle, wrote vividly about the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, so I believe it does. Paul talks about the Eucharist in 1 Corinthians 10:16-21 and...

Is it True That There is No Truth?

by Karlo Broussard | Feb 24, 2017 | Extra

Have you ever tried to persuade someone that your belief was true and that person responds, “Well, there is no truth” or “It might be true for you, but not for me”? It’s a frustrating experience. This way of thinking, called relativism, can impede any sort of rational...

Bringing Sanity to Sex: Part 2 of 2

by Karlo Broussard | Feb 24, 2017 | Articles, Sexual Ethics

In my previous article, we saw that there is such a thing as sexual sanity, an objective reality with which we need to live in accord in order to be sexually sane. Regardless of someone’s personal motive for engaging in sexual activity, procreation is its natural end....