by Karlo Broussard | Mar 4, 2026 | Articles, General
Conversations that Christians have about drinking alcoholic beverages usually revolve around Bible passages that never condemn drinking wine, but warn against abusing it. Examples include Isaiah 5:11, Amos 6:6, and Proverbs 20:1—just to name a few. And apologists have...
by Karlo Broussard | Feb 19, 2026 | Articles
A common charge against the rosary is that it violates Jesus’ prohibition of “vain repetition” (Matt. 6:7, KJV). Catholics often answer this charge by pointing to the fact that Jesus isn’t condemning repetitious prayer as such, but mindless prayer—prayer that involves...
by Karlo Broussard | Jan 27, 2026 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Both Catholics and Protestants of the Reformed tradition actually agree on something pretty important: when we’re initially justified, we become a “new creation.” To back this up, both sides regularly point to two passages from St. Paul: 2 Corinthians 5:17—“Whoever is...
by Karlo Broussard | Jan 19, 2026 | Articles, General Ethics
Martin Luther King Jr. is best known as a man of action. He didn’t merely write about injustice—he took to the streets, protesting racial “laws” that undermined the dignity of African-Americans. But unlike many current cultural protests we see today, King’s activism...
by Karlo Broussard | Jan 13, 2026 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
he Catholic Church teaches that the grounds for our justification—a theological term that generally refers to a Christian being in a right relationship with God—is our interior state of holiness, which God brings about within us when we are initially saved. As the...
by Karlo Broussard | Jan 5, 2026 | Articles
There’s no shortage of biblical objections when it comes to Mary’s perpetual virginity. A common one comes from Luke 2:7, where Luke writes, “And she gave birth to her first-born son [Gk. prōtotokos] and wrapped him in swaddling cloths.” Some Christians argue that the...
