by Karlo Broussard | Mar 21, 2025 | Articles
A standard go-to Bible passage for Catholics in rebutting the Protestant argument that Jesus forbids calling religious leaders “father” (Matt. 23:9) is 1 Corinthians 4:15. There, Paul says, “Though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For...
by Karlo Broussard | Mar 12, 2025 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
ome Christians object to the claim that our good works play a causal role in our salvation. They also reject the idea and that it’s possible to lose our salvation, subscribing instead to a doctrine called eternal security. They’re concerned that on the Catholic view,...
by Karlo Broussard | Feb 19, 2025 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Protestants often criticize Catholics for relying on Sacred Tradition for certain beliefs, like Mary’s bodily assumption. But Protestants rely on Sacred Tradition for some of their beliefs as well, even though they do so unknowingly. Take, for example, the belief that...
by Karlo Broussard | Feb 7, 2025 | Articles
Luke 1:43, where Elizabeth proclaims Mary as the “Mother of my Lord,” is usually the go-to biblical text for defending Mary “Mother of God.” But did you know there’s another text that we can appeal to? It’s Galatians 4:4. There, Paul writes, “When the time had fully...
by Karlo Broussard | Jan 29, 2025 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Did God the Father punish Jesus on the cross? Some Christians say, “Yes.” For example, the late Reformed theologian R.C. Sproul, in his 1985 book The Holiness of God, writes, “[Jesus] was the only innocent man ever to be punished by God” (emphasis added). Sproul isn’t...
by Karlo Broussard | Jan 23, 2025 | Articles
For many believers in the doctrine of Mary’s perpetual virginity, the exchange between Gabriel and Mary in Luke 1:28-35 is positive evidence that at least lends credence to the belief that Mary was a perpetual virgin. Most focus on Mary’s response to Gabriel’s...
