by Karlo Broussard | Jan 16, 2025 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
The belief that Mary is the mother of God is not unique to Catholicism. The vast majority of Christians (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Lutherans, and Anglicans) accept this dogma, with only a minority in the Protestant community objecting. One text appealed to...
by Karlo Broussard | Dec 31, 2024 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Catholics believe we will be judged based on our works. And there’s no better argument for this belief than one that appeals to Jesus’ teaching about judgment in Matthew 25:31-46, the parable of the sheep and the goats. The difference between the sheep and the goats...
by Karlo Broussard | Dec 16, 2024 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
When it comes to biblical evidence for Purgatory, Catholics know to turn to 1 Corinthians 3:11-15. There, Paul writes, For no other foundation can any one lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any one builds on the foundation with gold, silver,...
by Karlo Broussard | Dec 13, 2024 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Christians who believe that Mary is the mother of God often employ a three-step argument that runs as follows: P1: Mary is the mother of Jesus. P2: Jesus is God. C: Therefore, Mary is the mother of God. It’s as simple as that, right? Some Protestants say, “Not quite!”...
by Karlo Broussard | Nov 25, 2024 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
We all know from experience that an acorn develops into an oak tree. It’s as if the mature oak shapes or molds the acorn’s growing activity, influencing the acorn to act in one way rather than some other way—say, developing into a banana tree. And the fact that an...
by Karlo Broussard | Nov 15, 2024 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Some Protestants argue against the Catholic belief that grace is given through the sacraments, saying that this takes away from God being the giver of such grace, thereby usurping the glory and sovereignty of God. If it’s the sacraments that give grace, so they argue,...
