by Karlo Broussard | Jan 2, 2019 | Articles, Christian Apologetics
There are many ways to argue for the historical reliability of the Gospels. One compelling approach is to point to what nineteenth-century Anglican priest J.J. Blunt called “undesigned coincidences.” These occur when you have two texts containing pieces of information...
by Karlo Broussard | Dec 14, 2018 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
The Catechism teaches that the Church “must pass through a final trial that will shake the faith of many believers,” and such a persecution will “unveil the ‘mystery of iniquity’ in the form of a religious deception offering men an apparent solution to their problems...
by Karlo Broussard | Nov 29, 2018 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches in paragraph 1240 that a proper form for administering baptism is “I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” But for some Protestants, such as Oneness Pentecostals, this Trinitarian...
by Karlo Broussard | Nov 13, 2018 | Articles, General Ethics
Many Catholics have learned how to refute the idea that there is no absolute truth—what is called global relativism. It’s pretty straightforward: if global relativism is true, then there is at least oneabsolute truth, and so global relativism contradicts itself. We...
by Karlo Broussard | Oct 29, 2018 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Protestant apologists Norman Geisler and Ralph MacKenzie argue that the Catholic dogma of purgatory “in effect denies the all-sufficiency of Christ’s atoning death.” They quote biblical passages that speak of the sufficient nature of Christ’s work on the cross (John...
by Karlo Broussard | Oct 15, 2018 | Articles, General Ethics
I’m always amazed at how modern animated movies are not shy to interact with philosophical concepts. Sometimes they do so in objectionable ways, such as when Skipper, the main character in Penguins of Madagascar, proudly proclaims, “I reject nature. Who’s with me?”...
