by Karlo Broussard | Oct 20, 2020 | Articles, Sacraments
Catholics argue that when Jesus said at the Last Supper, “This is my body . . . This is my blood” (Matt. 26:26, 28), he literally meant for bread to become his body and wine his blood. But a Protestant might object: “Wait a minute. If we take the bread and wine to be...
by Karlo Broussard | Sep 21, 2020 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Discussions between Catholics and Protestants about the topic of salvation sometimes involve a reference to Philippians 2:12, a passage often quoted by Catholics in support of their view that good works play a role in achieving our final salvation and that it’s...
by Karlo Broussard | Sep 7, 2020 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
There are many arguments that Protestants make against the Papacy. One is what might be called “Petrine hiddenness.” The argument is not that Peter is hidden in the New Testament. Rather, it’s that if Peter were the first pope like Catholics say he was, then the New...
by Karlo Broussard | Aug 23, 2020 | Articles, Sacraments
The Catholic Church teaches that baptism is “necessary for salvation” (CCC 1257). Some Protestants like to use 1 Corinthians 1:17 to claim that this teaching contradicts the Bible. Paul writes, “For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not...
by Karlo Broussard | Aug 10, 2020 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
When it comes to the saints, one of the most common questions Catholics get is, “Why would I seek the help of saints when I can go straight to Jesus?” There are two ways that we can answer this question. The first is to address the problematic assumptions. The second...
by Karlo Broussard | Jul 28, 2020 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
St. Thomas Aquinas is famous for seeing the most mundane things in our human experience as starting points for reasoning to God’s existence. For example, in the first of his famous “Five Ways” he starts with motion (Summa Theologiae I:2:3). In the second, he starts...
