by Karlo Broussard | Feb 22, 2018 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
Last November, we looked at what some call the existential argument for God’s existence. One of its key premises is that whatever doesn’t have existence by nature must receive its existence from a cause outside itself (an “existential cause”—a cause that gives...
by Karlo Broussard | Feb 6, 2018 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
It’s not uncommon for Catholics and Protestants to debate certain passages from James’s epistle. James 2:24 is the verse that many are familiar with: “You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.” A passage that’s not as well known, however, is...
by Karlo Broussard | Jan 25, 2018 | Articles, General Ethics
I recently gave a talk on relativism and its relation to sexual issues, and in conversation afterward a gentleman asserted that Catholics are fighting a losing battle by using natural law arguments to support certain moral positions. Because our culture is so...
by Karlo Broussard | Jan 23, 2018 | Articles, Sexual Ethics
The “Weinstein Effect,” and Oprah Winfrey’s recent denunciation of sexual predation in Hollywood, have provided us all with an opportunity to think through the role of consent in establishing the morality of sexual acts. Last month we looked at reasons why consent, by...
by Karlo Broussard | Dec 30, 2017 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
I recently gave talk on salvation in which I cited James 2:24 (“You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone”) to substantiate the Catholic claim that works are necessary for the ongoing and future dimensions of salvation. During the...
by Karlo Broussard | Dec 20, 2017 | Articles, Sexual Ethics
There may still be hope for our sex-crazed culture after all. The recent events involving accusations of sexual assault, harassment, and rape against Hollywood’s elite—what has become known as the Weinstein Effect—give reason to believe this. Because our culture...
