by Karlo Broussard | Nov 22, 2019 | Articles, General Ethics
For many and obvious reasons, pushing back against moral relativism is fundamental to the work of apologetics. And there’s no small amount of thorough refutations of the notion that every person is a moral island unto himself. Amidst all of the debate, however, there...
by Karlo Broussard | Nov 6, 2019 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that mortal sin “destroys charity in the heart of man” (1855) and that “to die in mortal sin without repenting and accepting God’s merciful love means remaining separated from him forever by our own free choice” in a state...
by Karlo Broussard | Oct 28, 2019 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
Atheists often claim that it’s contradictory for believers to assert that God is at the same time both the universal cause of all being and immutable. In other words, God can’t be changeless and at the same time changing, in the sense that he causes things to come...
by Karlo Broussard | Sep 27, 2019 | Articles, Sexual Ethics
Did you miss the Democratic candidates boasting their “Pride” credentials at the LGBTQ Presidential forum on September 20? If so, don’t worry: on October 10, CNN will be hosting the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s “Power of our Pride” town hall meeting, in which...
by Karlo Broussard | Sep 10, 2019 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
Imagine you’re at a public gathering of religious believers—say, a pro-life event or something similar. Across the street you spot a group of atheist protesters sarcastically waving a sign that says: “Religion. . . because thinking is hard.” This has become one of the...
by Karlo Broussard | Aug 28, 2019 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
The Nicene Creed states that Jesus is “consubstantial with the Father.” This means that Jesus is one in substance with the Father, having full possession of the one divine nature and thus equal to the Father. But some quasi-Christian sects, such as Jehovah Witnesses,...
