by Karlo Broussard | Aug 14, 2019 | Articles, Sexual Ethics
“Love is Love.” It’s the new mantra of our culture, the moral wisdom of the age. It’s the battle cry of a movement led by those not so wise as a sage. (Channeling my inner Dr. Seuss.) Joining the fray, the Coca-Cola Company has launched their “Love is Love” campaign...
by Karlo Broussard | Aug 1, 2019 | Articles, General Ethics
Recently, Ashlyn Harris, a backup goaltender for the U.S. women’s soccer World Cup champions, blasted star soccer player Jaelene Hinkle, a devout Christian, in a tweet as being “intolerant” and “homophobic.” What did Hinkle do that made Harris so upset? Actually it’s...
by Karlo Broussard | Jul 16, 2019 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Several Catholic Answers writers, including myself, have responded to Protestants who challenge the Catholic practice of asking the saints in heaven to intercede for us. Can the saints, they ask, even hear our prayers? Needless to say, many of these brothers and...
by Karlo Broussard | Jul 4, 2019 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
For Catholics, Matthew 16:18 is a key passage when establishing a biblical basis for the papacy: “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it.” Catholics argue that because Jesus makes...
by Karlo Broussard | Jun 18, 2019 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
The Catholic Church has been a great patroness of philosophical wisdom, with Augustine and Aquinas being perhaps the greatest representatives of this tradition. Some Christians think this emphasis on philosophy in the Catholic tradition, however, contradicts the...
by Karlo Broussard | Jun 3, 2019 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Catholics believe that good works do not guarantee, but do play a role in, our final salvation. That so many Protestants disagree is unfortunate, but this disconnect is why we must be as clear as possible about the biblical foundations for the Church’s teaching....
