by Karlo Broussard | Sep 2, 2024 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
One reason why skeptics don’t believe in the God of the Bible, the argument goes, is that he’s a slayer of the innocent. As one example, Exodus 12:29 reads, “The Lord struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt.” So, the question becomes, how can God be all-good and...
by Karlo Broussard | Jul 22, 2024 | Articles, Sacraments
The Church teaches that the desire for baptism, whether explicitor implicit, saves those who die before they can receive it. Yet, someone may ask, “If that person doesn’t receive the sacrament of baptism, is he ‘fully Catholic’”? If by “fully Catholic” one means...
by Karlo Broussard | Jun 11, 2024 | Articles, Sacraments
Objections to the belief in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist are numerous. Some attempt to expose the absurdities (here and here) of such belief. Others attempt to show that such belief contradicts what we know elsewhere in the Bible. Consider, for example,...
by Karlo Broussard | Jun 5, 2024 | Articles, General Ethics
When a Christian expresses his disapproval of sexual activity between members of the same sex, he’s often criticized for being a bigot. As a result, many Christians back down from expressing their disapproval, since no one wants to be a bigot. So what can we say in...
by Karlo Broussard | May 18, 2024 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Catholic devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary is always a tough topic for Protestants, even for Protestant converts to Catholicism. One particular devotion they object to is the consecration to Mary, championed by St. Louis de Montfort. It’s often thought to smack of...
by Karlo Broussard | May 14, 2024 | Articles, Sacraments
In a previous article, we looked at an objection to the Catholic doctrine on the Real Pressence from Protestant pastor Todd Baker: a literal interpretation of Jesus’ words “eat my flesh . . . drink my blood” leads to absurdity. Baker’s inferred absurdity is that by...
