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...
by Karlo Broussard | Nov 27, 2017 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
When it comes to providing biblical evidence for the sacrament of confession, no Bible passage is clearer than John 20:23: “If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” But for some Protestants, it’s not so...
by Karlo Broussard | Nov 15, 2017 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
When you look at a tree, what do you see? For the longest time I just saw branches and leaves. But after studying some philosophy, I now see something far greater: I see God. Now, you’re probably thinking, Oh no. Karlo has gone off the deep end and become a...
