by Karlo Broussard | Nov 8, 2017 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Catholics defend their belief in the Eucharist by appealing to Christ’s words at the Last Supper. We argue that because Jesus said, “This is my body,” and not, “This represents my body,” he literally meant that bread becomes his body (and wine his blood). A...
by Karlo Broussard | Oct 25, 2017 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
Some atheists claim that science has buried God by proving he doesn’t exist, or at least by making him irrelevant. Stephen Hawking stated in a 2010 interview, for example, that science can explain the universe without the need for a Creator. So, is science...
by Karlo Broussard | Oct 25, 2017 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Catholics claim that the papacy is the key to Christian unity—the visible source of unity for God’s people. According to the Second Vatican Council, God has established the bishop of Rome as the Church’s “perpetual and visible principle and foundation of unity”...
by Karlo Broussard | Oct 25, 2017 | Articles, General Ethics
Many who self-identify as “gay” are not shy about appealing to nature to justify their lifestyle. They often say, “I was born this way” or “It’s natural for me to feel attracted to members of the same sex.” What they mean is that they didn’t consciously choose their...
by Karlo Broussard | Sep 15, 2017 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Protestants argue that there is no ministerial priesthood. Instead, they say we’re all priests. As Martin Luther did, they use 1 Peter 2:9 to support this claim: “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people.” Catholics argue...
by Karlo Broussard | Sep 13, 2017 | Articles, Sexual Ethics
What can we say to someone who refuses to acknowledge nature’s blueprint for sexual sanity? Someone who, like the character Skipper from the 2014 movie Madagascar Penguins, says, “You know what? I reject nature.” I answer that we should reverence nature’s...
