by Karlo Broussard | Jun 16, 2026 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Catholics, along with other Christians, argue that Jesus’ body and blood must be present in the Eucharist because in John 6, Jesus commanded us to eat his flesh and drink his blood. And he meant it literally. But some Christians argue that Catholics overlook a key...
by Karlo Broussard | May 26, 2026 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Conversations among Catholics and Protestants concerning Jesus’ words at the Last Supper usually involves Catholics giving arguments for a literal interpretation and Protestants simply countering. But Protestant apologist James White gives his own positive line of...
by Karlo Broussard | Apr 15, 2026 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
In previous articles (here, here, here, and here), I’ve argued that the Bible supports the Catholic teaching that our interior state of holiness is a ground for our justification—what we might call “interior justification.” This stands in contrast to the view of some...
by Karlo Broussard | Jan 27, 2026 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Both Catholics and Protestants of the Reformed tradition actually agree on something pretty important: when we’re initially justified, we become a “new creation.” To back this up, both sides regularly point to two passages from St. Paul: 2 Corinthians 5:17—“Whoever is...
by Karlo Broussard | Jan 13, 2026 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
he Catholic Church teaches that the grounds for our justification—a theological term that generally refers to a Christian being in a right relationship with God—is our interior state of holiness, which God brings about within us when we are initially saved. As the...
by Karlo Broussard | Dec 19, 2025 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
The Catholic Church has defined the essential difference between the honor we give to God through prayer and the honor we give to the saints. The Second Ecumenical Council of Nicaea (787) defined the “adoration” we give to God alone as latreia (Greek) or latria...
