by Karlo Broussard | Nov 8, 2021 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
When it comes to the most misunderstood doctrines of the Catholic Church, purgatory probably ranks at the top. Often, these misunderstandings are manifested in what everyday folks say about purgatory. Let’s consider some of these catchphrases here. “If I don’t get a...
by Karlo Broussard | Sep 28, 2021 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
We as Catholics often take great pride in what we believe—rightly so, since it is the truth. But that pride sometimes can be challenged when we dabble a bit in theology, reflecting further upon those beliefs only to discover that some of them seemingly conflict with...
by Karlo Broussard | Jul 26, 2021 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Some Protestants challenge the notion that Peter is the rock by appealing to the distinction that the Greek text makes between the word for Simon’s new name (Petros) and the rock (petra). For example, Protestant apologist James McCarthy argues: Why did not the Holy...
by Karlo Broussard | May 25, 2021 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Some Protestants believe that once a Christian is saved, he has eternal security—that is, he can’t lose his salvation, whether the cause be sin, apostasy, or anything else. A passage that’s often used to support eternal security is Romans 8:38-39. Paul writes: For I...
by Karlo Broussard | Mar 4, 2021 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Protestants within the Reformed tradition are known for making a rigorous distinction between justification and sanctification. They argue that when a believer is “saved,” or justified, what makes him stand righteous before God is merely God declaring him to be so,...
by Karlo Broussard | Jan 25, 2021 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
There’s no lack of gems to mine in the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas. And his teaching on the intercession of the saints is among the brightest of these. In the Supplement to his Summa Theologiae, Aquinas argues that the saints are aware of their role as intercessors...
