by Karlo Broussard | Dec 8, 2016 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
The Catholic Church has always looked to the good thief as an example par excellence of conversion (see Luke 23:39-43). This is why he is called good. But for some Protestants, the good thief, traditionally named St. Dismas, is good for a different reason than his...
by Karlo Broussard | Nov 28, 2016 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
The Magna Carta for all Christian evangelists is Christ’s great commission: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations . . . teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you” (Matt. 28:19-20). Notice Christ’s command restricts the Christian evangelist to...
by Karlo Broussard | Nov 15, 2016 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
For many people, the Catholic doctrine of hell serves as an obstacle to belief in God. They think an all-good God wouldn’t allow someone he loves to experience everlasting torment. And they think the permanent nature of hell’s punishment is incompatible with a just...
by Karlo Broussard | Sep 13, 2016 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
St. John’s letters are numbered among the New Testament epistles commonly referred to as the Catholic epistles. But it would seem that his first letter, in particular, is far from Catholic. For example, he seems to teach the Protestant doctrine of the inner testimony...
