by Karlo Broussard | Oct 10, 2023 | Articles, Sacraments
Jesus’ command to “eat my flesh” and “drink my blood” in John 6 has been the subject of much debate since the time of the Protestant Reformation. And Catholic apologists have done their fair share of defending the realistic understanding of these words (we must eat...
by Karlo Broussard | Sep 8, 2023 | Articles, Sacraments
The doctrine of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist entails the idea that what is substantially there—the body and blood of Jesus—is not what our senses perceive, i.e., bread and wine. But isn’t that deception? Giving us a sacrament that deceives our senses...
by Karlo Broussard | Aug 8, 2023 | Articles, Sacraments
The other day when I was on Catholic Answers Live, I had an interesting challenge (time code: 1:16:17). A gentleman called in and asked if there were any infallible pronouncements from the Magisterium affirming that the desire for baptism is sufficient to obtain the...
by Karlo Broussard | Oct 22, 2021 | Articles, Sacraments
In a previous article, we said Catholics often present arguments for our beliefs without considering the assumptions our arguments rest on. Today’s example concerns John 6:53-58, which Catholics use to argue for Catholic theology on the Eucharist by assuming that...
by Karlo Broussard | Aug 16, 2021 | Articles, Sacraments
We as Catholics often present arguments for our beliefs without even considering the assumptions that our arguments rest on. Consider, for example, the argument for the sacrament of confession from John 20:23. Jesus tells the apostles, “If you forgive the sins of any,...
by Karlo Broussard | Jun 22, 2021 | Articles, Sacraments
Jesus’ Bread of Life discourse in John 6 is at the heart of the Catholic Church’s biblical justification for the Eucharist. Jesus identifies the “bread which comes down from heaven” (v. 50) as his “flesh” (v. 51) and commands both the Jews and his disciples present to...
