Henry Karlson’s Odd Obsession with Anti-Apologetics

Last updated on: December 19, 2019 at 2:02 pm By Dave Armstrong

From Henry’s “About Page” for his Patheos blog: Henry C. Antony Karlson III has done considerable amount of graduate work and study in philosophy, theology, and comparative religious dialogue. He has taught as an adjunct at both Georgetown University and the Catholic University of America. He seeks to engage his readers with a diversity of topics, some cultural, some philosophical, some theological, but all for the glory of God. He is a Byzantine Catholic, who, before establishing his own blog on... Read more

Vs. Atheist David Madison #42: Jesus vs. Financial Responsibility?

Last updated on: December 19, 2019 at 11:17 am By Dave Armstrong

Dr. David Madison is an atheist who was a Methodist minister for nine years: with a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Boston University. You can see (by the number in the title) how many times I have replied to his videos or articles. Thus far, I haven’t heard one peep back from him (from 8-1-19 to this date). This certainly doesn’t suggest to me that he is very confident in his opinions. All I’ve seen is expressions of contempt from Dr. Madison and from his buddy, the atheist author, polemicist,... Read more

Vs. Atheist David Madison #41: God’s a Sadistic Tyrant (Hell)?

Last updated on: December 18, 2019 at 1:36 pm By Dave Armstrong

Vs. Atheist David Madison #40: Jesus: ALL Sexual Desire is Lust?

Last updated on: December 18, 2019 at 1:27 pm By Dave Armstrong

Replies to some of the most clueless atheist “arguments” to ever enter the mind of a sentient human being . . . Dr. David Madison is an atheist who was a Methodist minister for nine years: with a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Boston University. You can see (by the number in the title) how many times I have replied to his videos or articles. Thus far, I haven’t heard one peep back from him (from 8-1-19 to this date). This certainly doesn’t suggest to me... Read more

“Pachamama” Redux (vs. Peter Kwasniewski & Janet Smith)

Last updated on: December 17, 2019 at 3:12 pm By Dave Armstrong

These exchanges took place in a thread on Dr. Janet Smith‘s public Facebook page. She is a renowned moral theologian (especially notable for her defense of Humanae Vitae), who is now in the anti-Francis camp and steadily moving to the “right” on the ecclesiological spectrum. Peter Kwasniewski is a reactionary who is moving so rapidly right that he may end up in SSPX or as a sedevacantist. He wouldn’t be the first to do so, if so. It’s a sad... Read more

Is “Mother Earth” a Catholic Concept (Church Fathers)?

Last updated on: March 2, 2020 at 10:23 am By Dave Armstrong

Guest post by my friend Rosemarie Scott: wife, mother of three and homemaker, living in New York. She is the author of Clean of Heart (2-15) and the webmistress of The Mystical Rose Catholic Page. ***** Preliminary note: I’m not saying that “mother earth” is a dogma. I’m just saying that it is an acceptable expression for Christians to use since the Fathers used it. *** Ancient pagans often worshiped created things rather than the Creator (Romans 1:25). They erroneously considered elements of... Read more

Pope Francis vs. the Marian Title “Co-Redemptrix”?

Last updated on: December 19, 2019 at 11:12 am By Dave Armstrong

+ Documentation of Pope Francis’ and Other Popes’ Use of the Mariological Title of Veneration: “Mother of All” This particular controversy stems from a homily from Pope Francis, dated 12-12-19 (see it in Spanish), on the occasion of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Crux published an article the next day by Inés San Martín, entitled, “Pope calls idea of declaring Mary co-redemptrix ‘foolishness’”. It stated: Pope Francis appeared to flatly reject proposals in some theological circles to add “co-redemptrix”... Read more

Debate: Pope Francis on Doctrine, Truth, & Evangelizing

Last updated on: December 16, 2019 at 4:10 pm By Dave Armstrong

vs. Dr. Eduardo Echeverria Eduardo J. Echeverria is Professor of Philosophy and Systematic Theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit. He earned his doctorate in philosophy from the Free University of Amsterdam and his Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) from the University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome. His publications include Berkouwer and Catholicism: Disputed Questions (2013), Pope Francis: The Legacy of Vatican II, Revised and Expanded Section Edition (2015, 2019), Divine Election: A Catholic Orientation in Dogmatic and Ecumenical... Read more

Pope St. John Paul II Respectfully Referred to Pachamama

Last updated on: November 22, 2021 at 4:28 pm By Dave Armstrong

+ Orthodox Catholic References to “Mother Earth” and Similar Biblical Motifs Many thanks to Francisco Figueroa, who discovered this in a homily dated 5-11-88 (in Spanish), delivered in Bolivia, in the Valley of Cochabamba. This was Francisco’s translation of the Spanish. My friend, Dr. Robert Fastiggi, a systematic theologian, sent me a personal letter, stating, “I checked the Spanish original, and the passage from JPII is accurate.” Pope St. John Paul II’s words follow below. ***** “Blessed is he who,... Read more

Discussion of Greta Thunberg, OCD, & Polarization

Last updated on: December 13, 2019 at 12:41 pm By Dave Armstrong

+ 16-year-old public figures, parental responsibilities, liberal sanctimoniousness, Asperger’s Syndrome, and Babylon Bee satire [see a video of Thunberg at the UN Climate Action Summit] This was a spontaneous discussion on my Facebook page, after I posted a Babylon Bee satire, featuring Thunberg. The words of Kristina Johnson will be in blue, those of Julie Ann Monzi in green, and Danielle Brown‘s in purple. ***** I see a connection to Temple Grandin. Good documentary to watch sometime. Very eye-opening to how someone on the Autism spectrum’s... Read more