My Dog, by SakuraUchihaNJ [Deviant Art / CC BY 3.0 license] *** (3-12-08) *** Jack Wintz, O.F.M., thinks so, and explains “why he believes the whole family of creation is included in God’s plan of salvation,” in his article, “Will I See My Little Doggy in Heaven?” (St. Anthony Messenger, July 2003). Here is my reply: * * * * * Animals have no eternal, immortal souls, as men do. They aren’t created in God’s image. They aren’t capable of sinning,... Read more
Psychedelic Chaos Sigil, by AntonChanning [Deviant Art / CC BY-SA 3.0 license] *** (12-2-07) *** A lot of people may not realize that I have done a little (observed, recorded) mini live debate with the renowned Reformed Baptist anti-Catholic champion James White, in his chat room. Since then (perhaps as a result of this experience?) he has turned down two further challenges to do another one, where I gave him a handicap of more time to question than I... Read more
Catholic apologist and friend Jimmy Akin, visiting my home in 2004 [family photo] ***** I have compiled many papers on this topic from the archives of my old Blogspot site (and Facebook articles). Be sure to allow Internet Archive a minute or two for the papers to upload, and select versions from July 2015 or earlier. ***** DEFENDING DEFENDING Apologia for Apologists and Apologetics [1-29-04] Yet Another Reply to Bum Raps Against Apologetics [1-27-08] The Certitude of Faith and Cardinal... Read more
Amoris Laetitia repeatedly cites and expands upon the great 1968 encyclical, Humanae Vitae, from Blessed Pope Paul VI [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ] ***** Yesterday I chided the radical Catholic reactionaries for opposing the pope’s Apostolic Exhortation even before it came out, and being wrong, as usual. Then I posted extensive highlights of the document, having to do mostly with all the “hot-button” moral issues that reactionaries pessimistically claimed would be changed, and... Read more
Heroic Reiteration and Development of Catholic Moral Tradition Pope Francis, 27 April 2014, on the day of the canonization of Pope St. John XXIII and Pope St. John Paul II. Photograph by Jeffrey Bruno [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license] ***** Blessed Pope Paul VI heroically resisted overwhelming pressure to change constant, traditional Church teaching regarding the ban on contraception, in his landmark 1968 encyclical, Humanae Vitae. Tragically, many bishops and theologians then simply ignored it and... Read more
Image by Piotr Siedlecki [Public DomainPictures.Net] ***** The papers below are drawn from my large back-catalogue on Blogspot. I have linked to Internet Archive versions. Be sure to allow a minute or two for them to load, and select archived versions from July 2015 or earlier. ***** BEHAVIOR & METHODOLOGY OF ANTI-CATHOLICS The “Adolescent Theory” of Pervasive Anti-Catholic Mindsets and Behavior [10-4-07] How Anti-Catholics Often Argue (Massive Use of Ad Hominem, Personal Insult, Smear Tactics) / My Humorous, Satirical Retorts [2-24-10] Anti-Catholic... Read more
Photo by Emmanuel Boutet, 1-27-07 [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license] *** (10-5-05) *** [Martin Luther’s words will be in blue] *** [warning: contains some language regarding dung and related notions in just one portion, that may be offensive to some readers: from a biography of Luther: citing his own words. You (i.e., those who are or may be offended in this way) have been forewarned. Continue at your peril, and don’t blame me... Read more
“Out of the Mouths of Babes” My daughter at almost-6: about six months after her words below [family photo] *** (5-24-07) *** Yesterday I was going about my business and overheard my ten-year-old third son and my one daughter (five) — who were born on the same date exactly five years apart — talking about heaven at the kitchen table. I started to listen in a bit and then got the idea of taking down (and sharing with you) what... Read more
Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton at the first 2016 Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas, 10-13-15 [You Tube video still shot / reuse permitted based on Creative Commons license] *** (originally posted on 4-4-04) *** The following is derived from letters and dialogues I had with Catholic Democrats. *** How can a “faithful Catholic” (or a faithful orthodox Protestant who accepts the historic Protestant doctrines and moral teachings) vote for a politician who sanctions the practice of sticking scissors in the neck of... Read more
A Catholic wrote on my discussion list: Though one can argue that there are two ultra-high Mariologies, one embraced by orthodox Catholics and one twisted in the media to generate controversy (for example, Mary made the cover of Newsweek about a year ago; she was depicted provocatively with her arms stretched out like Christ on the Cross, looking suspiciously like a pagan priestess), there are those within the Church who agree with this Mariology as portrayed in the media. This is why,... Read more
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