. . . How Popes Routinely Consult Bishops, Priests, and Laity Prior to Momentous Decrees [Lulu cover design by Fr. Deacon Daniel Dozier] [my counter-reply to Fr. Deacon Daniel Dozier from Chapter Six of the heavily revised Third (2015) Edition of Orthodoxy and Catholicism: A Comparison] * * * * * I fully, wholeheartedly agree with my friend, Fr. Deacon Daniel’s words in his superb reply. Perhaps that may surprise some. It shouldn’t (for anyone familiar with my past... Read more
Street Scene, by Giorgio Conrad (1827-1889) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] (2-6-14)These are my off-the-cuff comments on a Facebook thread of a friend. It was a private thread, so I can’t cite others. I summarize a few of their comments, so my answer is better understood in context. It started out with an approving link of an article (CNN op-ed) entitled, “Spanking isn’t parenting; it’s child abuse.” I chimed in a little after the discussion had begin. * * *... Read more
by Fr. Deacon Daniel Dozier [Lulu cover design by Fr. Deacon Daniel Dozier] * * * * * Fr. Deacon Daniel A good friend of mine once remarked that being an Eastern Catholic is at times very much like the experience of a child of a great divorce. One stands, as it were, between two great sources of ecclesial parentage (Catholicism and Orthodoxy) whose estrangement developed over the course of centuries, and the wound of which is still deeply felt... Read more
Original title: Reply to Reformed Luther Apologist James Swan’s Request for Documentation of Executions of Anabaptists Sanctioned by Luther, in the 1530s [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license] (8-17-14) * * * * * James Swan (“TertiumQuid”), webmaster (Boors All + Facebook page), anti-Catholic Reformed Protestant polemicist and longtime defender of Martin Luther (sometimes rightly) against what he sees as a torrent of Catholic misinformation and bigotry, wrote on the Catholic Answers Internet forum on 17 August 2014 (comment... Read more
Dave & Judy Armstrong sharing a very moving moment: saying the Hail Mary at the location of the Annunciation in Nazareth, where the angel said those words to the Blessed Virgin Mary (October 2014) (8-11-14) [this is the Introduction to my book, Footsteps that Echo Forever: My Holy Land Pilgrimage] “Pilgrimage.” I must confess that in my formerly evangelical Protestant mind, prior to 1990, the word conjured up images of semi-fanatical, curiously odd – yet nevertheless admirably devout –... Read more
With fellow apologists Scott Hahn (left) and Steve Ray (right) at the Defending the Faith Conference at Franciscan University of Steubenville (Ohio), July 1999 Day One: Monday 25 August 2014 Two years ago I undertook my first overt fundraising drive in almost eleven years since I became a full-time Catholic apologist in December 2001. It was successful and met and exceeded the goal within a month. So did the one last year. I had hoped in 2012 that it wouldn’t be... Read more
The front cover photograph was taken by Margie Prox Sindelar on 23 October 2014 at Caesarea Philippi: the stunning location where Jesus designated St. Peter as the “rock” upon which He would build His Church, and gave Him the “keys of the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 16:13-19). [completed on 8 November 2014; 165 pages. Published at Lulu on the same day] * * * * * for purchase information, go to the bottom * * * * * “PERSONAL”... Read more
Completed on 15 July 2014 and published at Lulu on the same day; 590 pages. [cover design by Dave Armstrong] – – – For purchase, go to the bottom of the page – – – * * * * * * * Miscellaneous Question and Answer Exchange (Facebook, 15 November 2013] Table of Contents Dedication Introduction [read online; it runs 12 pages] Bibliographical Source Information [read below] Matthew [read 5:17-19 on Facebook] [read ch. 16 + comparison to... Read more
[completed on 2 August 2014; 245 pages. Accepted for publication by Sophia Institute Press on 11 November 2014; published on 7 July 2015] [cover design by Coronation Media in collaboration with Perceptions Design Studio] —– To purchase, go to the bottom of the page —– ENDORSEMENTS “Dave Armstrong is a master of biblical citation and compressing arguments. He does in a few pages what many apologists take chapters to accomplish.” * Al Kresta, Host of Kresta in... Read more
. . . the Inevitability of Capitalistic “Business Models” in Catholic Non-Profit Lay Apostolates (and Apologetics) Disney cruise ship. Image by “skeeze” [public domain / Pixabay] *** (6-24-14) *** I briefly paraphrase comments from three different people, that I was responding to in a friends-only thread (in brackets and blue color). * * * * * I don’t oppose in principle the idea of a cruise, for reasons I have given. The reasons given in the latest bashing surely are inadequate... Read more
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