Adam and Eve (c. 1520), by Jan Gossaert (1478-1532) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (11-28-13; revised on 1-6-22) *** I’m not a fundamentalist or literalist when it comes to the Bible. I never was, not even as a Protestant evangelical. I understand different literary genres in the Bible; have written about that many times. The issue here is not whether all of Genesis is absolutely literal. I agree that some portions of it are presented in a poetic or... Read more
Photo by Adrian Miles, 8 October 2010 [Flickr / CC BY 2.0 license] *** (11-23-13) *** See an earlier related post. *** Many times such giving (money on the street) is enabling substance abuse. What is best to do is to personally take the person out to eat and preach the gospel and Catholicism. Then you know he or she is gettin’ both physical and spiritual food. Our parish — the priest — used to tell us not to give... Read more
. . . (or at least some highly secularized, extreme versions of it) Ayn Rand (1905-1982), a pro-abortion atheist, was a big influence on libertarianism. [Flickr / CC BY 2.0 license] *** (11-20-13) *** [from a Facebook thread on my page] I’ve been saying for years that libertarianism — at least in its extreme forms — has more difficulties being consistent with Christianity than even left-wing political views do. Mark Shea commented on this same article: ” Libertarianism is a... Read more
. . . with Source Information and an Illustrative Example Back Cover, from an old cover of the King James, or “Authorised” Version of 1611. *** (11-19-13) *** The Letter of Paul to the PHILIPPIANS Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ; to all the saints in Christ Jesus, who are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons. 2 Grace be unto you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 I give thanks... Read more
Edited (“Selected”) by Dave Armstrong [Lulu cover design by Dave Armstrong] *** (11-15-13) *** [this Introduction runs 12 pages in the book] *** I’ve often thought about (as an outgrowth of my great love for the Bible) a “fresh” version that would retain the grandeur and majesty of the Authorized / “King James” Version’s 1611 English. * The general idea of removing archaisms has basically been done in well-known and widely used translations (I myself always use RSV in my... Read more
. . . with Source Information for Chapters 1-4 [Lulu cover design by Dave Armstrong] *** (11-14-13) *** The Gospel According to MARK The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; 2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. [Mal 3:1] 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. [Is... Read more
(11-11-13) See also Part I and the Introduction. In Vol. III, King and Webster provide us with a litany of Scripture-praising proclamations from St. Basil (329-379): none of which differ in the slightest from Catholic belief. In their section on material sufficiency (pp. 70-72), the following statements are found: . . . we have determined . . . to avoid now and always every utterance and sentiment not found in the Lord’s teaching . . . our thoughts derive from... Read more
(11-9-13) See Introduction and Part II. In Vol. III, Ch. 2 (“The Ultimate Authority of Scripture”). Webster and King cite the following passages from St. Cyril: Have thou ever in your mind this seal , which for the present has been lightly touched in my discourse, by way of summary, but shall be stated, should the Lord permit, to the best of my power with the proof from the Scriptures. For concerning the divine and holy mysteries of the Faith,... Read more
(11-8-13)See Part I and Part II. David T. King and William Webster are anti-Catholic Protestant polemicists who have been very active in opposing the Catholic Church. I have written in the past, twice about William Webster’s gross ignorance regarding the concept and definition of development of doctrine, and twice about his solely self-published books (including the present three-volume work under consideration). David T. King, likewise, was exceedingly ignorant about Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman: claiming that he was a... Read more
(395 pages; completed on 1 November 2013 and published at Lulu on the same day) * Cover photographs: Raphael, The School of Athens (1510), and detail from lower left [cover design by Dave Armstrong] —– To purchase, go to the bottom of the page —– Table of Contents Dedication (p. 3): To all who have ever read one of James White’s books or articles on Catholicism, or listened to his oral debates or webcasts on the same topic: especially those... Read more
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