[237 pages. Completed on 8 April 2013 and published by Lulu on the same day] [cover design by Dave Armstrong] *** — for info. on purchasing a paperback or e-book, go to the bottom of the page — INTRODUCTION *** The early 1990s were a very exciting time in the Catholic world, in terms of an increasing flow of converts into the faith, and the advent of the “modern apologetics movement.” Dr. Scott Hahn, a former Presbyterian minister (and... Read more
Image by Edalisse Hirst (11-14-09) [Flickr / CC BY 2.0 license] *** (3-1-13) *** This occurred in a public Facebook thread on my page. I’ve edited it for more compact presentation. Bruce Townley is an atheist and former Christian (though those things don’t have any direct relation to the present discussion), with whom I’ve had many (attempted) debates on theological topics, going back several years (he used a pseudonym in those). Unfortunately, the exchanges were always of the unsavory character... Read more
A modern Western worship team leading a contemporary worship session. Photo by David Ball (Sep. 2006) [Wikipedia / Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license] *** (3-4-13) *** The following are remarks come from a Facebook thread. Others’ words (all Catholics) will be in different colors. All of my Facebook posts are public, so there is no violation of confidence or privacy. * * * * * In my non-denom, “Jesus people” / “Jesus movement” days, that’s exactly what we did: rock... Read more
The Small Cowper Madonna (c. 1505), by Raphael (1483-1520) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (2-18-13) * * * Chuck Wiese (Lutheran) wrote an article on his blog (The Lamb on the Altar), entitled, “Dave Armstrong’s Doctrine of the Immaculate Conception” (17 February 2013). I shall cite it in its entirety below and reply to it, point-by-point. His words will be in blue. * * * * * The Roman church teaches that when Mary was conceived in the... Read more
Statue of Southern Baptist pastor and great preacher, W. A. Criswell (1909-2002) at Criswell College, Dallas, Texas. Photo by R. Huggins: 11-29-11 [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license] *** (2-15-13) *** What Protestants mean by sola scriptura is that the Bible alone is the infallible written authority for faith and morals —Evangelical Protestant apologist Norman Geisler (Roman Catholics and Evangelicals: Agreements and Differences, Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 1995, 178; co-author, Ralph E. Mackenzie) It is important to notice that... Read more
[completed on 22 March 2013: 236 pages; published by Lulu on the same day] [cover design by Dave and Judy Armstrong] *** — for information on purchasing a paperback or e-book, go to the bottom of the page — INTRODUCTION *** As anyone who has followed my apologetics work through the years knows (I’ve been published in print since 1993 and online since 1996), I have a great number of posts on my blog (2,483, as of writing). Periodically,... Read more
[photo source] *** (2-8-13) *** This is a shortened version of a formerly removed post, dated 30 June 2010. It has now (mostly) been restored, for reasons that I discussed at the beginning of my other “archive” post today, entitled, “Am I a Psychotic Madman? Diagnoses from Reformed Protestant Anti-Catholic Polemicist James Swan.” Many of the links are probably now defunct, because Swan is in the habit of deleting incriminating statements that he has made on his own site in... Read more
The Maniac (1806), by Charles Bell [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (2-8-13) * * * * * Lately, anti-Catholic Reformed Protestant luminary James Swan has been complaining, drone-like, about condemnations of Catholics over an outrageous remark made by his buddy Alan Maricle (aka “Rhology”): . . . Leaving aside the question of whether the Rosary has any effect on abortion (other than making demons laugh uproariously), . . . An entire discussion developed regarding that, on Swan’s blog (Boors... Read more
. . . Re: The Quotable Newman and The Catholic Verses (January 2013) *** I was interviewed for about 45 minutes on 1-17-13. We talked about two of my books, published by Sophia Institute Press: The Quotable Newman (Oct. 2012) and The Catholic Verses (2004). Past guest authors on this show include: David B. Currie, Amy Welborn, Marcus Grodi, Dr. Diane Moczar, Teresa Tomeo, Dr. Paul Thigpen, Kevin Lowry, Rod Bennett, Brandon Vogt, Bruce Sullivan, and many others. *** You... Read more
Painting: Saint Thomas Aquinas, 1476, by Carlo Crivelli (c. 1435 – c. 1495) *** [200 pages; completed on 29 January 2013 and published at Lulu on 30 January 2013] [cover design by Dave Armstrong]— for info. on purchasing (paperback / e-book), go to the bottom of the page — *** Introduction *** St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) was without question the greatest theologian in the history of the Catholic Church, and the Summa Theologica (1271-1274) was his masterpiece and one... Read more
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