Death of the Reform of the Reform of the Liturgy? Part II

Last updated on: June 5, 2026 at 11:36 pm By Dave Armstrong

. . . The Reports are Greatly Exaggerated (Peter Kwasniewski and Fr. Thomas Kocik vs. Pope Benedict XVI) Pope Benedict XVI on 6 July 2011. Photograph by Peter Nguyen [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license] (2-26-14) See Part One As I’ve always said, I’m very close in spirit to “traditionalists” in many ways (lots follow me on Facebook, and many are my friends “in real life”). I just think there are very important premises in play here, that, if crossed, might have... Read more

Death of the Reform of the Reform of the Liturgy? Part I

Last updated on: May 25, 2017 at 3:25 pm By Dave Armstrong

. . . The Reports are Greatly Exaggerated (Peter Kwasniewski and Fr. Thomas Kocik vs. Pope Benedict XVI) Pope Benedict XVI on 20 January 2006. Photograph by Sergey Kozhukhov [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license] *** See also Part II *** (2-14-14) *** I defend Holy Mother Church and the Mind of the Church. Always have, always will. I defended Blessed Pope John Paul II (soon to be a saint); I’ve defended Ven. Pope Pius XII (the outrageous charge of collusion with the... Read more

Exchanges on “Sola Scriptura” with Bible Scholar Jerome Smith

Last updated on: June 5, 2026 at 11:36 pm By Dave Armstrong

. . . the Protestant Editor of The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Codex Alexandrinus, manuscript of the New Testament 088a – Romans 1 (5th century) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (2-13-14) *** Jerome Smith is an acquaintance: the brother of a good friend of mine, Martin Smith. The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (1992) is a marvelous resource, though with an excessive evangelical Protestant bias in the notes. Despite that flaw, it is probably the single best source... Read more

“Tradition” Is Not ALWAYS a Bad Word! It’s also GOOD!

Last updated on: June 3, 2017 at 1:11 pm By Dave Armstrong

“Tradition!” Samuel Joel “Zero” Mostel (1915-1977) in 1964 as Tevye in the Broadway version of the fabulous Fiddler on the Roof. [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (2-12-14) *** [this article is written specifically for young people and beginners in theology: maybe of middle school age or a little younger] * * * * * Catholic tradition is the group of teachings and beliefs that were given by our Lord Jesus to His disciples, then passed on to the great Church... Read more

Brief Descriptions of Dave Armstrong’s 56 Books

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:25 am By Dave Armstrong

(2-4-14; revised on 10-1-15 and 11-21-25) Each title (listed in chronological order) is linked to an info-page, which includes all purchasing options (paperback and several e-book formats). * For more information, see my master books page (all books in all formats). * * * * * A Biblical Defense of Catholicism (#1; completed in May 1996; published by Lulu in Oct. 2001 and by Sophia Institute Press in June 2003, 297 pages). Foreword by Servant of God Fr. John... Read more

“The One-Minute Apologist” (Dave Armstrong): Info. for Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet File

Last updated on: May 25, 2017 at 3:54 pm By Dave Armstrong

(2-2-14) *** My good friend John O’Connor has created an excellent e-book version of The One-Minute Apologist in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet format (xls). It contains many hundreds of convenient hyper-links and many other impressive features unlike all my other e-books. It’s available on my e-booksite for just $2.99. The e-book version contains material that is not included in the paperback at all, such as source information for the citations (which I have documented on my blog). It also corrects some... Read more

Books by Dave Armstrong: “Pope Francis Explained”

Last updated on: June 5, 2026 at 11:37 pm By Dave Armstrong

127 pages. Completed on 22 January 2014 and published at Lulu on the same day *** [Cover design by Chad Toney, with input from Dave Armstrong] *** Purchase Options *** [PAPERBACK: $11.86] [ePUB: 2.99] *** TABLE OF CONTENTS *** Dedication (p. 3) Introduction (p. 5) [read online] 1. Foot-Washing (p. 11) 2. Rorate Caeli Website Hysteria (p. 23) 3. Atheist Salvation / Salvation by Works (p. 33) 4. The Blessed Virgin Mary at the Cross (p. 47) [read online] 5.... Read more

Introduction to Dave Armstrong’s Book, “Pope Francis Explained”

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:25 am By Dave Armstrong

[cover design by Chad Toney] *** See the book information page for this volume. *** (1-22-14) *** It seems that everyone wants to make the pope (like they often do with God Himself) into their own image. Those outside the Church do this in proportion to how “contra-Catholic” or secular they are: up to and including atheists; as well as dissenting modernists and theological liberals within the Church (the “cafeteria” / pick and choose types). These all want him to... Read more

Feedback Comments on Dave Armstrong (Catholics: 2002 – )

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:26 am By Dave Armstrong

Photograph by Andrys [Pixabay / public domain] I struggled for a bit with my faith, questioning Catholicism, . . . along the way, I found your site, fell into it, read I don’t know how much of your work, all of it, edifying, all of it, opening my eyes time and again. You turned me onto Chesterton! I wonder if you know how much your work . . . has influenced others – and in a very positive way…. So,... Read more

Is Pope Francis Guilty of Mariological Heresy?

Last updated on: June 6, 2026 at 12:26 am By Dave Armstrong

Original title: “Was Pope Francis Guilty of Blasphemy and Mariological Heresy in His Comments on the Possible Momentary Temptation of Mary at the Cross?” *** (1-19-14) *** [Bible passages: RSV] *** [this is Chapter Four from my book, Pope Francis Explained: Survey of Myths, Legends, and Catholic Defenses in Harmony with Tradition] *** Pope Francis gave a homily at Mass on the morning of 20 December 2013 at Casa Santa Marta in Vatican City (Latin: Domus Sanctæ Marthæ;... Read more

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