2026-06-06T00:26:06-04:00

[completed on 3 October 2013. 250 pages. Published at Lulu on the same day] *** [cover design by Dave Armstrong] *** Purchase Options  *** [PAPERBACK: $20.95] [KINDLE: 2.99] *** [see also the Spanish translation by Kevin Bingaman: ¡Revelación!: 1001 respuestas de la Biblia a las preguntas teológicas] *** Dedication  *** To all lovers of Holy Scripture: God’s inspired, infallible Word and revelation. May its infinite wisdom and knowledge fill you up and satisfy your grace-originated yearnings for truth, spiritual wholeness, and... Read more

2017-05-25T19:39:24-04:00

Cathedral of Saint Martin, Utrecht – Protestant  Iconoclasm still in evidence [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license] *** (10-7-13) *** This exchange is derived from a discussion about a link I posted on Facebook (9-27-13): an article entitled, “Islamists Burn Statues and Crosses in Syrian Churches.” I made a remark when I posted it: “If they keep this up they’ll be as bad as the early Calvinist iconoclasts who smashed stained glass, statues (including of Jesus), crucifixes, even organs, ridiculously whitewashed... Read more

2026-06-06T00:26:05-04:00

Mary Pickford in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (10-7-13) *** Facebook friend L Niall Quinn recently directed my attention to one of Bishop White’s innumerable hit pieces against me: one of his Dividing Line webcasts. This show was dated 2-19-08, and in it, he was mocking, ridiculing, constantly laughing and yucking it up like a drunk middle schooler, playing clips of the songs Liar (Three Dog Night) and Honesty (Billy Joel) and just having a grand old... Read more

2026-06-06T00:26:05-04:00

Evil tyrants intent on conquest may be morally opposed. [public domain / Wikimedia Commons]  *** [excerpt from my book, Revelation! 1001 Bible Answers to Theological Questions]  *** [cover design by Dave Armstrong] *** 196. Permissibility of Just War * 196-1. Did Jesus allow self-defense? * Luke 22:36. . . he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. * 196-2. Did Jesus ever use military analogies in His parables? * Luke 14:31-33 Or what king, going... Read more

2017-05-27T11:31:03-04:00

(10-1-13) *** Karl Keating, the “father ” of the modern apologetics movement, and head of Catholic Answers, the largest Catholic apologetics organization in the world, undertook a thoughtful effort on his personal Facebook page (public material that anyone could run across) to help me raise funds in September 2013, in conjunction with my own fundraising drive. Here are his words from that post: * * * * * HELP ME SEND A FINANCIAL “CARE PACKAGE” TO A FELLOW APOLOGIST I’m... Read more

2017-05-27T11:33:07-04:00

Tridentine Mass; photo by James Bradley, 20 Feb. 2010 [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license] ***  (9-20-13) *** This comes from a vigorous Facebook discussion on a page other than my own. * * * * * Younger folks (at least of a certain, “serious” sort) are always quick to reject nonsense; so they are rejecting liberalism and liturgical mediocrity. All perfectly predictable. It’s always been that way (“can’t teach an old dog new tricks”). But Catholics shouldn’t be divided... Read more

2017-05-27T11:37:02-04:00

(with Patti Sheffield vs. traditionalist David Palm) Opening of the Second Vatican Council, 11 October 1962 [Flickr / CC BY 2.0 license] *** (9-15-13) *** This is taken from a Facebook discussion on my page; later continued on another page. David Palm is a self-described “reluctant traditionalist” and a longtime friend of mine. His words will be in blue. Patti Sheffield’s words will be in green. * * * * * It’s when he [Michael Voris] attacks the Novus Ordo... Read more

2017-05-27T11:40:07-04:00

. . . Our Society’s Low Estimate of the Worth of Spiritual and Theological Work [“selfie” from 1-23-13] *** (9-2-13) *** [Taken from an earlier discussion thread. Citations from others are from different commentators] *** What would be a very interesting discussion is “how much is too much?” How much money can the Catholic worker make before he is regarded as materialistic and greedy and jilting donors and contributors? Whatever that is deemed to be, I’m quite sure I am... Read more

2017-05-27T11:42:41-04:00

. . . Thus, “Establishment” Apologists Deliberately Avoid Criticizing Bishops (???) Photo by “gfpeck” [Flickr / CC BY-ND 2.0 license] *** (9-2-13) *** This is a follow-up paper, to my previous one having to do with Michael Voris making an issue out of the salaries of apologists like Karl Keating and Catholic radio talk show hosts like Al Kresta (both personal friends of mine). * * * * * I had noted that Karl Keating clarified that Catholic Answers doesn’t... Read more

2017-05-27T11:49:50-04:00

. . . and Contention that Two Radio Shows on Radical Catholic Reactionaries Have Harmed CA Photograph by “Johanna84” [Pixabay / public domain] *** (8-31-13) *** Michael Voris’ video of 8-29-13 was a rather cynical, derisive “expose” of the salaries made by several persons at CA (which — I should note —  was already public information, since it is a non-profit corporation). Now he’s making out that CA has taken a huge hit because they dared to do two shows on... Read more

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