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Reparation
In this post I will give several excerpts (edited for brevity and emphasis) in order to address the issue of reparation. I think the concept of reparation, specifically on behalf of others, is a Biblical concept, yet it … -
Real Presence of Christ
Many people have a problem with calling the mass a sacrifice, relying on a misunderstanding of the book of Hebrews. Some of this school say that we are remembering the sacrifice, but that it is the risen Christ who we… -
Since we're on the topic of icons over at Paleo's site
This is an excerpt from a comment that I wrote somewhere else that was later deleted, so the world has since been deprived of my argument. It was originally a response to something and not a standalone essay. W… -
Credo
When I became Catholic, I could finally recite the Apostle's Creed without making mental qualifications and exceptions in my head. It is interesting that although this creed is very widely held to be the basis for ort… -
Confusing God
I'm really surprised I didn't get more comments on the last post. I thought it was kind of neat. Oh well. Today I am thinking about John 20 when Jesus tells his apostles: 21Jesus said to them again, "Peace … -
Ash Wednesday
Before I was Catholic it struck me how easily identifiable Ash Wednesday made Catholics. As a Protestant there was no such way for me to attest to my objective membership in Christ's body. Even the Jews could be more … -
A Plug, a Recap, and a Coincidence? I think not.
We listened to a Catholic apologetics lecture by John Martignoni on the way to church and back. (An update from our usual listen to my dad's sermons, which include bonus side commentary on why being Catholic is just p… -
Sola Scriptura
One Protestant friend of ours keeps insisting, whenever we claim that we reject "sola scriptura"out of hand, that our objection really isn't to "sola scriptura" as the Reformers originally taught/meant it, but rather … -
You got the right one baby, uh huh
It occurs to me over and over how the closer certain Protestants move toward the truth, the more they start to look like Catholics. My background is Reformed Christian - the continental European variety. As the better…
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Input/Output (Part 2 of 2)
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