-by Joseph Heschmeyer, a former lawyer and seminarian, he blogs at Shameless Popery. /wp-content/uploads/2024/02/amazon_polly_44638.mp3 “There are a great many intelligent Protestant Christians, well-versed in Scripture, faithfully seeking to know and follow the will of God, who have concluded that Jesus’ words about the bread and wine of the Last Supper becoming his body and blood […]

-by Parker Manning /wp-content/uploads/2024/01/amazon_polly_138996.mp3 “One of the biggest things that separates Protestants from other Christians is their belief regarding the authority of Scripture. Protestants will claim that only Scripture is infallible—the only thing that cannot be wrong. Protestant apologist James White defined sola scriptura in a debate with Jerry Matatics in 1992. Here he is making his case: The […]

-a bronze statue of Martin Luther in Hanover, Germany. -by Katherine Arcemont, The Washington Post October 31, 2017 “It was the original viral post. On Oct. 31, 1517, an obscure German professor of theology named Martin Luther launched an attack on the Roman Catholic Church by nailing his 95 Theses to the door of Wittenberg’s Castle […]

-please click on the image for greater detail -by Pat Flynn /wp-content/uploads/2022/11/amazon_polly_130888.mp3 “The other day, I tweeted something important: don’t forget to pray to your guardian angel. This received criticism from Protestants—for example, “Preferring to pray to an angel instead of to the one who commands them and is your Lord and Savior is cringeworthy.”Catholic users […]

-by Fr. Samuel Keyes, raised Baptist in Mississippi, Fr. Samuel Keyes became an Anglican/Episcopalian after college. He served parishes in Massachusetts and Alabama, and then Saint James School in Maryland, before being received into the Catholic Church in 2019 and ordained in 2020–21. Fr. Keyes is currently a professor of theology at JPCatholic and parochial […]

“Let’s take a look at Scripture. Galatians 5:4 is a go-to text for Catholics when it comes to defending the belief that Christians can lose their salvation: “You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace.” Notice that St. Paul says the Galatians were “severed […]

-please click on the image for greater detail -by Karlo Broussard “How can the Catholic Church teach that it’s possible for us to lose our salvation when Jesus says that his sheep always hear his voice and that no one can snatch us out of his hand? Recall that the Catechism warns of “offending God’s […]

-by Jimmy Akin /wp-content/uploads/2022/01/amazon_polly_35317.mp3 “One of the stickiest points in Catholic-Protestant debates is what is meant by the Protestant term sola scriptura, or “Scripture alone.” Protestant apologists assert the doctrine but are often reluctant to offer a precise definition of it. Most will say that it does not mean certain things and will make a […]

Devin Rose /wp-content/uploads/2022/01/amazon_polly_39787.mp3 “I have found that the canon of Scripture is the single most fruitful topic to discuss with Protestant friends. The canon is the set of books that make up the Bible—Scripture’s “table of contents”—and it is one of the most important issues between Catholics and Protestants for two reasons: first, because the […]

-by Baroque Painter Jacques Blanchard’s Saint Jerome was made in 1632 and the original painting is in Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. The original size of the work is 145,5 x 116 cm and is made of oil on canvas., please click on the image for greater detail -by Jaspreet Singh Boparai “…We know quite […]

“Two divergent and opposing schools of Islamic thought emerge. One school is called the Mutazilites, whom we will call the reason party. On other side are the traditionalists, known as the Asharites, (Asharitism, aka voluntarism, occasionalism) whom we will call the irrational party. The reason party embraces Greek philosophy and attempts to interpret Islamic revelation […]

-by Tim Staples, Tim was raised a Southern Baptist. Although he fell away from the faith of his childhood, Tim came back to faith in Christ during his late teen years through the witness of Christian televangelists. Soon after, Tim joined the Marine Corps. /wp-content/uploads/2021/07/amazon_polly_39797.mp3 “In John Calvin’s magnum opus, The Institutes of the Christian […]

-by Howard Charest /wp-content/uploads/2021/07/amazon_polly_39031.mp3 “In the midst of a wild theological discussion, some Evangelical acquaintances asked me what I had gained by converting to Catholicism. I had embraced Evangelicalism for about five years, but its theological and spiritual inadequacies contributed to my nearly losing faith in Christ. Catholicism restored and deepened both my faith in […]

-by Trent Horn /wp-content/uploads/2021/06/amazon_polly_120448.mp3 “Different Protestants have different definitions of sola scriptura, but at its core, every definition makes Scripture a Christian’s highest authority. In doing so, it leaves no room for a divinely appointed Magisterium or Church that can authoritatively declare what Christians are obliged or forbidden to believe. This is evident in things […]

– detail from the “Last Judgment”, by Giotti, Cappella Scrovegni, 1306, Fresco, 1000 x 840 cm, Arena Chapel, Padua, Italy, please click on the image for greater detail. The chapel is entered from the west, the side on which the sun goes down. In accordance with an old tradition, the entrance wall of the chapel […]

-by Tom Nash “Question: Could you please tell me what is Justification and Sanctification and does the Catholic understanding on these topics differ from Protestants? Answer: Whole books have written on this subject, so I will provide a basic overview, distinguishing between the basic Catholic view and the fundamental Protestant view first advanced by Martin […]

– detail from the “Last Judgment”, by Giotti, Cappella Scrovegni, 1306, Fresco, 1000 x 840 cm, Arena Chapel, Padua, Italy, please click on the image for greater detail. The chapel is entered from the west, the side on which the sun goes down. In accordance with an old tradition, the entrance wall of the chapel […]

– detail from the “Last Judgment”, by Giotti, Cappella Scrovegni, 1306, Fresco, 1000 x 840 cm, Arena Chapel, Padua, Italy, please click on the image for greater detail. The chapel is entered from the west, the side on which the sun goes down. In accordance with an old tradition, the entrance wall of the chapel […]

– detail from the “Last Judgment”, by Giotti, Cappella Scrovegni, 1306, Fresco, 1000 x 840 cm, Arena Chapel, Padua, Italy, please click on the image for greater detail. The chapel is entered from the west, the side on which the sun goes down. In accordance with an old tradition, the entrance wall of the chapel […]

“Why do I need to be saved? We all need to be saved because of sin. That’s what we need to be saved from. People today sometimes hesitate to use the word sin. For some people, this word is a reminder of a religious upbringing that they would rather forget. For others, it’s a strong […]

– detail from the “Last Judgment”, by Giotti, Cappella Scrovegni, 1306, Fresco, 1000 x 840 cm, Arena Chapel, Padua, Italy, please click on the image for greater detail. The chapel is entered from the west, the side on which the sun goes down. In accordance with an old tradition, the entrance wall of the chapel […]

-“Last Judgment”, by Giotti, Cappella Scrovegni, 1306, Fresco, 1000 x 840 cm, Arena Chapel, Padua, Italy, please click on the image for greater detail. The chapel is entered from the west, the side on which the sun goes down. In accordance with an old tradition, the entrance wall of the chapel is filled by the […]

– detail from the “Last Judgment”, by Giotti, Cappella Scrovegni, 1306, Fresco, 1000 x 840 cm, Arena Chapel, Padua, Italy, please click on the image for greater detail. The chapel is entered from the west, the side on which the sun goes down. In accordance with an old tradition, the entrance wall of the chapel […]