What is truth? The infamous hand-washer never waited for the answer. When I asked and waited, the answer became a matter of conscience. Continue reading “St. Augustine believed in purgatory?”
St. Augustine believed in purgatory?
Tag: Church History
The light of history humbles Catholics and unseats Protestants
Blessed John Henry Newman’s An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine
“I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming.” (Jn. 16:12-13)
History exposing Protestantism’s unproven and unprovable assumptions is not enough. Continue reading “The light of history humbles Catholics and unseats Protestants”
The Bible alone, is it your pillar and foundation of truth?
Yes, this is a trick question.
I came into the world for this; to bear witness to the truth; and all who are on the side of truth listen to My voice. (John 18:37*)
The intuitive answer is, “Of course, the Bible alone is my pillar and foundation of truth!” How can it be otherwise? The Bible itself, however, answers the question differently. Continue reading “The Bible alone, is it your pillar and foundation of truth?”
Lord, have mercy on unjust judges. Like me.
I was prepared to confess having been unfair with the evidence. But that seems a varnish. Continue reading “Lord, have mercy on unjust judges. Like me.”
Any church but Rome, right?
Does it really matter? 
Does is really matter which church? I believed the Bible and I really wanted to follow Jesus. But what does that even mean? Continue reading “Any church but Rome, right?”
The Wheat of God
Bread of Christ
I am the wheat of God and am ground by the teeth of the wild beasts, that I may be found the pure bread of Christ. Ignatius of Antioch, circa A.D. 107 Continue reading “The Wheat of God”
