This will be a follow up to my last article where I deal with St. Ignatius. As everyone knows, there are seven early epistles of St. Ignatius to various churches in the Roman Empire. In his letter to the Church of Rome, he doesn’t address the bishop at the beginning of his letter. He addresses the bishop of the city in his other letters. Why didn’t he mention the bishop of the Church of Rome?
Category Archives: Sin
Faith and Politics with Jackie Chea
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I try to avoid politics as much as possible on this blog. I do that because the Catholic faith doesn’t mandate certain political views, save for a few key issues. About two weeks ago, I came to a shocking realization. Pretty much all of North America, South America, and Western Europe have been taken over by hordes of raging leftists. These leftists are super anti-Christian and are working to undermine the Church at every point.
Catholic Phyletism and New YouTube Videos
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Some people may have heard the term Phyletism before. It’s a heresy that the Eastern Orthodox Church has had to deal with. While we Catholics typically don’t worry about it, we have a sort of pseudo-phyletism of our own. It’s not identical to what the EOC deals with but it might be just as dangerous in a different way.
Bastille Day – A National Shame For France
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Today is the day that people all over the country of France celebrate the revolutionaries storming the Bastille in Paris and ceasing weapons by force. This is the day that the revolutionaries took firm control of France and King Louis XVI became powerless to do anything.
Mohammed Hijab Actually Being Consistent
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I have long come to the conclusion that Muslim apologists cannot be consistent. They’ll quote a verse from the Gospel of John to support Muhammad being a prophet but when that same Gospel is quoted back at them to prove a Christian doctrine, it suddenly becomes “late and unreliable”. One ambiguous verse in Hebrews is quoted while the rest of the book is ignored. It’s worthless in their eyes. Countless other examples could be given.
Leftism, Islam, Homosexuality, and the Enlightenment
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I’ve always believed that if you’re a true believer in the enlightenment and you follow it’s teachings to their logical conclusion you’ll be like the Marquis de Sade in terms of sexual morality and a Jacobin when it comes to religion. America, being the most complete enlightenment state ever created has been doing its best to spread enlightenment values globally. No one is immune. Obviously Christians aren’t immune and neither are the Muslims.
Adnan Rashid, Matthew Vines, and the Crucifixion
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The Crucifixion Of Our Lord Jesus Christ
I didn’t want to do a review of the debate between Adnan Rashid and Samuel Green on the crucifixion of Jesus Christ but this general overview will cover a lot of material in that debate. The crucifixion has always been a sticky point for Muslims. The Quran denies it but only in one place. There are multiple first century sources of the crucifixion of Jesus but Muslims go for the one mysterious statement in the Quran six centuries after the event.
So Much Chaos! Why Should We Stay Catholic?
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Above is a compilation of video footage from my August vacation to Eastern Europe. Check it out. Anyways, that isn’t topic of this post.
No One Has Heard of My Favorite Philosopher!
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I hope that all of my readers had a good Easter. I also want to offer my congratulations to all those who became Catholic at the vigil. Welcome to the family!
Why Didn’t the Reformation Happen in the East?
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My icon of St. Nicholas of Myra that I purchased in an Orthodox Monastery in Serbia
Has anyone asked the following question: why didn’t the so called Reformation happen in the East? Why didn’t it happen in Russia, Serbia, Romania, Greece, Armenia and other Eastern Countries that call themselves Christian. This is something that I’ve thought about for a long time and I believe that I’ve found the answer.