Class Blog Archive

It was great to see so many last Sunday for our first class meeting. At that class, I made the claim that we live in a sick -- even insane -- culture, and we discussed many examples of the craziness. I trust I made that point sufficiently with the numerous ...

Mary, Mother of God (aka Divine Maternity):

• Mary: Mother of God **
• How Can Mary Be God’s Mother? **
• God-Bearer (This Rock: April 2002) **

Perpetual Virginity:

• Mary: Ever Virgin

Immaculate Conception and Bodily Assumption:

• Immaculate Conception and Assumption
• Catholic Encyclopedia entry: Immaculate Conception
• Mary, Ark of the New Covenant ...

 Beginning Apologetics 1: pp 14-17 “Apostolic Authority, Peter and the Papacy” Quick Answers: Don’t Revelation 3:7 and Isaiah 22 point to Christ – not Peter – as having the keys of David? Articles and Tracts: Peter’s Authority (Scripture) ** Tract: Peter and the Papacy – No Rocks Required (Scripture) ** Stewards of the Kingdom (History) […]

Beginning Apologetics 1: p 13 "The Bible Alone?"

If you missed class and want to catch up:

• The Protestant Achilles Heel by Tim Staples **

Quick Answers:

• If Jesus didn't believe the Bible was the sole rule of faith, why did he quote it in his disputes with the Jewish ...

• Prayer: Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit

1. 1. Objection 8: (from a Protestant site) When it came to the Old Testament, three important facts were considered: 1) The New Testament quotes from or alludes to every Old Testament book but two. 2) Jesus effectively endorsed the Hebrew canon in Matthew 23:35 ...

• Prayer: Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit

1. Summary / recap - Last time, we discussed how we know what belongs in the Bible.
   1. Both the contents of the Old and the New Testaments were debated in the early Church. Some NT books, including Hebrews, 2 Peter, 2 & 3 John ...

I know it's short notice, but I just learned of a parish mission at St. Matthew Catholic Church, Hillsboro, presented by lay evangelist Richard Lane. Begins tomorrow! Here's the info from St. Matthew parish's website:

Parish Mission: Standing on the Rock of Faith

September 29-October 2, 2014

St. Matthew ...