This the seventh in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. While I work on the larger posts in this series (on Communion/Eucharist, church history, divisions, historicity, sacraments, etc.), I’m going to take another break and focus on smaller comments from Wright’s apologia. …
This is part of a series on patriarchy, headship, authority, and submission. See this index. In the previous part of the series, I discussed how Christians are to live as servants and to sacrificially live holy lives in order to sanctify their spouses. Let’s continue the theme by discussing another passage …
This is part of a series on patriarchy, headship, authority, and submission. See this index. In the first part of the series, I talked about sanctification in marriage in response to a post at the Sigma Frame blog. I mentioned how the Bible instructs husbands and wives to sanctify—to make holy …
This the sixth in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. We now examine the contentious topic of infallibility. Infallibility I have so often heard denunciations of the often-misunderstood doctrine of Papal Infallibility, that I have no patience for those who both utter …
This the fifth in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. In this part, we pause from the previous topic to discuss some Christian teachings. Here we find more commonality and unity than in the previous (and future) disagreements. We will discuss …
This is the fourth in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. In this part, we continue the discussion on the biblical canon and argue that history and the Roman Catholic’s actions undermined its own authority to determine canon and that the …
This is the third in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. In this, we pause our review to muse on the nature of authority. The Parable of the Servants Wright tells of The Parable of the Messengers to show how we must …
This is the second in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. In this part, we compare the Roman Catholic and Anabaptist canons. The idea that a canon need not be fixed is introduced. Anabaptist views are explained and contrasted with the …
This is the first in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. When John C. Wright became a Christian in dramatic fashion, he spent two years trying to figure out what denomination he should join. He shocked many by becoming Roman Catholic. …
This is part of a series on patriarchy, headship, authority, and submission. See this index. The Bible tells how Christ loved the church and sacrificed himself to sanctify it, making it pure and holy. Husbands should emulate that by loving their wives as they love themselves, to nourish and tenderly …