Catacomb Resident has a new substack and his first serious post “Let’s Review” (PDF) has some interesting points that I would like to comment upon. Point #1: Activism is Dead There is nothing to gain by attempting to shape human behavior through seeking to influence fallen human governments. You are …
In two previous posts—Scripture is Tradition and No Early Evidence for Roman Catholic Doctrine—I laid out the case that Roman Catholic doctrine largely did not exist prior to the late fourth century. Having set the table, so to speak, I discussed how the Didache describes the “Liturgy of the Eucharist …
This the fourteenth in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. A Matter of Council In parts 12 and 13, we discussed Wright’s argument regarding unity in the church. We will continue and conclude the discussion on unity within the church, focusing …
This the thirteenth in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. The Kingdom We now continue our discussion that we began in part 12 of Wright’s argument regarding unity in Christ. At issue now is the nature of the church, which for Wright …
Over at Radix Fidem, Ed Hurst said something similar to what has been on my mind for some time: I believe we need to get used to the idea that we are very few indeed, and God is the only one who can change that. This alludes to what Jesus …
This the twelveth in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. Is Unity Impossible? In part 11, we discussed how Wright was offended by Christianity’s lack of ecclesiastical unity. He viewed this lack of unity as a stain on Christianity as a whole. …
This the eleventh in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. A Question of Disunity The issue of unity within Christianity is the fifth argument that convinced John C. Wright of the truth of Roman Catholic claims. Upon his conversion, he was, and …
This the tenth in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. Apparition of Mary Back in part 1 of the series, we noted that John C. Wright took two full years to decide which denomination he should join. At that time, I had …
The early church celebrated a very different liturgy of the eucharist than that created by the Roman Catholic church. The original liturgy consisted of two parts: the Eucharist (a sacrifice) and the Lord’s Supper (a consecrated memorial meal). Usually the Eucharist was immediately used in the Lord’s Supper, but as …
In a previous post “Scripture is Tradition“, we responded to the claim that 2 Thessalonians 2:15 sets up a Holy Tradition governed by the Roman Catholic church. We examined the works of the early church to demonstrate that it did not believe that there was any authority other than the Word …