Ok ok ok, I know I sounded like a Protestant in the last post. I had all the same criticisms of the Rosary before, and now I'm on board with that. So I'll just try to keep my frustration to myself and build up the faith. In fairness I haven't read much about the Marian apparations, I just feel like they sometimes make Angelology useless. Happy feast of Our Lady of Lourdes … [Read more...]
Catholic Ghostbuster
It's the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes today, which is pretty much the most respected Marian Ghost thing we've ever had. The only apparation I've ever read about was Fatima, and I don't really believe it. For the same reason I didn't believe people had the gift of tongues when I worked in a Pentecostal church, and the same reason I don't believe being 'slain in the spirit' is … [Read more...]
Why Are All The Good Catholics Condemned… (don't answer that Protestantism)
I find that every time I read a theologian or philosopher who brilliantly defends the Roman Church against Protestantism and has a real flair, I later find out that our Mother Church has rewarded them with condemnation. Cornelius Jansen and Blaise Pascal for sure, and to a lesser extent, Peter Kreeft, Hans Urs Von Balthasar. I think it's almost like they're just Augustinians … [Read more...]