When Christians talk of two sources of Revelation, they are typically referring to Scripture and Tradition. People sometimes say that Vatican II rejected the idea
The Protestant doctrine of sola scriptura (“Scripture alone”) always was a sham. I don’t simply mean that it’s an error, one that has been misleading
I was raised lovingly by my parents in the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). From 6th grade to 8th grade, in preparation for confirmation, I
Arguably the biggest difference between Catholicism and Protestantism lies in our contrasting beliefs about the sources of divine revelation. Both sides acknowledge that the Bible
Like most converts, becoming Catholic was the last thing on my mind. The first church I ever attended was Sunset Wesleyan Church in La Puente,
One of Martin Luther’s novel theories from the 16th century was that “The Bible Alone,” or “Sola Scriptura,” is all that is necessary to understand
Coffee Shop Calvinism I recently came across a group of men from the Reformed Church we left to become Catholic who were gathered at our
In Part 1 of this series on false dichotomies and extreme positions, we reviewed the false idea of Sola Scriptura, and the question of “Who
One of the things I’ve noticed in my many discussions with those who are separated from the Catholic faith is the recurrence of a variety of
With the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Reformation coming up next year, it’s a fitting time to take a look at the two main Reformation dogmas
Protestant apologists will often pose this question to Catholics: If your Church is really infallible, why does it not just interpret every last verse of
A few weeks ago, a Facebook friend posted the article \”Everyone\’s a Biblical Literalist Until You Bring Up Gluttony\” by Rachel Held Evans to her
I stumbled upon Evangelical blogger and author Rachel Held Evans\’ blog post entitled Christians & Masturbation: Seven Perspectives, and I thought it would be great to
