Sola Ecclesia Defined and Illustrated

To a certain extent I’m treading on Mr. James Swan’s toes in posting this episode to the “We Have Apostolic Tradition” series. Mr. Swan had noticed that Roman Catholic apologists often let us know how crucial it is to have an infallible magisterium and church Tradition in order to interpret the Bible correctly. With so many Roman Catholic apologists now

A certain set of folks will surely chalk this up to my innate stupidity, blindness, and general lack of in-depth knowledge of the sewing methods of French nuns in the northwestern corner of France in the year 1219, but I just read Peter Leithart’s comments on the death of John Paul II, and I am once again launched off into

A Call to Roman Catholic Apologists to Repent of the Use of Simple Dishonesty in Their Presentations    If you have ever listened to a Catholic convert on EWTN talking about their “journey home,” you have heard the argument. If you have read on-line “conversion stories,” you’ve seen it repeated, ad nauseum. “There is only one true church, Rome! Look at

   Here is an article about Pope Benedict (evidently I really dislike that name, maybe because of its association with ‘Benedict Arnold,’ as I often inadvertently replace it with “Boniface” from church history) visiting “Veronica’s Veil,” the 13th century “relic” claimed to have been used by “St. Veronica” to wipe Jesus’ face as He walked to the cross (a scene you

   The question “will Beckwith’s reversion be used as a Roman Catholic apologetics tool” is being answered.    As I have traveled over the past three months–speaking at assorted venues around the United States–I have had inquiries from many about the deliberations that went into our decision. As I have said already, I am working on a book that will document my