Jesus' Ministry Travels in Matthew

I have been working on a few things lately.  One of which is mapping out Jesus' travels in the various Gospels.  Here are some preliminary results on Matthew:

How Does a Catholic Read: 1Corinthians 4:6

A while ago I had the idea to canvas some of my non-Catholic friends and ask, "What verses of the New Testament do you think Catholics simply don't get? You look at it and think, 'Are Catholics unaware of this verse? What do they do with this?'"

Today I wanted to cover one last verse which relates to Sola Scriptura.  That passage is 1Corinthians 4:6.  Just as before, we're going to examine the passage, apply it to the Sola Scriptura controversy... and answer the question:

"What the heck does a Catholic do with 1Corinthians 4:6?"

How is Baptism to be Performed?

Yesterday at the park I met a youth pastor for a local Christian Church.  I asked what their distinctive beliefs were, and he said they hold strongly to "baptism by full immersion."

Today I wanted to look at the practice of only baptizing by "full immersion."  The folks in his community (and other ones too) believe the only valid or proper baptisms are those which fully immerse the person in water. 

Are they correct?

Pro-Life Presentation 2: Answering Objections and the Hard Cases

Earlier this year I began posting the Pro-Life lectures I was presenting to the local youth ministry.  Unfortunately, the audio for the second one was not usable.  So I finally sat down and recorded it again.

For a link to the presentations, click [here]

Also:  Lecture 1  and Lecture 3

The Chaos Argument Againt Sola-Scriptura

This year I have returned to several times is the issue of "Sola Scriptura".  It is one big diving lines between Catholics and non-Catholics. 

In short, Sola Scriptura is the belief that all Christian doctrine must derive itself from the pages of the Bible.  It also rejects the idea of a central authoritative body which authoritatively bind all Christians to a particular interpretation of the inspired text.

Today I want to look at another argument against Sola Scriptura.  This could be called:

       “The Argument from the Irresolvibility of Doctrinal Disagreements”.

Or perhaps more succinctly – "The Chaos Argument".

Wait....Are We Judged Twice?

One of the basic truths we learn as Christians is that when we die, we personally go before God for judgment.  But then you read the New Testament and notice something odd… the Bible presents the judgment as a massive public event at the end of time.

So which is it?

Well, your eyes do not deceive you – there are two judgment events.  The first occurs upon your death.  The second comes at the end of time.  But why?

That’s what I wanted to go over today.

Could Humans Marry Aliens?

A new Star Trek movie is out, granting everyone the chance to race around the galaxy with Captain Kirk and Spock. 

The first movie of the new continuity explored the marriage between Spock's parents.  Today I want to boldly go into a discussion of the nature of that union from the standpoint of Christian philosophy. 

Is it possible for humans and aliens to form a true marriage?