Catholics and "Providentialism"

A friend of mine recently encountered a Catholic who is critical of Natural Family Planning.  His complaint was:

“Why bother trying to take control of family planning?    No child comes into existence without God's agency.  Why don’t you just trust in the will of God?”

The man was espousing a philosophy known as “Providentialism”.  And today I want to discuss why it ought to be avoided.

My "Ideas of the Reformation" Presentation

Over the weekend I gave another presentation at a parish in Peru, IN – a sort of follow up to one in Wabash.  This one focuses on the ideas under discussion between the Protestant leaders and the Catholic bishops. 

• Sola Scriptura
• Grace and Free Will
• Sola Fide

Two Passages Which Everyone Gets Wrong...

Odd things happen when the Bible enters into pop culture.  Sometimes you hear a verse used again and again in a certain way... only to look it up and see that's not what it means.

Today I want to look at two examples of that.