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    Should Catholics only Apologize for Colonialism?
    St. Peter Institute
    • Jun 15
    • 4 min

    Should Catholics only Apologize for Colonialism?

    By Luke Lancaster After Christopher Columbus’s revolutionary journey to the Americas, Catholic Spain colonized large swaths of Native...
    5 Myths of the Protestant "Reformation"
    St. Peter Institute
    • May 28
    • 6 min

    5 Myths of the Protestant "Reformation"

    By Luke Lancaster 1. Catholics did not encourage Scripture reading in the Catholic Middle Ages. This myth is somewhat true and somewhat...
    Don't Synthesize Philosophy and Theology?
    St. Peter Institute
    • May 24
    • 6 min

    Don't Synthesize Philosophy and Theology?

    By Luke Lancaster Many Fundamentalist Christians today will denounce a synthesis between theology and philosophy. They think that God’s...
    Philosophy vs. St. Paul (1 Cor. 1 & Col. 2)
    St. Peter Institute
    • May 24
    • 4 min

    Philosophy vs. St. Paul (1 Cor. 1 & Col. 2)

    By Luke Lancaster Catholics believe that philosophy and theology can work together hand-in-hand. Philosophy can sometimes assimilate...
    God Doesn't Answer My Prayers
    St. Peter Institute
    • May 23
    • 3 min

    God Doesn't Answer My Prayers

    By Luke Lancaster People ask for things all the time from God and seemingly nothing will happen. Somebody might pray to get a job he...
    The Sacrificial System
    St. Peter Institute
    • May 19
    • 6 min

    The Sacrificial System

    By Luke Lancaster Why in the world did God command the Jewish people to offer animal sacrifices? They sound bloody and gross -...
    The Symbolism of the Tabernacle Furnishings
    St. Peter Institute
    • May 17
    • 6 min

    The Symbolism of the Tabernacle Furnishings

    By Luke Lancaster The ancient Jewish people worshipped God from 1400-1000 BC in a portable tent called the “Tabernacle,” as described in...
    4 More Critiques of the JEDP Theory/Documentary Hypothesis
    St. Peter Institute
    • May 17
    • 5 min

    4 More Critiques of the JEDP Theory/Documentary Hypothesis

    By Luke Lancaster See this article for a description of the JEDP theory and see this article for the previous two critiques I listed of...
    2 Critiques of the JEDP Theory/Documentary Hypothesis
    St. Peter Institute
    • May 17
    • 5 min

    2 Critiques of the JEDP Theory/Documentary Hypothesis

    By Luke Lancaster I explained the Documentary Hypothesis or JEDP Theory here, but I wanted to offer some critiques of it. 1. Based...
    Understanding the JEDP Theory
    St. Peter Institute
    • May 17
    • 5 min

    Understanding the JEDP Theory

    By Luke Lancaster Intermediate Bible students often learn about something called the Documentary Hypothesis or JEDP theory. This theory...
    Holy Spirit Baptism vs. Water Baptism
    St. Peter Institute
    • May 10
    • 5 min

    Holy Spirit Baptism vs. Water Baptism

    By Luke Lancaster Some Protestant Christians will deny that the Holy Spirit is infused into a believer when he is water baptized. They...
    The Sacrament of Confirmation: Scripture & Tradition
    St. Peter Institute
    • May 10
    • 6 min

    The Sacrament of Confirmation: Scripture & Tradition

    By Luke Lancaster The Sacrament of confirmation involves a strengthening of the graces received from the prior Sacrament of baptism. A...
    Why Go To The Catholic Mass?
    St. Peter Institute
    • May 2
    • 6 min

    Why Go To The Catholic Mass?

    By Luke Lancaster What is the purpose of going to the liturgy of Catholicism - the Mass? For many, there isn’t much of a reason to...
    The Bible is Sexist and Misogynistic Against Eve?
    St. Peter Institute
    • Apr 12
    • 7 min

    The Bible is Sexist and Misogynistic Against Eve?

    By Luke Lancaster Feminists will sometimes attack the depiction of Eve in Genesis 2-3, arguing that it demeans women and portrays them as...
    Objections to the Crusades
    St. Peter Institute
    • Apr 11
    • 4 min

    Objections to the Crusades

    By Luke Lancaster Objection #1. Some will argue today that the sacking of Jerusalem was horrible and stains the entire 1st Crusade. The...
    Defending the First Crusade Part II
    St. Peter Institute
    • Apr 11
    • 5 min

    Defending the First Crusade Part II

    By Luke Lancaster Actual Crusade Start Date Around 60,000 Norman and Frankish warriors left on the Pope’s actual start date of 1096 AD....
    Defending the First Crusade Part 1
    St. Peter Institute
    • Apr 11
    • 5 min

    Defending the First Crusade Part 1

    By Luke Lancaster Many believe that the Crusades were brutal Christian attacks upon peaceful Muslims minding their own business. They...
    Catholics vs. Idolatry
    St. Peter Institute
    • Apr 11
    • 5 min

    Catholics vs. Idolatry

    By Luke Lancaster Exodus 20:4-5 says clearly, “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in...
    Catholics Removed One of the Ten Commandments?
    St. Peter Institute
    • Apr 11
    • 2 min

    Catholics Removed One of the Ten Commandments?

    By Luke Lancaster Exodus 20:4-5 (cf. Deuteronomy 5:8-10) says, “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of...
    "God My Savior" (Lk 1:47) vs. Mary's Sinlessness
    St. Peter Institute
    • Mar 22
    • 3 min

    "God My Savior" (Lk 1:47) vs. Mary's Sinlessness

    By Luke Lancaster Many Protestants argue that Jesus's mother had to have been a sinner like the rest of us. For when Mary visited her...
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