Michael Lofton shows how Jay Dyer’s position on the Ordinary and Universal Magisterium is painfully ignorant and that his follow-up defense of his position calls into question his credibility. To see my original critique of Dyer on the Magisterium, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AadrSMOS7AU&t=1605s Dr. Joy’s lecture on the Ordinary and Universal Magisterium, shown in the video, […]
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Michael’s Monday Musings: Jay Dyer’s Incredible Blunder on the Magisterium | 07/26/2021 Michael reviews Jay’s incredible blunder on the Magisterium of the Catholic Church, where he conflates the Ordinary and Universal Magisterium with the Ordinary Papal Magisterium. Michael demonstrates Jay’s knowledge of Catholic teaching authority is so poor that he is not in a position […]
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Radical Traditionalism and Liberal Catholicism with Dr. Larry Chapp | 07/26/2021 Michael discusses the problems of radical traditionalism and liberal Catholicism in the Catholic Church with Dr. Larry Chapp. Dr. Chapp’s website: https://gaudiumetspes22.com/
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Of all the various subfields within Biblical studies, perhaps none changes quite like Biblical archaeology. Despite almost two hundred years of archaeological excavations in Palestine and the Ancient Near East, only a small percentage of all the sites that exist have been excavated. Thus, new discoveries are being made all the time, and new analysis […]
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poloMichael responds to Jay Dyer’s video Top 5 Simple Arguments Against Papal Infallibility / Vatican I and shows why it is simplistic and easily refutable.
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Michael goes over recent comments from traditional Catholics reacting to the new Motu Proprio Traditionis Custodes.
Read More…Michael addresses the new Motu Proprio Traditionis Custodes by Pope Francis and answers questions from concerned viewers.
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Michael addresses whether or not Catholics should speak ill of their bishops in light of Biblical principles, especially focusing on St. Paul in Acts 23.
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Discussion on Father James Altman with Kevin Symonds
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Michael reveals the new studio setup and answers live questions about theology.
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Daniel Suazo discusses his Jewish background and the Jewish roots of the Catholic Church with Michael.
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Steven Augustine Stuart goes over his journey from Charismatic, to Calvinist, to Lutheran, to Anglican and finally to the Catholic Church. He answers how he made his way to Catholicism in spite of its difficulties and why he found Protestantism and Eastern Orthodoxy to impossible options.
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TLM Onlyism??? – Michael Lofton | 07/02/2021
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Will the Latin Mass Be Cancelled? – Michael Lofton | 07/01/2021 In this video, Michael covers: 1. What is being reported? 2. What will happen? 3. What can the pope do? 4. What should the pope do? 5. What should we do?
Read More… Open Q&A on the Crisis in the Catholic Church | 06/29/2021
Read More… Rudy Rochman joins R&T for a discussion on the Israeli/Paelstinian conflict, and offers his perspective on the divide, along with solutions.
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Dr. Gaven Kerr, OP and Pat Flynn (Word on Fire Ministries) discuss the problem of evil from a Catholic perspective, with an emphasis on the Thomistic perspective.
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Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason) is an encyclical promulgated by Pope Saint John Paul II on 14 September 1998 which addresses the relationship between faith and reason. This encyclical argues compellingly, and with the authority of papal magisterium, that faith and reason are essential to one another. Most interestingly, there’s an extended section in […]
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When it comes to hard passages in the Bible, few cause more readers to struggle with its contents than the Conquest narrative in Joshua. The seemingly genocidal tone which the book takes in describing the destruction of the Canaanites has caused many believers to question or even renounce their faith in God’s word. It has […]
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by J. Luis Dizon “Aslan is a lion- the Lion, the great Lion.” “Ooh” said Susan. “I’d thought he was a man. Is he-quite safe? I shall feel rather nervous about meeting a lion.” . . . “Safe?” said Mr. Beaver “ . . . Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But […]
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Basics of Biblical Hebrew with Luis Dizon | Lecture 1 Luis Dizon begins his first lecture on the basics of Biblical Hebrew. This video is accessible to all viewers, but subsequent videos will be available for Patrons only. To become a patron, visit patreon.com/reasonandtheology Syllabus: https://reasonandtheology.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Syllabus-Intro-to-Biblical-Hebrew.docx Aleph-Bet Video: Appendix: Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
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In the Second Vatican Council document Dei Verbum, the official position of the Catholic Church on Bibliology (the study of the nature, authority and proper interpretation the Bible) is explained. Of particular interest is the section that speaks on the inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture (§11). In it, we read the following: Therefore, since everything […]
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The Deaconate in the Eastern and Western Traditions with Fr. Deacon Dragani | 6.16.2021
Read More… Michael goes over St. Alphonsus Liguori, Fr. Joachim Salaverri and Monsignor Van Noort on the infallibility of papal canonizations.
Read More… Michael Lofton interviews Cy Kellet, host of Catholic Answers Live, about his new book entitled: A Teacher of Strange Things. The book discusses who Jesus was, what he taught, and why people still follow him. If you would like to learn more about Jesus, or would like to hand a copy to a family member […]
Read More… In a second Webinar, Kevin addresses the third secret of Fatima, and focuses specifically on Sr. Lucia’s interpretation of the secret.
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The Immaculate Conception from an Eastern Orthodox Perspective – Rev Dr John (Patrick) Ramsey There are many works out about this topic and many collections of patristic sayings around the topic. This article will not be an attempt to consider all these writings in themselves but rather to present a theological position on the matter […]
Read More…The Crisis in the Catholic Church with Bishop Joseph Strickland Michael Lofton and William Albrecht interview Bishop Joseph Strickland about the crisis in the Catholic Church. The following questions are asked: 1. Your excellency, is there a crisis in the church today? If so, can you describe what it is about? 2. What do you […]
Read More… St. John Henry Newman and the Syllabus of Errors with Michael Lofton Michael analyzes the Syllabus of Errors and considers St. John Henry Newman’s perspective on the same.
Read More… The Language of Dissent (Michael Lofton’s Analysis Show) Michael discusses certain buzz words that liberals tend to use to cover up dissent.
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