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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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.
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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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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 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.
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… Michael first addresses Dr. Peter Kwasniewski’s hasty judgments about himself and then discusses the Formula of Hormisdas and the implications it has on Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox discussions.
Read More… (WARNING: Some of these screenshots contain disturbing content and language.) I write this post because I’m tired of being lied about by Mike from Restoring the Faith and Trad Patrick from Rights and Duties. I truly believe everyone needs to be warned about what they are doing behind the scenes. Mind you, I didn’t search […]
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I’ve often observed that some people accuse others of the very things they appear to do. Case in point, Dr. Peter Kwasniewski posted the following comment about me on Facebook, accusing me of “excessive haste and misguided zeal…” and rushing “to the studio for a half-hour program to ‘take down’ the next threatening falsehood.” His […]
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When I first went to the Latin Mass, I was blown away by its beauty and mystery. However, I soon got caught up in the online subculture of hyper-traditionalism. I’ve always been more conservative. When I was a Protestant, I saw that the excesses of third-wave feminism were clearly not biblical. The post-modern nihilist liberalism […]
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A Memorial Day I Will Never Forget On this Memorial Day, I find myself thinking about the last conversation I had with my mother. I had sent her a picture of my youngest son months before, and it was on this day she responded and acknowledged his existence. Her message was followed by the usual […]
Read More… The Assyrian Church of the East with Qasha Ephraim Ashur Alkhas Michael Lofton discusses the Assyrian Church of the East with Qasha Ephraim (Aprim), a priest in the ACOE.
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Dr. Ralph Martin discusses his book Will Many Be Saved and addresses the proper understanding of Lumen Gentium. He also interacts with figures such as Karl Rahner and Bishop Robert Barron.
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