I recently had the opportunity to present my conversion to Catholicism in a college course called Faith and Doubt, while engaging Dr. Jerry Walls on what he calls his Strongest Argument Against Catholicism. The presentation, however, was asymmetric; predominantly, I discussed what caused me to move from being non-religious to eventually Catholic – first to […]
Archives for December 2020
Just a little ironic is all
Another recent gem from Youtube: LOL. Despite my dealing with internet trolls for nearly two decades, it still surprises me just how strikingly low a person’s social intelligence can be when they’re behind a computer screen. I mean, what could be a better means of getting yourself invited onto a podcast for a “polite dialogue” […]
Gaven Kerr on Human Dignity and Contemporary Life Issues
Dr. Gaven Kerr returns to the Pat Flynn show to discuss how he’s been engaging as a public intellectual in Ireland on contemporary life issues, especially and most recently euthanasia. The conversation begins by exploring how human dignity is grounded and what implications follow from that account regarding abortion and euthanasia. We then discuss arguments […]
The Incarnational Love of God
God created us because God is love and wills union with His beloved. Unfortunately, any free being God creates could fail to love God in return and that is just what happened. But God does not abandon us at the point of original sin, though He (allegedly) could have. Instead, God takes it upon himself […]
Predestination Debate: A Response to Dr. Taylor Patrick O’Neill’s Critique of Jacques Maritain
Dr. Taylor Patrick O’Neill, an astute theological thinker and friend of The Pat Flynn Show, has recently appeared on The Classical Theism Podcast to critique the position of Jacques Maritain on the mystery of predestination and the permission of evil. Because this critique applies to much of the position that I defend, I thought a […]