Is Catholicism Preferable to Protestantism?

Oftentimes 'Catholic' is a bad word in the protestant world. But if you explore the biblical, theological, historical, and philosophical roots of 'Protestantism', you just may be surprised where you find yourself. And we can agree that some surprises are good, right?  This is one of the best surprises I've had in my lifetime: the discovery of the fullness of the Christian faith I had as a protestant.

Author of The Protestant's Dilemma, Devin Rose, writes:

'My new book, The Protestant's Dilemma, shows in a myriad of ways why Protestantism is implausible. We sifted through many arguments to boil the book down to the most essential. A few chapters didn't make the cut but are still good enough to share. Here's one of them:

If Protestantism is true, 

There's no way to know whether you're assenting to divine revelation or to mere human opinion about divine revelation.”

For more on this, read here.

Is Confession in Scripture?

Is the confession of sins to a priest biblical, or is it contrary to Jesus' priestly ministry?  Is there only a ministry of priests ordained by God in the Old Testament, or is there also a ministry of priests of Jesus Christ in the New Testament?  For some Catholic answers to these questions, read here.

Mother of God – Defender of Orthodoxy

Article by Fr Dwight Longenecker: "I can remember soon after I moved to England (and still a convinced Evangelical) hearing a German Catholic refer to Mary as Mutter Gottes. I don’t know German and thought he was calling Mary “Mother Goddess”. I was suitably horrified and not really surprised that this Catholic actually referred to Mary as the Mother Goddess. Only when I expressed my dismay did a friend explain that I had misunderstood."  For more... 

How Can Mary Be God's Mother?

On the first day of every new year we celebrate this glorious truth that Mary is the mother of God, precisely because she is the mother of Jesus. This title was first given to blessed Mary, ever virgin, in the early centuries of the Church in defense of the divinity of Christ, her Son. 

In the beautifully simple, yet profound words of Benedict XVI in his book, Jesus of Nazareth, "What did Jesus actually bring, if not world peace, universal prosperity, and a better world? What has he brought?

The answer is very simple: God.... He has brought God, and now we know his face..."

What a great mystery!

Check this out for a further explanation of how Mary can be God's mother.