Michael Lofton is pleased to announce the first R&T online conference. See below for more details: Theme: Catholicism and Orthodoxy: What Still Divides Us? Air Date on R&T: June 11th at 12 PM Central Live Q&A Session: June 11th at 6 PM Central, after everyone’s prerecorded video sessions have aired. Participation is optional. Access: Free […]

Did Cardinal Ottaviani Reject the New Mass? | Michael Lofton Michael Lofton considers the position of Cardinal Ottaviani on the New Mass and assesses whether he can legitimately be used to critique the Novus Ordo Missae.

Does Canon 6 of Nicaea Refute Catholicism? A Response to James White Michael Lofton responds to James White’s argument that canon 6 of the First Council of Nicaea refutes the universal jurisdiction of the pope. He also briefly offers some initial thoughts on James White’s discussion with Cameron Bertuzzi on the Dividing Line. The original […]

Michael Lofton celebrates 1000 videos in a little over three years. He also announces some very special news!

Concerns with the Traditional Catholic Movement (St. Joseph Diologos) Michael Lofton and Timothy Flanders continue the St. Joseph Dialogos series with a discussion about some of the concerns Michael has about the Traditional Catholic movement. They discuss what Traditional Catholicism is, the view that Benedict is still the pope, the claim that disciplinary decrees can […]

What made St. Francis de Sales method of apologetics so powerful? How does it differ from other apologetic methodologies? Why the constant reference to authority? Why did he say that unbelievers and heretics “destroy themselves”? Did he use/order deconstruction & construction (contra error) like St. Irenaeus did? And why did he believe this method could […]

Divine Revelation in the Thought of Benedict w/ Dr. Richard DeClue Dr. DeClue returns to R&T to discuss his doctoral thesis on Benedict XVI’s view of divine revelation. He addresses topics like the nature of divine revelation, material sufficiency, private revelation. Dr. DeClue is the Cardinal Henri de Lubac Fellow in Theology. He studied genetics, […]

Christ, His Mysteries, and Moral Theology w/ Dr. Matthew Minerd Dr. Matthew Minerd returns to R&T to discuss the mysteries of Christ! #theology #catholic #catholicism #popefrancis

Was the Novus Ordo Infected with Errors by Annibale Bugnini In this video, Michael Lofton examines the claim that Archbishop Annibale Bugnini infected the Novus Ordo liturgy with Masonic errors and considers if the pope could have promulgated such a liturgy. He examines similar cases in history and proposes some wisdom from Msgr. G. Van […]

My Concerns with the SSPX | Michael Lofton Michael Lofton considers the Society of St. Pius X and expresses some concerns with its position on the Novus Ordo. The SSPX video referenced may be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hZrRGMs6CY&t=1s Check out Michael’s article on whether the church’s liturgical changes are harmful to souls: https://reasonandtheology.com/2022/05/04/are-the-churchs-changes-to-the-liturgy-harmful-to-souls-michael-lofton/ #sspx #catholic #catholicism […]