Dr. Karlo
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Dr. Karlo is a video podcast that helps Catholics confidently understand, explain, and defend their faith through thoughtful, charitable answers grounded in Scripture, theology, and philosophy.
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#53 MUST an All-Good God Eliminate Evil? - Karlo Broussard 11.11.2026Does God owe us protection from evil, and if he doesn’t provide it, does that make him unjust or less than perfectly good? In this episode, we examine Aquinas’s understanding of divine justice and argue that physical and moral evil do not establish that God has failed to give creatures something they are owed by nature. Transcript Some atheists think God’s existence and the presence of evil in the world are logically incompatible. The reasoning goes like this: if God were all-powerful and all-good, like classical theists say, then surely he would eliminate evil and not permit it. But evil is c... -
#52 Does Jesus as the One Mediator Rule Out Invoking the Saints? - Karlo Broussard 04.11.2026“Does Jesus as the One Mediator Rule Out Invoking the Saints?” Description: Does 1 Timothy 2:5 refute the Catholic practice of asking the saints to pray for us? In this episode, Karlo Broussard explains why Christ’s unique role as the one mediator is fully compatible with the intercession of the saints and shows how Scripture reveals creaturely intercessors participating in Christ’s heavenly ministry. Some Protestants object to the Catholic practice of requesting the saints’ intercession on the grounds that it contradicts 1 Timothy 2:5, where Paul writes, “There is one mediator b... -
#51 To Forgive or Preach? What Jesus meant by ‘forgive sins’ in John 20:23 - Karlo Broussard 28.10.2026To Forgive or Preach? What Jesus Meant by “Forgive Sins” in John 20:23 In John 20:23, Jesus tells the apostles: “If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” For Catholics, that’s proof Jesus instituted the Sacrament of Confession. But our Protestant friends aren’t convinced. Some think Jesus simply meant for the apostles to preach the forgiveness of sins, and God is the one who will forgive or retain based on how the hearer of the message responds. Is that a legitimate reading of the text? Stick around and find out. Does John 20:23 Simp... -
#50 Asking the Saints for Help? The Bible and Sound Theology Say Yes - Karlo Broussard 21.10.2026➡️ Support me on Patreon: https://doctorkarlo.com ✅ Articles, resources, and more: https://karlobroussard.com and catholic.com Book me to speak: catholicanswersspeakers.com PURCHASE MY BOOKS: Prepare the Way: Overcoming Obstacles to God, the Gospel, and the Church https://shop.catholic.com/prepare-the-way-overcoming-obstacles-to-god-the-gospel-and-the-church/?searchid=12632298&search_query=Prepare+the+Way+ Meeting the Protestant Challenge: How to Answer 50 Biblical Objections to Catholic Beliefs https://shop.catholic.com/meeting-the-protestant-challenge/?searchid=12632304&search_query=... -
#49 Redeemed Zoomer vs. Transubstantiation: Does John 6 Prove Him Right? - Karlo Broussard 14.10.2026Redeemed Zoomer vs. Transubstantiation: Does John 6 Prove Him Right? Catholics are fond of going to John 6 to prove Christ’s Real Presence in the Eucharist. But Redeemed Zoomer released a video some time back arguing that Christ’s words in John 6 actually prove false the Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation. What’s that argument? And does it work? Stick around and you’ll find out. Redeemed Zoomer’s Argument All right. Let’s begin by trying to get a handle on Redeemed Zoomer’s argument. He starts with a logical entailment that follows from the Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation. Conside... -
#48 What is Sex REALLY For? The Truth About Sex and Human Nature - Karlo Broussard 07.10.2026What is sex actually for? In this episode, I explore whether there’s an objective reality to our sexual powers and why true “sexual sanity” means living in accord with the procreative and unitive meaning built into human sexuality itself. Drawing from philosophy, natural law reasoning, and Catholic thought, I episode challenge modern assumptions about sex, pleasure, love, and human flourishing—offering a deeper vision of why sex is ordered toward both union and new life. -
#47 What Catholics Ignore in Their Interpretation of John 6? - Karlo Broussard 30.09.2026What Catholics Ignore in Their Interpretation of John 6? Description: Do key verses in John 6 actually undermine the Catholic belief in the Real Presence? In this episode, I take a careful look at common Protestant objections and see whether the details really point to a symbolic reading—or reinforce the Catholic interpretation. Transcript: Catholics, along with other Christians, argue that Jesus’ body and blood must be present in the Eucharist because in John 6 Jesus commands us to eat his flesh and drink his blood—and that he meant it literally. But some Christians push back a... -
#45 The Protestant Dilemma: Verbal Inspiration and Sola Scriptura - Karlo Broussard 16.09.2026Can Protestants prove verbal inspiration from Scripture alone? In this episode, I examine the biblical case for the Protestant claim that apostolic authorship guarantees verbal inspiration—and argue that the case ultimately falls short without appealing to Sacred Tradition. -
#43 Are Catholics Being Consistent in Their Interpretation of John 6? - Karlo Broussard 02.09.2026Transcript: Believers in the Real Presence argue that in John chapter 6, Jesus clearly intends his audience to take him literally when he commands to “eat his flesh” and “drink his blood.” In other words, this isn’t poetic imagery, this isn’t figurative speech, and this isn’t Jesus speaking in metaphors the way he sometimes does elsewhere. The claim is that Jesus really means what he says here. But some Protestants push back and say, “Hold on—you Catholics (or any believer in the Real Presence for that matter) aren’t being consistent.” After all, in the very same Gospel of John, Jes... -
#42 Is Our Justification Rooted in Interior Righteousness? Romans Has the Answer! - Karlo Broussard 26.08.2026One of the big issues that divides Catholics and some Protestants is how we understand justification. Catholics believe we stand just before God on account of an interior state of holiness—called sanctification—that God brings about within us. Protestants of the Reformed Tradition, however, deny this teaching and argue that we are just before God solely because he declares us just on account of account of the imputed righteousness of Christ. -
#041 “Eternal Life” Means Forever Saved… Right? - Karlo Broussard 19.08.2026Jesus says in John 5:24 that those who believe already have eternal life. Does that mean once we're saved, we're always saved? In this episode, I explain why that conclusion doesn’t follow and how understanding what Jesus means by “eternal life” helps clarify the issue. -
#040 Are Catholics STILL Wrong About Paul’s Traditions? - Karlo Broussard 13.08.2026Karlo Broussard responds to James White’s claim that the oral traditions in 2 Thessalonians 2:15 were a closed body of revelation identical to Scripture. -
#39 God: A Creator of Evil? - Karlo Broussard 05.08.2026Transcript: If God created everything and evil exists, does that mean God created evil? In this episode, I unpack at least one version of the problem of evil and show how understanding evil as a privation resolves the apparent conflict with God’s goodness and creative power. If God is the Creator of everything—as classical theists claim—and evil exists…then doesn’t that make God the creator of evil too? And if that’s true, then God wouldn’t be all-good. At first glance, that sounds like a serious problem for theism. But is it really? Stick around, because I think there’s a way... -
#038 Do Catholics Get Paul Wrong on Traditions? - Karlo Broussard 29.07.2026Is the tradition in 2 Thessalonians 2:15 more than the written gospel? Karlo Broussard answers James White’s objections to Sacred Tradition. -
#037 James on Abraham’s Justification—Are Catholics Missing the Whole Point? - Karlo Broussard 23.07.2026Do Catholics misread James 2:24 when it says we’re “justified by works and not by faith alone”? In this episode, Karlo Broussard examines arguments from R. C. Sproul and show why James’s teaching about Abraham actually fits the Catholic understanding of justification. -
#036 The Hidden Enemy of Science - Karlo Broussard 16.07.2026Could a worldview that praises science actually destroy the foundations of science? In this episode, Karlo Broussard explains why scientism—the belief that science is the only source of real knowledge—ends up undermining rational inquiry, the human mind, and even science itself. -
#035 Tradition and Scripture: Meeting the “Identity” Challenge - Karlo Broussard 08.07.2026Karlo Broussard argues that the New Testament presents divine revelation as both Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, undermining the claim that all apostolic teaching was later preserved in Scripture alone. -
#034 Yet Another Abomination in the Catholic Mass? - Karlo Broussard 02.07.2026This episode examines whether the Catholic Mass’s use of wine is contrary to the Bible and explains why Christians need not view drinking wine as an abomination. -
#033 Did Jesus Really Give Sight to the Blind? - Karlo Broussard 24.06.2026This episode examines whether Jesus’ reported healings of the blind are historically reliable evidence that he was the promised Messiah and Son of God. -
#032 THIS Argument Proves Sola Scriptura False - Karlo Broussard 17.06.2026This episode examines whether Christ established an infallible teaching authority beyond the apostles, challenging the doctrine of sola scriptura through Scripture and early Church evidence.
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