Sam Scriber

Below is the script I wrote for a Catholic apologetics video geared toward lay people. The video is also linked below with all of the sources I used for this script in it's description. Why do Catholics say that Peter was the first Pope? One of our main starting points is the gospel of St. Matthew. In chapter 16 we find Jesus with his disciples in Caesarea Philippi. He asks them, “But who do you say that I am”.   Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jona! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” ~ Matthew 16: 16-18 In this passage we find the basis and beginning for why we say Peter was put in charge of the Church that Christ founded. We also find scriptural basis for the fact the Christ founded a Church period, a fact which...

In a short essay, Flannery O’Connor quotes St. Cyril of Jerusalem, “The dragon sits by the side of the road, watching those who pass. Beware lest he devour you. We go to the Father of Souls, but it is necessary to pass by the dragon.” This wise saying encapsulates well the fiction and philosophy of Ms. O’Connor. Her stories often deal with darkness and pain, her characters could be described as grotesque and profane, yet grace and redemption shine through and make themselves evident in a world populated by falleness. In another essay, Ms. O’Connor remarks, “I have found, in short, from reading my own writing, that my subject in fiction is the action of grace in territory largely held by the devil.” The author has come to recognize that this world truly is as it is described in the Holy Scriptures. Darkness has befallen the Earth and surrounded the human race, yet the light of divinity still finds a way to gleam into the lives of her often macabre anti-heroes. Growing up a Catholic in...

Below is the script I wrote for a Catholic apologetics video geared toward lay people. The video is also linked below with all of the sources I used for this script in it's description. If you grew up going to church and you’re like me, then you may have wondered about the guy at the podium every Sunday morning. He always gave a sermon, sometimes compelling, sometimes inspiring, maybe a little bit of a snoozer every now and then, but he was up there doing his best to explain to his congregation exactly what it is we should believe. But why was he in that position? On whose authority did your pastor preach the Truth about the most important matters a human being can encounter? What if he was just up there giving us his best shot? What if he was wrong? Does it matter? If you believe in Jesus, if you consider yourself a Christian, then the subjects taught at Church are very important. We’re talking about who God is, what he expects of us, and how we get to heaven. Doesn’t ge...