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March 2019

March 07, 2019

So There Aren’t 33,000 Protestant Denominations, Does It Matter?

There is a figure often thrown out by Catholic apologists to demonstrate just how fractured...

March 06, 2019

Remember That You Are Not Butt Dust

Every year at this time the "Remember That You Are Butt Dust" meme starts...

March 05, 2019

St. Francis de Sales’ Advice for Lent: Prepare to be Tempted

One of the ever-bearing gifts of the Catholic Church is incredible depth of her teaching. Spanning over two...

February 2019

February 27, 2019

Belief in God Makes More Sense Than Your Mind-Bending Atheism

I was recently in a conversation about science and religion with a stranger in a...

February 25, 2019

There is a Crisis in the Church But it isn’t Just the Clergy

It's only too easy to become discouraged as a Catholic these days. When I came...

February 21, 2019

Why Are There so Many Bad Catholics (And What Should We Do)?

I recently heard a shocking statistic out of the United States: only about 39 percent...

February 20, 2019

How Come Non-Denominational Christians Can’t Agree?

This article is part of the Tough Questions series. A series highlighting some of the...

January 2019

January 31, 2019

I Read the Whole Bible in 30 Days (And You Can Too!)

I've never been particularly big at New Year's resolutions but when a priest friend of...

January 23, 2019

Is Fake News Keeping Good Christians From Becoming Catholic?

Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman wrote that "to be deep in history is to cease...

January 22, 2019

How Can “Bible Only” Christians Trust Their Bible?

This article is part of the Tough Questions series. A series highlighting some of the...

January 13, 2019

Three Tough Questions to Ask “Bible Only” Christians

This article is part of the Tough Questions series. A series highlighting some of the...

January 08, 2019

Who Do Atheists Have to Thank?

I remember hearing an interview with Jennifer Fulwiler years ago where she talked about her...

December 2018

December 05, 2018

Why Aren’t More Evangelicals Becoming Catholic?

I was an Evangelical Protestant, and I loved it. Then I became a Catholic. As...

November 2018

November 07, 2018

What’s the Biggest Difference Between Catholics and Evangelicals?

I've heard it described, by more than one convert, that becoming a Catholic after...

October 2018

October 18, 2018

The Incredible Implications of the Bones of St. Peter

Way back at Christmastime, just after our second child was born, I perfected the art...

September 2018

September 20, 2018

Why I’m Still Catholic (And Not Going Anywhere)

It's Friday night after work and of all the places I could be, I'm here. In...

August 2018

August 26, 2018

If Pope Francis Covered Up Sexual Abuse, Now What?

It's Sunday morning and we're getting dressed for Mass. Our son, three years old, is...

August 20, 2018

Good Priests and Bishops Must Speak Out Now

The news of the sexual abuse scandal out of Pennsylvania has rocked the global Catholic...

August 17, 2018

Is the Mass Just Empty Ritual? Or a Great Spiritual Comfort?

So I have this weird affinity for rough towels. Hear me out. Ever since I...

August 16, 2018

In Light of Abuse, Should I Stop Being Catholic?

Somewhere in the middle of my journey out of Evangelicalism into the Catholic Church a...

August 07, 2018

How Do We Participate in the Mass?

Let's play a word association game. When I say, "Vatican II," what do you think...

July 2018

July 17, 2018

No, the Catholic Church Isn’t Anti-Sex

As a young Evangelical, my understanding of Christian sexual ethics was, at best, a piecemeal...

July 13, 2018

Why Do I Need To Go To Mass On Sunday? (Because You’re Fat!)

In basically all of the developed world obesity is a growing crisis. People---adults and, sadly,...

July 12, 2018

Why Catholics Must Be Able to “Argue the Other Side”

Lately, I've become enamoured with St. Thomas Aquinas. After reading G.K. Chesterton's biography of the...

June 2018

June 20, 2018

Hey Heretics, You Need To Read Church History!

After a rousing thirty minutes of worship music, I settled into my seat to listen...

June 12, 2018

Bring Your Own Sacrifice to Mass

One of the most beautiful things about being Catholic is that no matter how long...

May 2018

May 25, 2018

My Big, Ugly Evangelization

As a younger Evangelical I once went door to door conducting a so-called research survey....

May 09, 2018

So You’re Invited to Mass: Four Things To Know and Share

Hello, reader. And welcome. Let's, right off the bat, talk about the crazy things that...

May 01, 2018

There Was Something Wrong With How I Read My Bible

As a result of my writing, I end up getting a lot of e-mails and...

April 2018

April 27, 2018

Evangelicals, the Ancient Church, and the Liturgy as a Love Song

As an Evangelical convert to Catholicism I've been deeply interesting in the growing movement within...

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