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August 2015

August 20, 2015

If God is Good Why is Christianity So Confusing?

As an Evangelical Protestant, I didn't think about the disparate state of the Christian Church...

August 18, 2015

This One Quote Convinced Me to Be a Catholic

I first met Jesus at the age of fifteen. As a teenager, I "accepted Christ"...

August 17, 2015

Sometimes Prayer Sucks

I have some experience with prayer. Prayer is what brought me into relationship with God,...

August 10, 2015

How I Got Here: From Evangelical to Catholic

The reality of the Catholic Church was infinitely more beautiful, more incredible, and more appealing...

July 2015

July 20, 2015

Why Welcoming is Key to the New Evangelization

It's Saturday night after the Vigil Mass and I'm in the parish centre eating ice...

July 09, 2015

So You Think You’re Smarter than the Church Fathers?

There are lots of reasons why I decided, as an otherwise happy Evangelical Protestant, to...

June 2015

June 27, 2015

Keep Calm And Carry On: How We Respond to Same-Sex Marriage

In Canada, we've had legalized same-sex marriage for sometime now. It's become taken for granted,...

June 23, 2015

Laudato Si: Why the Church Must Speak to Environmental Issues

What does a Pope know about the environment?

June 22, 2015

Trusting God (When It Really Counts)

I've written before, actually twice, about the incredible experience of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. As...

June 09, 2015

Dear Catholics: Unsolicited Advice from an Evangelical Convert

I am a recovering Evangelical. I became a Catholic this year at the Easter Vigil....

June 05, 2015

Why the Catholic Church Must Become More Protestant

Dr. Peter Kreeft is a brilliant theologian, philosopher, and a Evangelical Protestant convert to the...

June 03, 2015

When Did the Early Church Lose its Way?

As an Evangelical Protestant convert to Catholicism one of the most common objections I...

June 01, 2015

What Would The Early Church Look Like If I Had a Time Machine?

What would the Early Christian Church look like if through the miracle of time travel...

May 2015

May 26, 2015

How Catholics and Protestants Read Their Bibles (and Misconceptions Explained!)

As an Evangelical Protestant I had a lot of misconceptions about the Catholic Church. I've...

May 20, 2015

Evangelicals, We’ve Been Praying Wrong!

As an Evangelical Protestant, spontaneous, heartfelt prayer was the bread and butter of the expression...

May 18, 2015

Stop Staring at the Clouds, and Get Out There

Yesterday, in the Catholic churches across North American, we celebrated the Ascension of our Lord into...

May 13, 2015

Let’s Talk about Mary as Perpetual Virgin

As an evangelical Protestant it would've surprised me, greatly, to learn that some Christians believe...

May 11, 2015

The Catholic Church is a Powerhouse of Prayer

The Catholic Church is a powerhouse of prayer. I wouldn't have known it before becoming...

May 08, 2015

Confession, the Gym, and Taking Sin Seriously

The s-word. As an Evangelical Protestant we rarely spoke about sin. I know that's not...

May 01, 2015

Dear Christians: Take Our Unity Seriously, Because Everyone is Watching

I'm a Catholic so before we go any further, please let me confess something. It's...

April 2015

April 29, 2015

The Most Important Thing Non-Catholics Need to Know About Catholicism

For fifteen years I was an evangelical Protestant. This Easter I became a Roman Catholic....

April 27, 2015

Catholic Conversion and the Honeymoon Period

Before getting married, my wife and I had a number of marriage preparation sessions with...

April 23, 2015

I Went to Mass Every Day for a Week and it Changed My Life

I've laboured over this article for quite a while now. I've drafted it, re-drafted it,...

April 20, 2015

Why Catholics Sit, Stand, and Kneel at Mass

My wonderfully witty sister once remarked that I became a Catholic because I love to sit,...

April 16, 2015

Barriers to Belief: What’s Keeping Christians from the Catholic Church

The Catholic Church needs to explain itself better to non-Catholic Christians. It also needs to...

April 13, 2015

How the Rosary Changed My Life

I never thought I'd be the sort of person---the sort of Christian---that prays the Rosary....

April 10, 2015

Why I Changed My Mind About Communion

As a Catholic, I believe that Jesus is really present in the Eucharistic elements. That is...

April 06, 2015

Why I Became a Catholic this Easter

After a radical conversion to Christ at the age of about fifteen years old, I...

April 04, 2015

Tonight’s the Night — Thank You!

So, this is strange. To say the least. This journey which has been a long...

April 01, 2015

Lingering Doubts on the Road to Rome

When I began this blog I still felt like I was a ways from becoming...

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