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April 2016

April 26, 2016

The Catholic Church Must Become More Protestant

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

April 19, 2016

What Canadian Catholics Need to Know About Assisted Suicide

On February 6, 2015, in a unanimous judgment, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled to...

March 2016

March 14, 2016

On Lent and Letting Go of Grudges

I've held a grudge for a long time, I'm not proud to say. I'm not...

March 07, 2016

Let’s Not Kill Each Other: Canada’s Euthanasia Crisis

While America entertains itself with the likes of Donald Trump and the Presidential Primaries its...

February 2016

February 20, 2016

What A Tired Priest Taught Me About Humility

It's an open secret for long-time readers of my blog that I experienced my...

February 10, 2016

Giving Up Complaint, Taking Up Mercy

I'm generally a shameful, petty person. I know, I know, it's shocking. How can someone who...

February 08, 2016

The Incorruptibles Are Scary as Hell

There are some things, as a Catholic, that I'd prefer were kept secret from my...

February 05, 2016

Lent is Coming, Hide the Kids

A friend of mine recently commented that she's weary of the Church calendar this year....

January 2016

January 07, 2016

Godparents Wanted: Apply Within

I do not like to speak on my wife's behalf. Her story is her own...

December 2015

December 30, 2015

The New Year’s Resolution Every Catholic Should Be Making

With the declaration, by Pope Francis, of this year as a special Jubilee Year of...

December 14, 2015

An Evangelical at the Door of Mercy

We are a people of the tangible. A people of the here and now and, as...

November 2015

November 15, 2015

In the Face of Violence, Pray for Peace

The collective wisdom of the Internet can make anyone question the trajectory of humanity in the...

October 2015

October 12, 2015

No, Religion is Not “Bad.” You’re Wrong.

As a younger Evangelical I would've marched, proudly, in the Parade to End Religion. If such...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

No, You Don’t Know The Pope

I'm an emotional guy. This is no secret. I'm known to break down in tears...

September 12, 2015

Jesus Was A Refugee

Now after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a...

September 01, 2015

Why Can’t We Do Catholicism Well?

The parish wishes to remain anonymous. Really, it could be any parish, anywhere in North...

August 2015

August 25, 2015

Why I Left My Parish: A Cautionary Tale

When I decided to get serious about becoming a Catholic I phoned up the Catholic...

August 21, 2015

Do We Need to Use the Word “Abortion”?

I want to make something perfectly clear from the start. I am, unfailingly, a son of...

August 21, 2015

What Should We Do With Bad Catholics?

Money-centred and drug-addled Christians. Catholics who can't wait to get the Host and get out...

August 17, 2015

Sometimes Prayer Sucks

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

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...

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...

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 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...