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November 2021

November 23, 2021

Did Augustine Affirm Sola Scripture? No!

Watch my response video on YouTube. In his video, Did Augustine Affirm Sola Scriptura and...

June 2021

June 28, 2021

The Bible Made This Evangelical Professor Convert to Catholicism

Dr. Douglas Beaumont was, "an Evangelical of Evangelicals," he says. As an adult convert, Dr....

February 2021

February 06, 2021

How the Eucharist Blew My Mind

When I became an Christian at the age of fifteen or so I joined an...

August 2020

August 23, 2020

How to Debate an Evangelical on the Eucharist… And Win!

OK, cheeky title aside, good apologetics is never about winning an argument but rather about moving hearts and...

June 2020

June 18, 2020

What Evangelicals Need to Know About Purgatory

As an evangelical convert to Catholicism I think, and talk, a lot about pebbles in my...

June 17, 2020

Why Are Catholic Bibles Bigger?

When I became a Christian at the age of fifteen one of the first things...

May 2020

May 28, 2020

Is Your Church the Church of the Apostles?

This week on the podcast I was privileged to speak to Bishop Thomas Dowd of...

October 2019

October 27, 2019

Did the Gospel Writers Get Facts Right But Their Stories Wrong?

In the most recent episode of Justin Brierley's fantastic series The Big Conversation, biblical scholars...

October 24, 2019

Three Questions to Ask Your Atheist Neighbour

When Jesus famous told us that we must love our neighbours as ourselves the anxious...

October 18, 2019

Was Jesus a Myth? How to Answer in One Sentence or Less

I love speaking with Steve Weidenkopf. He's one of my favourites of all time. Steve...

September 2019

September 07, 2019

4 Proofs for the Catholic Church in the Book of Acts

As a non-denominational evangelical Protestant I remember sitting in pew one morning while the pastor...

September 06, 2019

Is the Catholic Church Just Another Christian Denomination?

As a non-denominational evangelical Christian I thought the Catholic Church was just another denomination. Just...

August 2019

August 29, 2019

Here’s Why Protestant Bibles Are Too Small

When I had a radical conversion to Christ in high school I knew nothing about...

August 07, 2019

Are Papal Interviews on a Plane Infallible?

The authority of the Catholic Church is notoriously hard to understand for non-Catholics---even many Catholics...

June 2019

June 04, 2019

What Praying to the Saints is Not

As a non-denominational evangelical exploring the Catholic faith praying to the saints was one of...

May 2019

May 16, 2019

Did Catholics Corrupt the Church That Jesus Founded?

Recently, I had the incredible opportunity to chat with Rod Bennett, author of The Apostasy...

May 09, 2019

Five Tips to Meaningful Engagement with Non-Believers

I was recently blessed to have a conversation with Dr. Randal Rauser on my podcast....

April 2019

April 19, 2019

Why Did Jesus Have to Die on a Cross?

One of the things you might hear a lot about this Easter is why Jesus...

April 17, 2019

Is the Origin of Easter Based on Ancient Pagan Gods?

It's a common story we read this time of year: Easter has its origins...

February 2019

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...

January 2019

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 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...

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,...

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 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...