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February 2016

February 09, 2016

No, You Can’t Have the Eucharist (And That’s OK)

A stir was created, a few weeks ago, when a group of Lutheran clergy visiting...

January 2016

January 17, 2016

What Evangelicals Don’t Know About the Rosary

For all good Evangelicals, myself included, Mary is the ultimate stumbling block on a journey...

December 2015

December 29, 2015

When Jesus Said, “This is my Body,” He Meant It

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

December 24, 2015

My First Christmas as a Catholic

I never, for even a second, want to diminish my spiritual journey as a Protestant....

December 15, 2015

Why Are Demons Afraid of Mary?

Father Gabriele Amorth is a fascinating man. Until very recently, the elderly Italian priest served...

December 07, 2015

How Much Ritual Is Too Much?

When Thomas Howard made his journey from Evangelicalism to Anglicanism (and then to Catholicism) in...

November 2015

November 05, 2015

Eucharist as Evangelist: Let Jesus Do the Talking

I recently found myself in a conversation with an old friend. He's a reader of...

September 2015

September 07, 2015

Why Is Catholicism So Unattractive to Evangelicals?

As a younger Evangelical I painted a clear distinction between Catholics and Christians. The two were not synonymous...

June 2015

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 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...

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 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 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...

March 2015

March 17, 2015

How God Gives Us Grace Through Man

We need to make an honest examination of our beliefs. We need to, prayerfully, come...

March 14, 2015

Why Creflo Dollar Made Me a Catholic

Prosperity Gospel Mega-Church Pastor Creflo Dollar is in the news again. This time it's for...

March 06, 2015

Why Are Demons So Afraid of Mary?

Father Gabriele Amorth is a fascinating man. Until very recently, the elderly Italian priest served...

February 2015

February 20, 2015

How God Works: Making Sense of the Sacramental Life

The Catholic life is a sacramental life. The means, at its core, that Catholicism teaches that God's...

February 10, 2015

How Learning About Mary’s Miracles Blew My Mind

Satan cannot drive out Satan. A house, or a kingdom, cannot be divided against itself....

February 07, 2015

Let’s Talk About Mary, Mother of God

It goes nearly without saying that the prime objection of the Protestant to Catholicism is...

February 01, 2015

The Lord’s Supper, Literally

Since digging deeper into Catholic theology it's become clear to me that, for those who swear...

January 2015

January 22, 2015

Let’s Talk About Prima Scriptura

I've written a lot about sola scriptura, the Reformation belief that Scripture---the Bible---is the ultimate authority...

January 10, 2015

Are Catholics Less Devout than Protestants?

I'm gonna say a swear. I have to warn you. That's the cordial thing to do. It...

December 2014

December 30, 2014

N.T. Wright and the Catholic Church as a Postman

I'm reading N.T. Wright's Scripture and the Authority of God because, up until a few moments...

December 22, 2014

How Learning About the Rosary Blew My Mind

For all good Protestants, myself included, Mary is the ultimate stumbling block on a journey...

December 16, 2014

Papal Infallibility and Why Some Popes are Evil

The idea of papal infallibility is something that I've come to understand is widely misunderstood...

November 2014

November 28, 2014

How Learning About the Eucharist Blew My Mind

As I've been headed down this journey towards becoming a Catholic there have been lots...

November 10, 2014

What I Learned at Mass After I Learned About Mass

I wrote last time about attending Mass for the third time and how I experienced...

November 09, 2014

My Third Time to Mass

I'm taking a break from writing about my conversion experience to write about my experience today....