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2018-04-23T06:46:26-04:00

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Pray and Listen: What Philosophers Are Saying About Evangelization

Last updated on: April 23, 2018 at 6:46 am By K. Albert Little

Lately I’ve been taking my cues for evangelization from philosophers. Maybe I need to get out more. But, in all seriousness, its been philosophers who have taught me some of the greatest lessons on evangelization that I’ve ever learned—and it’s really changed how I think about sharing the faith. So, I thought I would share what I’ve learned. And maybe it’ll change how you think about it, too. (more…) Read more

2018-04-19T07:15:31-04:00

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Let’s Pray the Litany of Humility Together

Last updated on: April 19, 2018 at 7:15 am By K. Albert Little

I don’t really believe in coincidence so when I recently came across the same obscure prayer, twice, in a matter of days I knew it had to have been for a reason. So I stopped in my tracks. The prayer is called the Litany of Humility and if you think that someone calling themselves the “Cordial Catholic” isn’t in dire need of humbling then you’re most definitely wrong. “Cordial Catholic” is a moniker I’m still trying to grow in to—and not... Read more

2018-04-17T14:33:36-04:00

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Oh My Gosh, I Was On The Journey Home!

Last updated on: April 17, 2018 at 2:33 pm By K. Albert Little

Earlier in March I had the opportunity to fly down to The Coming Home Network International offices to film an episode of The Journey Home with Marcus Grodi. The show itself was instrumental in my own conversion to Catholicism. I can vividly remember the first episode I watched with Scott Hahn—and the incredible realization that becoming Catholic was something that Protestants actually did. I wasn’t the only one. It felt like a weight was lifted off my shoulders; maybe I wasn’t crazy... Read more

2018-04-16T13:09:58-04:00

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Why Does the Priest Do The Dishes?

Last updated on: April 16, 2018 at 1:09 pm By K. Albert Little

At the end of the Liturgy of the Eucharist, the Lord’s Supper, the Priest does the dishes. Sometimes a fellow priest who is present and concelebrating can do them, or sometimes it’s the deacon. But someone does the dishes. I’m of a generation, I think it’s safe to say, that’s returning to many of the traditions of our faith. I’m not alone, and statistics bear this out. Disillusioned with a doctrinal liberal and laissez faire approach to non-denominational Christianity, many Christians are... Read more

2018-04-09T14:02:24-04:00

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I Love Being Catholic (But I Don’t Always Like It)

Last updated on: April 9, 2018 at 2:02 pm By K. Albert Little

When my wife and I began marriage preparation classes almost 10 years ago one of the first questions we were asked was, “Do you think you’ll be more or less ‘in love’ after 10 years of marriage?” I’ll save you from wondering and tell you, right away, that I answered wrong. “Well of course we’ll be at least a little bit less in love,” I said, far too quickly. I assumed, back then, that those heady early days of marriage... Read more

2018-04-07T05:33:26-04:00

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The Incredible Biblical Basis for Relics

Last updated on: April 7, 2018 at 5:33 am By K. Albert Little

As someone with a more than passing interest in the world of the paranormal and bizarre I’ve always had a particular fascination with the ancient Shroud of Turin. But it wasn’t until I became Catholic and shook off my Protestant superstition towards the physical dimension of my faith that fascination passed into a kind of devotion. That the burial shroud which covered Christ’s body still exists as something we can see and touch seemed incredible to me. That it would bear the image... Read more

2018-03-29T15:14:33-04:00

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The Liturgy Is Not Me: Why We All Should Worship Like Catholics

Last updated on: March 29, 2018 at 3:14 pm By K. Albert Little

As an eager Evangelical, I once wrote an article about tradition in the context of a Sunday morning worship service. Long before becoming Catholic, I was processing the idea that all Christian modes of faith come with a certain level of tradition, even if it wasn’t as the high liturgical ritual of a Catholic Mass. Here’s how a typical Sunday morning in my non-denominational church would look. We gathered in the pews before the service began catching up with friends before... Read more

2018-03-18T13:57:25-04:00

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Was Peter the First Pope?

Last updated on: March 18, 2018 at 1:57 pm By K. Albert Little

Before we even begin to discuss Peter as Pope we need to get one thing out of the way: no church historian, worth their weight, would ever claim that Peter was the first Pope—in the exact way we understand it today. Like our understanding of the Trinity, the canon of the New Testament (what books make up our Bibles), and our doctrines surrounding salvation and the after-life these concepts, naturally, developed over time as the Church grew into its britches. The... Read more

2018-03-14T14:20:17-04:00

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Did the Catholic Church Just “Deliver” the Bible?

Last updated on: March 14, 2018 at 2:20 pm By K. Albert Little

I was once asked the question by a friend of mine, “Which is more important: The Bible or tradition?” As a good evangelical I knew that the answer to any question in Sunday School was either “the Bible” or “Jesus” and although I wasn’t in Sunday School any longer I knew tradition couldn’t be the answer. “The Bible,” I said confidently, congratulating myself for knowing so much about my faith. “But who put the Bible together?” My friend replied. “Wasn’t it... Read more

2018-02-25T15:21:05-04:00

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You Should Receive Communion Kneeling, On the Tongue

Last updated on: February 25, 2018 at 3:21 pm By K. Albert Little

If you’re at all a Vatican watcher like me then you’ll have heard something of the remarks made by Cardinal Robert Sarah this past week. Cardinal Sarah, a Guinea-born priest, is prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. The African priest, being a bit more conservatively-minded in his approach to the Liturgy, is often at odds with Pope Francis in that respect and, as a result, is often in the news. The media love a... Read more

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