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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...

December 2015

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 30, 2015

Is This Why the Priest Wears Purple?

There's a power-packed G.K. Chesterton quote about the Catholic Church being the greatest antidote to...

September 2015

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...

June 2015

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....

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...

April 2015

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,...

January 2015

January 28, 2015

What I Learned From a Tired Priest

I've written recently about how the setbacks and difficulties I've experienced while becoming Catholic have...

January 26, 2015

A New Way of Thinking

Somewhere along the way I picked up this quote by Henri Nouwen and, lately, it's...

January 21, 2015

Jesus, Divine and Human: A Juxtaposition

I have a story to tell. Unlike most stories we tell I don't think this...

January 09, 2015

The Truth is a Trap

The truth is a trap. I've recently devoured G.K. Chesterton's The Catholic Church and Conversion....

January 04, 2015

New Year’s Journey

There are times when I approach this monstrous topic, and this tiny blog, when I...

December 2014

December 21, 2014

When the Priest Does the Dishes

At the end of the Liturgy of the Eucharist, the Lord's Supper, the Priest does...

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....

November 04, 2014

A Thesis on Tradition

Pastor Dan had dropped a bomb, and left. He'd asked me, "What's more important the...

October 2014

October 25, 2014

My Three Catholic Friends

Having spent some quality time with my Dutch Catholic priest Catholicism had, like I said,...