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May 2019

May 15, 2019

Has The Church Failed Persons With Developmental Disabilities?

Having a sibling with a developmental disability certainly gives you a different perspective of the world. Much of...

May 09, 2019

Why I Choose To Pray The Rosary

A Terrifying Experience I remember playing with my cousin in my aunt's basement when I...

April 2019

April 29, 2019

Why Purgatory Makes Sense

"If heaven is for clean people, it's vacant." — 'Load Me Up' by Matthew Good...

April 28, 2019

Rebuilding Notre Dame versus Caring For The Poor?

In the wake of the Notre Dame fire, it seems the internet has moved from...

April 23, 2019

Reading Chronicles of Narnia During Easter

My kids have always loved listening to stories. Over the past year they have gotten...

April 16, 2019

The Fire of Notre Dame and the Theology of Architecture

In recent news, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France had caught fire and sustained...

April 13, 2019

A Reflection on Palm Sunday and Election Season

As we near Easter weekend, my neck of the woods is in the midst of...

April 12, 2019

Stop Treating Evangelism Like A Sales Pitch

As a cradle Catholic, I made a number of friends in high school who were...

April 04, 2019

10 Christian Metal Bands Who Don’t Suck

I understand that some of my readers are probably not into the same music I...

April 01, 2019

Are The Apparitions Of The Virgin Mary Real?

"And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the...

March 2019

March 29, 2019

Where Does Progressive Christianity Lead To?

Since I was young, I took great satisfaction in not conforming to the expectations of...

March 27, 2019

The Problem With Purity Culture

As a young Catholic, I experienced much of what Evangelicals refer to as legalism. I...

March 24, 2019

‘Faith Alone’ Is Not Enough

I dated a pastor's daughter when I was 21, with whom I had long-drawn conversations...

March 20, 2019

Put The Tabernacle Back Where It Belongs!

In the parish I grew up attending, the priest would sit directly behind the altar...

March 17, 2019

My Struggle With Communion

I attended my first Evangelical communion service at a Christian youth conference when I was...

March 13, 2019

In Defense of Infant Baptism

Being a follower of Jesus is like riding a vehicle to reach a destination (cue Carrie...

March 08, 2019

Is Feminism Compatible With Christianity?

Locker-room TalkI remember in junior high school, locker-room talk was quite commonplace. When talking about...

March 06, 2019

I Long For Catholic Unity

In my article I Long For Christian Unity, I aired my grievances with the doctrinal...

February 2019

February 25, 2019

Should Christians Listen To Heavy Metal?

My first official exposure to metal music was when I was in the sixth grade....

February 11, 2019

Once Saved, Always Saved?

The Culture of Instant Gratification As someone who grew up on a farm, my earliest...

January 2019

January 14, 2019

Anti-Protestant Discrimination Bothers Me

As a Catholic blogger, much of my writing content centers around explaining Catholic beliefs in...

January 07, 2019

American Evangelical Preaching In Ukraine Gets An Earful From Eastern Orthodox Lady

As the description in the YouTube link says, "Torch of Christ Ministries took to the...

January 07, 2019

Is Prayer Equal To Worship?

Image credit: pixabay.com As a cradle-Catholic who had converted to Evangelical Protestantism in my late...

January 01, 2019

A Response to John Piper on Catholicism

When dealing with Protestant criticisms, us Catholics are often met with a high level of...

December 2018

December 22, 2018

My Thoughts on Immigration Control

For missionaries, preaching the Gospel in all the nations ironically involves a level of humility...

October 2018

October 18, 2018

Is Cannabis Usage Morally Acceptable?

Photo credit: Freeimages.com To start off, I'm going to say that I have never smoked...

September 2018

September 18, 2018

My Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation

In any given multicultural society, there is always an exchange of ideas, traditions, customs, clothing,...

August 2018

August 16, 2018

My Response to Clerical Sexual Abuse

Although I have had my share of bad experiences with people within religious communities, I...

August 13, 2018

A Perspective On Abortion Regarding Bodily Autonomy

The topic of abortion has become one of the most heated issues of our time....

June 2018

June 22, 2018

What Is The Meaning of Penance?

Photo credit: pixabay.com When I was in Grade 8, a few friends and I were...