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July 2019

July 24, 2019

Dear Catholics: For The Love Of God, Read Your Bible!

In a recent survey published on Crux.com, about 50 percent of American Catholics correctly answered...

July 18, 2019

In Defense Of Mary’s Assumption

When it comes to teachings about the Virgin Mary, non-Catholic Christians are usually quite apprehensive of...

July 05, 2019

Catholic Fellowship Sucks

I remember hearing my grandparents recall a time when the local church was the epicenter...

June 2019

June 12, 2019

In Defense of Mary: Mediatrix & Queen of Heaven?

I remember receiving a set of anti-Catholic tracts from someone I met at an Evangelical...

June 10, 2019

My Critique of Calvinism: PART I – Introduction

As a part-time Bible school alumni, I learned many ideologies adopted by certain Christian denominations...

May 2019

May 26, 2019

The Church and Canada’s Abysmal Treatment of Indigenous People

I’ve always been flattered by the amount of positive comments from foreign strangers when I...

May 20, 2019

A Catholic Reflection on the Meaning of Suffering

In my early twenties, some former friends I once worked for told me if you plead...

May 18, 2019

Confirmation: The Sacrament of Farewell?

When I was 11 years old, I endured the process as a young Catholic to...

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 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 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 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 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...

February 2019

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 07, 2019

Is Prayer Equal To Worship?

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

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...

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...

April 2018

April 04, 2018

Does It Matter How We Worship?

As a teenager who had been raised Catholic, what first drew me to Evangelicalism was...

November 2017

November 01, 2017

My Thoughts on the Sexual Revolution

Image credit: Flickr I remember when I was around 10 years old, my friends and...

June 2017

June 26, 2017

In Defence of the Trinity

Photo credit: publicdomainpictures.net As I have mentioned in previous blog entries, I once befriended a...

June 14, 2017

My Thoughts on the Christian Persecution Complex

I remember in my youth, I was told by many pastors, mentors, youth group and...

May 2017

May 18, 2017

Courage In An Unusual Situation

Photo credit: Flickr About a few months ago, I was waiting in line at the...

April 2017

April 14, 2017

Why I Stopped Believing In ‘The Rapture’

Photo credit: Flickr "For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of...

September 2016

September 29, 2016

LGBTQ Rights versus Religious Freedom?

During my junior high school years, I was often the target of excessive bullying and harassment....

June 2016

June 27, 2016

Are All Sins Equal?

I have friends who have told me stories about some dangerous encounters they've had with strangers. Many...