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April 2022

April 18, 2022

An Easter Reflection: Jesus Was A Victim

In today's political climate, victimization seems to consistently find its way to the forefront of...

December 2020

December 01, 2020

Is Honoring And Venerating Saints Equal To Worship?

From a non-Catholic Christian perspective, anything to do with giving honor or veneration to the...

October 2020

October 28, 2020

Why I Don’t Celebrate The Reformation (And Neither Should You)

When I attended an Evangelical summer youth camp when I was 17, we had a...

September 2020

September 25, 2020

Four Reasons Why I Cancelled My Netflix Subscription

In the wake of the trending outrage over Netflix's content, my family and...

August 2020

August 28, 2020

Can Coarse Language and Profanity Be Appropriate?

I'm sure most of us remember sometime in our adolescence being told by our adult...

August 18, 2020

Dreams and the Spiritual Realm

Ever since I was little, I've always had really bizarre dreams. Growing up in a...

June 2020

June 16, 2020

7 Prominent Catholic Voices Who Influenced My Return To The Church

As a reverted Catholic and former Evangelical, I've often heard fellow believers site the theologians,...

May 2020

May 25, 2020

Why Christian Films Are Absolutely Terrible

Cinematography may have only been around for over a century, but it has become one...

May 19, 2020

Your Conversion Experience Does Not Determine Your Spiritual Worth

A former acquaintance on Facebook who has become outspokenly anti-Catholic had recently posted on social...

May 09, 2020

A Contemplation of Soli Deo Gloria (Glory To God Alone)

Years ago after experiencing a period of attending many funerals of lost friends and family,...

April 2020

April 16, 2020

Are Demons Real?

While I may be a believer in God and the spiritual realm, I also tend...

April 07, 2020

A Reflection on Church Closures, Passover & Healing During The Sabbath

It sure is a strange time to be alive. In the wake of public closures...

March 2020

March 17, 2020

Coronavirus, Avarice and Human Depravity

In Chapter 7 of Elie Wiesel's novel 'Night,' there is a disturbing scene where prisoners...

February 2020

February 23, 2020

A Reflection on Ash Wednesday

"By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground, for...

February 07, 2020

Why Would Anybody Need Jesus?

As someone who was raised Catholic and spent nearly 12 years as an adult Evangelical,...

February 03, 2020

What Are The Seven Sorrows Of Mary?

Many Christians rely on devotionals as a regular part of nurturing a spiritual relationship with...

January 2020

January 23, 2020

Religious Trauma Syndrome, De-Conversion & Reversion to Catholicism

In the non-denominational Bible college I attended in my early 20's, one of my instructors...

January 09, 2020

Francis Chan, Christian Unity and the Real Presence of Christ

Most of my Catholic readers probably wouldn’t have known who Francis Chan is until recently....

December 2019

December 30, 2019

Top 10 Most Read Articles of 2019 by Coffee & Crucifix

After first blogging in the winter of 2016, I never thought I'd still be doing...

December 18, 2019

Dialogue With Protestant In Response To My Article “Call No Man Father”

As a Catholic blogger, I've immersed myself into joining several social media blogging groups in...

October 2019

October 21, 2019

Why Bother Going To Confession?

"He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them...

September 2019

September 23, 2019

Clarifying The Meaning Of ‘Catholic Reactionary’

In my previous article Addressing Angry Reactionaries In The Catholic Church, I received mixed feedback...

September 16, 2019

Dialogue With An Anti-Catholic Commenter

As a Catholic blogger, I've immersed myself into joining several social media blogging groups in...

September 08, 2019

Love Yourself First?

There is a story in ancient Greek mythology about a man named Narcissus. He was...

September 05, 2019

‘Tradition’ Is Not A Dirty Word

In a modern, secular society, tradition is sometimes viewed as the final heartbeat of a...

August 2019

August 23, 2019

Political Correctness and Blasphemy Laws

Photo credit: Flickr ***CONTENT WARNING: DISTURBING IMAGES*** I have always understood members of the LGBTQ...

August 10, 2019

Church-Shopping Sucks

Breaking through social barriers is always a challenge, especially when attempting to join new groups....

August 05, 2019

Do Catholics Worship Idols?

I love music. I've collected CD's since I was 13. I am well into my...

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 07, 2019

How To Pray The Rosary In Latin

In my experiences, it took me a number of years before I learned to appreciate...