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April 2023

April 25, 2023

10 Essential Books Every Catholic Should Own

When it comes to proactively living out the Christian faith, it comes without saying that...

December 2020

December 09, 2020

Why Does The Catholic Bible Have Additional Books?

Christians all over the world unanimously agree that the books of the Bible are divinely...

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...

November 2020

November 19, 2020

Saints Are Sinners, Too.

I've been a longtime admirer of Pope John Paul II even during my Evangelical years....

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 11, 2020

Netflix’s ‘American Gospel’ Grossly Misrepresents Catholic Teaching (PART TWO)

< PREVIOUS PAGE MIKE GENDRON: "And he must now receive sacraments. He must confess his...

July 2020

July 26, 2020

In Defense of Mary’s Immaculate Conception

When most people hear the term 'Immaculate Conception,' the first thing that often comes to...

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 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,...

February 2020

February 29, 2020

Scripture, Apostolic Succession and the Importance of Foundations

"According to the commission of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I...

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 18, 2020

OPINION: Uproar Over Role Of Women In Wake Of Querida Amazonia

In the wake of the newly released apostolic exhortation Querida Amazonia, outrage seemed to have...

January 2020

January 28, 2020

12 Theological Heresies Defined In Church History

When it comes to reading the Bible, many Christians often assume the passages are clear...

January 20, 2020

Hand Gestures During Contemporary Worship and the Orans Posture

For the amount of years I've spent as an Evangelical, I've attended my share of...

January 02, 2020

In Defense of Mary: Co-Redemptrix?

One of the most common criticisms towards Catholics is how they seem to elevate Mary...

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...

December 17, 2019

The Priesthood & “Call No Man Father”

As an adolescent, I was terrified of one of the priests at my home parish....

October 2019

October 04, 2019

In Defense of Mary’s Perpetual Virginity

In the current secular culture, the idea of prolonged virginity is often scoffed at. I...

September 2019

September 29, 2019

What’s Wrong With Priestly Celibacy?

In the Evangelical congregation I was once a part of, there was a council of...

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 20, 2019

Addressing Angry Reactionaries In The Catholic Church

“I fear those who have such great fear of the Devil, more than I do...

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 10, 2019

The Problem With Prosperity Theology

“God Wants You To Be Happy And Successful!” After newly converting from nominal Catholicism to...

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 27, 2019

The Deception of Church-Branding

In a society largely driven by consumerism, I've noticed a trend among churches that consider...

August 17, 2019

Why Does Catholicism Have So Many Rules?

I'm a certified journeyman carpenter with over 15 years of experience in the construction industry. I've...

August 16, 2019

Parallels Between the ‘KJV-Only’ Movement and Radical Catholic Traditionalism

I mentioned in many previous articles how I converted from cradle-Catholicism to Protestant Evangelicalism as...

July 2019

July 31, 2019

A Catholic Response To Fundamentalist Allegations Of ‘Vain Repetition’

After so many years of being in a relationship, the words 'I love you' can...

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...