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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...

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...

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...

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 29, 2019

What’s Wrong With Priestly Celibacy?

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

May 2019

May 18, 2019

Confirmation: The Sacrament of Farewell?

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

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...

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...

November 2017

November 21, 2017

My Struggle With The Existence Of Hell

Photo credit: freeimages.com At seventeen years old, I took the dramatic step that almost every...

July 2017

July 30, 2017

What is Truth?

Photo credit: Alpha Stock Images "If anyone can refute me—show me I’m making a mistake...