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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...

April 10, 2021

GraceLife Church, Civil Disobedience & the Christian Persecution Complex

It is well past the one-year anniversary of our 2-week lockdown here in Alberta, Canada,...

February 2021

February 04, 2021

Study Reveals Using A Saint In Your Profile Picture Increases Holiness

***SATIRE*** A groundbreaking study has revealed there is a correlation between the type of profile...

January 2021

January 01, 2021

Top 10 Most Read Articles of 2020 by Coffee & Crucifix

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

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...

October 2020

October 01, 2020

Yes, I Denounce White Supremacy.

It has recently come to my attention that such terms like "Western Culture" or "Western...

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...

September 11, 2020

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

The latest Christian documentary on Netflix has arrived to dismantle the blight of Prosperity Theology...

September 05, 2020

Is Jesus the Ultimate Capitalist?

A couple of tweets I recently stumbled across comes from a man who is a...

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 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...

March 2020

March 20, 2020

Communion In The Hand?

For non-Catholics, this article might come across as a bit of an oddity. Most Protestant...

March 17, 2020

Coronavirus, Avarice and Human Depravity

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

March 12, 2020

A Reflection on the Parable of the Good Samaritan

The first week of March was a pretty rough haul for me. In addition to...

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 25, 2020

10 Things To Give Up For Lent In 2020

It's that time of year again! Lent is just around the corner! Because the times...

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...

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 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 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....

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 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....