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April 2021

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,...

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,...

January 2020

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...

October 2019

October 12, 2019

Paganism, Catholicism and the Amazonian Synod

As someone who has spent a significant amount of time in the Evangelical community, it...

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 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 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...

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 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 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 07, 2019

How To Pray The Rosary In Latin

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

June 2019

June 26, 2019

Why Isn’t Catholic Communion More Inclusive?

As a cradle-Catholic in my youth, I’ve noticed the times when church attendance was the...

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...

May 2019

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 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 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 29, 2019

Where Does Progressive Christianity Lead To?

Since I was young, I took great satisfaction in not conforming to the expectations of...

March 20, 2019

Put The Tabernacle Back Where It Belongs!

In the parish I grew up attending, the priest would sit directly behind the altar...

March 17, 2019

My Struggle With Communion

I attended my first Evangelical communion service at a Christian youth conference when I was...

March 06, 2019

I Long For Catholic Unity

In my article I Long For Christian Unity, I aired my grievances with the doctrinal...

January 2019

January 07, 2019

American Evangelical Preaching In Ukraine Gets An Earful From Eastern Orthodox Lady

As the description in the YouTube link says, "Torch of Christ Ministries took to the...

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...

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...

June 03, 2018

Christian Bookstores Sell Indulgences

Photo credit: pixabay.com "For the love of money is the root of all evils; it...

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...

January 2018

January 24, 2018

“One True Church?”

There's an area in my city called Church Street where there are at least ten different...

March 2016

March 08, 2016

Why I Despise Contemporary Christian Worship

I was a guitarist for several worship bands at a conservative Evangelical congregation in the past. My...