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June 2014

June 17, 2014

Knights of Columbus 2013 Donations to Charity and Hours of Service Hit Record High

2013 was a record high for the Knights of Columbus. The Catholic men’s organization...

June 13, 2014

Pope Francis on Child Labor, Fear of God, Love of Money, and Arms Dealing

Pope Francis is first of all a priest. The world is his parish and every...

May 2014

May 13, 2014

Saint John Paul II and the Korean Church

Saint John Paul II's effect on the Church in Korea. There are now 5,000,000 Catholics...

May 13, 2014

Singer Celines Diaz Gave Up Fame to Worship God Through Her Music

God calls each of us to use our talents and whatever years of life...

May 01, 2014

I’ve Got a Lot of Past, and Not All of It’s Good

Like everybody my age, I’ve got a lot of past. Not all of my...

April 2014

April 25, 2014

Actor Kevin Sorbo’s Faith Story

Kevin Sorbo, star of God is Not Dead, shares his remarkable story of faith,...

April 21, 2014

Why Did Jesus Have to Die, and Why Does the Resurrection Matter?

Calvary is the fulcrum of history. Everything changed on that hill called Golgotha 2,000...

April 17, 2014

At Gethsemane

Gethsemane is far more than the physical garden where Jesus prayed the night He was...

April 12, 2014

Conversion Story: Inside I was Dead

Jesus Saves. It's as simple as that.

April 03, 2014

Who has Teaching Authority in the Church? The Bishops, or High-Profile Catholic Politicians?

How do Catholic politicians come to the conclusion that it’s A-Ok for them to...

March 2014

March 25, 2014

Voris Doesn’t Disrespect the Pope, Either

I recently posted a statement that if you want to disrespect the Pope, you...

March 24, 2014

Join the Religious Freedom Tweet Storm

Join tomorrow’s Religious Freedom Tweet Storm. From Stand Up For Religious Freedom: Tomorrow is the...

March 24, 2014

Pope Francis: March 29-30 Will Be a Day of Reconciliation

Pope Francis has set aside this coming Friday as “24 hours for the Lord.”...

March 22, 2014

Pope to Mafia: Convert, Hell Awaits You if You Continue on This Road

The first godfather movie was something of a watershed in American culture. It wasn’t the...

March 22, 2014

God is Not Dead Opens this Weekend

God is not dead opens this weekend.

March 21, 2014

What is Bill Maher’s Problem?

What is Bill Maher's problem? Kevin Sorbo, the star of God is Not Dead, responded...

March 20, 2014

Let There be Light: The Religious Significance of the Big Bang Echo

My eleven-year-old son put it better than anyone I have ever heard. Homeschoolers socialize with...

March 19, 2014

Future Priests Embrace Celibacy

"The priesthood is too serious a call, not to have guys who are 100% committed...

March 17, 2014

God is Not Dead, the Movie

Son of God is still in the theaters. If you haven't seen it, I encourage...

March 14, 2014

21% of Americans Say Religion is ‘Not That Important’ in Their Lives

According to a poll by NBC/WSJ, 21% of Americans say that religion is “not that...

March 13, 2014

How to Present the Christian Message When the Message is the Medium

The media is hard-selling abortion, euthanasia, gay marriage and now polygamy and polyamory. It...

March 13, 2014

The Media is Selling Anti-Christian Morality

Marshall McLuhan famously said, "The medium is the message." Our use of the phrase "the...

March 12, 2014

The Problem with Catechesis Is that It’s Been Found Difficult and Not Tried

Gilbert Chesterton famously said, "The problem with Christianity is not that it's been tried and...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

Let’s Rebuild the City: Lecrae Shares His Testimony

Lecrae found Christ, but only gave himself to the Lord half way. Jesus told us you...

February 25, 2014

Son of God to Open in Theaters February 28

I'm going. Are you? For more information, go here.

February 25, 2014

Getting Real: The Marriage Protection Amendment

Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and...

February 21, 2014

Pope Francis and the Pentecostals.

You may have already seen this. My fellow Catholic Patheosi have posted it here, here...

February 20, 2014

If You Build It, They Won’t Necessarily Come.

St Patrick went to Ireland. St Paul went to most of the Roman world....

January 2014

January 31, 2014

Pope Francis Tasks Notre Dame to be “Uncompromising” In Its Catholic Identity

The Holy Father's remarks to Notre Dame strike to the core mission of all Catholic...

January 31, 2014

Nick Vujicic: Fully Living for Jesus Christ, Part 3

This is part 3. If you haven't seen parts 1 and 2, you can watch...