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November 2015

November 04, 2015

Is Communion With Lutherans on the Way?

I hate to be a party pooper, but it seems that we are further apart...

January 2015

January 14, 2015

Apologetics 101

Whenever I am involved in conversations with non-Catholic Christians I go straight to the authority...

October 2014

October 30, 2014

Answering Margery Eagan on Homosexuality

Margery Eagan, the spirituality columnist at Boston Globe's CRUX website poses a question about homosexuality...

October 09, 2014

Evidence for God’s Existence

Over at Brandon Vogt's website Strange Notions here and here I have a set of arguments...

October 09, 2014

Atheism: Don’t Even Think About It!

An atheist not only does not believe in God, he doesn't believe in angels or...

September 2014

September 03, 2014

Easter and the Atheists

The last few years have seen a shelf load of worthy books de-bunking what is...

August 2014

August 11, 2014

Good Non-Catholic Christians – Is There Salvation Outside the Church?

The sudden death of Tony Palmer--the friend of Pope Francis--has raised the question whether he...

August 02, 2014

History and Heresy

"To be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant" wrote Bl. John Henry...

August 01, 2014

Honey or Vinegar?

My combox this week has been filled this week with self righteous, negative and sour...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

All That Really Matters is How Much You Love Jesus?

When I resigned from my position as an Anglican priest one of the ladies in...

July 30, 2014

Is Proselytism Solemn Nonsense?

Pope Francis has been criticized in some quarters because he has said, “Proselytism is solemn...

July 16, 2014

What That Church of England Vote is Really About…

On Monday the Church of England did not simply vote to ordain women as bishops....

July 14, 2014

Virginity and the Little Flower of the Mohawks

In learning more about St Kateri Tekakwitha I was struck by the connecting points between...

July 12, 2014

Are Witches Ugly?

This light hearted little rant about adolescent type behavior warranted a rash of comments...

July 11, 2014

Pope Francis “Doesn’t Want to Convert Evangelicals”?

After meeting with a group of Pentecostal Evangelicals Pope Francis reportedly wants to preach in...

November 2013

November 05, 2013

Fear God – Why Not?

"The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." Says the Proverb. The critics...

October 2013

October 12, 2013

Mary Mother of God from Scripture

Tim Staples explains how the title Mother of God has it's foundation in Scripture. It...

July 2013

July 25, 2013

The Curse of Casual Catholicism

Back in April I began a series on What’s Killing American Catholicism. The first post...

May 2013

May 23, 2013

Did Pope Francis Preach Salvation by Works??

...and not just salvation by works, but universalism--that all will be saved? The Huffington Post...

May 22, 2013

Help My Kids Still Aren’t Catholic!!

An earlier post this week with a similar title evoked the most passionate comments I've...

January 2013

January 06, 2013

Revolution and Revelation

A spirited conversation has been going on in the combox about the existence of God....

January 02, 2013

Gospel Stories, Myths and Legends

They're So Beautiful! On the week before Christmas in 1941 my grandfather was walking with...

December 2012

December 18, 2012

Who is “Q”? The Mythical World of Bible Scholars

Have you ever noticed that there is a breed of atheists who are also Bible...

December 12, 2012

Is Anybody There?…In Hell That Is.

In the current debate on hell (which is really a debate on universalism) there is...

November 2012

November 14, 2012

A Voice Crying in the Political Wilderness

George Weigel makes a case here that now is the time for a robust and...

November 12, 2012

Would Jesus Recognize Catholic Worship?

I posted a picture the other day of worship at St Peter's. There was...

November 10, 2012

Vain Repetition Repetition?

How a former Evangelical came to love the Rosary. Here's my latest article for Integrated...

October 2012

October 17, 2012

Lions, Little Children and Tiber Swims

Did you know that Ignatius of Antioch was not only appointed to the see of...

October 12, 2012

Leap of Faith: The Substance and the Evidence

As a fundamentalist boy I had to learn my Bible verses from the King James...

October 12, 2012

Paganism and Christianity

Do similarities between pagan religions and Christianity dis prove the Christian claims? To understand the...

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