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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 29, 2014

Powerful St Patrick

Some time ago I had a dream in which I saw a young boy swimming...

August 14, 2014

10 Things to Remember About the Assumption of Mary

During the twenty years it took me to convert from a Bob Jones University student...

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 08, 2014

The Inseparable Four Marks

I get an increasing number of requests to assist Protestants who are interested in the...

August 06, 2014

American Christianity: Moralistic Therapeutic Deism?

Some time ago I read a blog post identifying the degradation of American Christianity into...

July 2014

July 30, 2014

Is Proselytism Solemn Nonsense?

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

July 25, 2014

Why is Pope Francis’ Visit to Philly Important?

This report says that while the Vatican has yet to confirm the date, Archbishop Chaput...

June 2014

June 19, 2014

Closing Churches Closes Faith

Architect Michael Tamara comments here on the closure of historic churches in the Northern cities...

November 2013

November 06, 2013

The Mystery of Mercy

Yesterday's post was about the Fear of God, but today spend a few moments meditating...

November 05, 2013

Fear God – Why Not?

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

November 05, 2013

Works Without Faith is Dead

The old debate still rages in which Catholics dispute with Protestants who say that salvation...

November 02, 2013

Strange Gods

"You shall have no other Gods before me." trumpets the Lord in the Old Testament....

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Do Catholics Believe in Ghosts?

from Guest blogger Paul Thigpen. Paul Thigpen PhD. is an editor at TAN books and...

September 2013

September 16, 2013

Woman Priests Courageous Pioneers?

The Anchoresses fumes over the latest "ordination" of a Catholic woman here. I cannot disagree....

August 2013

August 20, 2013

Is Hell Highly Populated?

Having just finished Ralph Martin's excellent study on universalism, Will Many Be Saved? it leads me to...

August 20, 2013

Will Many Be Saved?

...or how the sweet, but noxious atmosphere of universalism has undermined the Catholic Church's mission...

August 13, 2013

The Pope the Dog and the Bicycle Bell

Someone has joked, "In Central America it's not really a valid Mass unless there is...

August 06, 2013

Call Me an Evangelical Charismatic Liberal Conservative Progressive Traditionalist…

...or call me Catholic. One of my life slogans is the dictum by F.D.Maurce that...

July 2013

July 26, 2013

Joachim and Anna – Redemption’s Turning Point

In my own journey from Protestant fundamentalism to the Catholic Church the dogma of the...

July 25, 2013

The Curse of Casual Catholicism

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

July 18, 2013

Broken Marriage? It’s Complicated…

I hear all the fuss, alarm and outrage about same sex marriage, but the more...

July 13, 2013

Nine Abortions? So What?

Following the triumphant pro-life, pro-women's health legislation in Texas, a report in London's Daily Telegraph...

July 11, 2013

Coca Cola Catholicism

Back in April I began a series on What's Killing American Catholicism. Events and other...

June 2013

June 04, 2013

Division, Diversity and Dissent

The Bishop was present in the parish over the weekend to celebrate the sacrament of...

May 2013

May 25, 2013

The Blazing Trinity

I saw three rings entwined--one composed of smooth gold as clear as crystal and hard...

May 24, 2013

The Solution to the AmChurch Problem

Three timely books are available which diagnose the problem of the American Church and the...

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...

May 21, 2013

Difficulties with Adam and Eve

One of the interesting things about conducing a parish mission is how many people stay...

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