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April 2024

April 20, 2024

What Beliefs, If Any, Bar One From Salvation? TLR Interview

I recently visited with my good friend, Matt Graham, on his podcast Rational Animal. Please...

April 15, 2024

Catholic Vs Protestant Sola Scriptura: TLR Interview

I had the honor of visiting with my Protestant friend, Devin Pellew, on his Spotify...

March 2024

March 26, 2024

Is the Only Good God a “Nanny God?”

One main thing I come away with in my discussions with atheists, and those critical...

March 21, 2024

Would Atheists Believe Even If Christianity Were True?

Like most people, I sometimes get trapped in the loop of short, yet to the...

March 04, 2024

Why Does an All-Loving God Tolerate So Much Suffering?

Recently, I wrote about the Super Bowl ad “He Gets Us.” In the comments section,...

February 2024

February 20, 2024

Healer of My Soul: Insights and Hope to Overcome Sin

In a recent article, I highlighted one of my favorite bands (Waterdeep). For this article,...

February 08, 2024

Problem of Evil Answered in Waterdeep’s 18 Bullet Holes

Anyone familiar with contemporary Christian music understands that most lacks any real theological substance. Most...

December 2023

December 13, 2023

The Good God of the Inaccessible Black Box

In a recent article, I analyzed the applicability of Scripture as an ultimate authority regarding...

November 2023

November 30, 2023

For the Record, I’m No Rad-Trad and I Support the Pope

Recently, I read a comment on Patheos’ Facebook page calling my blog “rad-trad” and my...

November 23, 2023

I Asked Magisterium AI Some Hot Button Catholic Questions…

A friend of mine informed me about a new online tool called Magisterium AI (currently...

November 14, 2023

The True Value of Inaccessible Authority… An Historical Critique of Sola Scriptura

In past articles, I addressed the topic of sola scriptura. An issue for me, and...

October 2023

October 09, 2023

“I Need a Church to Tell Me I’m Wrong Where I Think I’m Right” – GK Chesterton

Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) My Protestant friends and I...

May 2023

May 30, 2023

5 Reasons Christians Should Become Catholic or Return to the Catholic Church

Recently, I’ve been reflecting on why I joined the Catholic Church. This reflection was initially...

May 03, 2023

5 Reasons Catholics “Leave” Jesus on the Cross

Recently, a very dear friend of mine (a Presbyterian pastor) asked me a question often...

April 2023

April 28, 2023

Who Chooses Hell?

In past articles, I wrote about hell and purgatory. In this article, I focus on...

April 20, 2023

3 Things Catholic Authority Is NOT

The Catholic Church speaks for the Almighty and good God! All the Pope’s pronouncements reflect...

April 13, 2023

Whom Do You Serve? Christ or…?

I write this a few days after Easter Sunday, 2023. Spring shows that new life...

April 07, 2023

Were You There When They Crucified the Lord?

To all regular Mass attendees, the reading for Palm Sunday (the Passion narrative) represents the...

March 2023

March 21, 2023

What is the Only Unforgiven Sin?

Then Jesus said, "I came into this world for judgment, so that those who do...

March 06, 2023

Which God Exists? Guest Writer – Douglas Beaumont

In discussions over the existence of God, many atheists seem to assume that anything that...

February 2023

February 17, 2023

Beware This Type of Nuanced Thinking

During my time writing on Patheos, many of my readers on the more politically and...

January 2023

January 23, 2023

God’s Message in an Unbreakable Bottle: An Infallible Church

Recently, during a discussion between Douglas Beaumont (Catholic) and Matthew Graham (Protestant), and myself (also...

January 09, 2023

Benedict XVI Tribute: Wisdom from “God’s Rottweiler”

Since the passing of the great pope Benedict XVI, I've spent a lot of time...

December 2022

December 30, 2022

By What Authority? The Keys to Real Authority in the Church

The concept of authority is an intriguing one. Whether it’s government authorities, religious authorities, medical...

December 18, 2022

TLR Looks Back at 2022 Reader Comments (Part 4) Tribute to All Atheist Readers

Welcome to part four of a look back at reader’s comments. I dedicate this article...

December 16, 2022

What Constitutes the Common Good?…

What constitutes the common good? Recently, a fellow Patheos blogger wrote about Christians and the...

December 10, 2022

TLR Looks Back at 2022 Reader Comments (Part 2) Martin Luther, the Problem of Evil, Tolkien, and Women’s Existence

If you take time out of your busy day to read by blog—thank you! I...

December 08, 2022

TLR Looks Back at 2022 Reader Comments (Part 1)

I take great pleasure in writing for Patheos. Part of that pleasure come from engaging...

December 01, 2022

I Identify As: A Sinner (In Need of Grace)

I need to confess something… I’m a sinner. Not only am I a sinner, but...

November 2022

November 23, 2022

A Pigsty or a Palace

Do we strive to live in a pigsty or a palace? Do we desire to...