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2013-10-16T16:23:20-05:00

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The Dignity and Sanctity of Life: Dealing With the Death Penalty

Last updated on: October 16, 2013 at 4:23 pm By Matthew Tyson

In a number of issues facing our society today, you’ll often hear Catholics talk about the sanctity or dignity of life. We take creation and the existence of humanity on earth to be of divine providence—the greatest and most astounding of all miracles. We exist for no other reason than God’s infinite and unfathomable love. We did not earn the right to exist, nor did we earn God’s love. It just is. Therefore, we Catholics believe that the sanctity of life... Read more

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2013-09-24T08:29:13-05:00

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The Last Sacrament.

Last updated on: September 24, 2013 at 8:29 am By Matthew Tyson

About the time I decided to become Catholic, I was at a charity dinner party with my wife and her parents. It was a fairly upscale event where everyone dressed in a nice suit or elegant evening dress and enjoyed a multiple course meal. We were having an especially good time, because Lindsay and I had learned only a few weeks earlier that we were going to be parents. And then suddenly, between courses, everything changed. Lindsay began to show signs of a miscarriage. Her parents rushed... Read more

The Sacraments

2013-08-21T18:21:23-05:00

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Seriously, Why Priests?

Last updated on: August 21, 2013 at 6:21 pm By Matthew Tyson

Either a short time before or after my conversion, I was sitting on the couch with Lindsay watching an episode of The Colbert Report. The featured guest that night was Gerry Willis, and he was promoting his new book Why Priests? A Failed Tradition. (I’m not going to discuss or debate the contents of this book, because honestly I haven’t read it.) It’s interesting that on that night I happened to see that particular episode, because the question the title... Read more

The Sacraments

2013-07-26T13:38:47-05:00

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The Body and Blood of Christ

Last updated on: July 26, 2013 at 1:38 pm By Matthew Tyson

When I first began attending Mass, I noticed Catholics always genuflected (bending one knee to the ground while crossing oneself) before entering a pew. It was over a year before I understood the significance of that gesture. Every week at Mass, as one united Catholic family, we receive Christ through the Sacrament of the Eucharist. This is, without a doubt, the most crucial part of our worship. Unlike most Protestant services, which builds to the sermon, the Eucharist is the... Read more

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2013-07-08T17:47:01-05:00

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Till Death Do Us Part

Last updated on: July 8, 2013 at 5:47 pm By Matthew Tyson

On August 6, 2011, I stood at the front of my parish and watched as my future father-in-law escorted my beautiful bride down the aisle. Outside of the birth of our son—a year and some months later—the day I married Lindsay was the happiest of my life. At the time I was not yet Catholic, but marriage was something I had always considered to be sacred and holy. As I came into the Church, I learned about marriage as a... Read more

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2013-06-13T13:26:22-05:00

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Vitae Spiritualis Ianua

Last updated on: June 13, 2013 at 1:26 pm By Matthew Tyson

On May 18th, 2013, in front of my closest friends and family, I held my two-month-old son, Timothy, as he received his first sacrament — Baptism. Given his aversion to bath time, I was a little worried that this first step in his Christian initiation would bring about one of his more impressive crying fits. However, as Father recited the prayers and poured the holy water over his head, Timothy remained perfectly calm and content — as if he understood what was taking place. It was a beautiful and... Read more

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2013-05-29T12:51:35-05:00

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Bless Me, Father, For I Have Sinned.

Last updated on: May 29, 2013 at 12:51 pm By Matthew Tyson

Before my conversion to Catholicism, I had a HUGE problem with (what I thought was) the Sacrament of Reconciliation — better known as Confession. I cringe when I recall how short sighted my views used to be, but much like every other aspect of Catholicism, when I began to actually study and learn about the doctrine and beliefs of the Church, I realized how truly misguided I was. (You’re probably going to hear this mea culpa from me a lot in future writings so go ahead and be... Read more

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2013-04-27T19:28:36-05:00

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Saintly Communion

Last updated on: April 27, 2013 at 7:28 pm By Matthew Tyson

The sense of community found in the Catholic Church attracts and intrigues me. Within my parish family are some of the most loving, accepting, and faithful people I’ve ever had the joy of knowing, but the sense of community I’m talking about stretches far beyond the walls of my church. At mass I feel connected – not just to God and those in the pews next to me – but to every Catholic on Earth and even those who have... Read more

The Sacraments

2013-03-30T23:45:59-05:00

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All Roads Really Do Lead to Rome

Last updated on: March 30, 2013 at 11:45 pm By Matthew Tyson

As you will read in this blog, my journey of faith has been a bumpy one. Like many Christians I’ve felt displaced and detached, confused about my own beliefs and unsure where to find answers. I realize, however, that all I have experienced spiritually throughout my life has served as a stepping stone to where I stand today. I was raised Southern Baptist, but the older I got, the more out of place I began to feel. During youth services,... Read more

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