Evangelical Christians often enjoy asking cradle Catholics if they have been, “born again”. If you ask them what they mean by “born again”, you will more than likely get an answer like this: “You are born again when you believe in Jesus Christ and put your faith in Him. To be born again you should pray the Sinner’s Prayer, and ask Christ to come…
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A Tale of Two Synods…
I have a difficult enough time defending my own words and actions. It’s a new and disconcerting experience for me to be asked to defend the words, writings, and actions of the entire Church Catholic. Nevertheless, I find that often times well meaning friends and family outside of the Catholic Church will ask me to attempt to explain the Pope’s latest interview, or, in…
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The Marks of the Church
The Church which Christ established has no name other than that of its founder. It is known simply by His name and that of His followers; it is known solely by the name of Christian. While it has no “denominational” name to identify it, it does possess identifying marks. Historically and Scripturally there have been four marks by which the…
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Holiness (not Happiness) is the Goal
Pursuing individual happiness will never make you happy. Personal happiness is often the byproduct of holiness – but it is never the goal. [Tweet This] Before everyone freaks out, let me explain what I mean. The process of becoming holy, or to put it another way, the process of becoming what you were created to be, will often (although not always)…
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Scandalous!
Been scandalized much lately? Impropriety, misconduct, immoral behavior, unethical behavior, outrageous behavior – are there even any such things in our society anymore? Not to beat a dead horse, but when Hannah Montana hits you upside the head with all the subtlety of a Wrecking Ball, you begin to wonder if previously scandalous behavior has become the new societal norm. Scandal is defined…
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Allow Me to Sum Up…
So, a lot has been happening. Allow me to sum up… — 1 — Last week I was contacted by a producer from Seize the Day on the Catholic Channel Sirius/XM 129. He wrote: “I saw your conversion story on Why I’m Catholic and I was wondering if you would like to come on our program tomorrow morning via telephone, and…
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Purgatory ~ Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell …
Between Heaven and Hell Purgatory. Of all the many misunderstood doctrines of the Catholic Church, Purgatory may be one of the most lampooned by non-Catholics and most misunderstood by Catholics themselves. Last week, my wife and I published our first ever podcast. On the show we discussed C.S. Lewis’ book The Great Divorce and the concepts of Purgatory found within it. In this…
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So I just found out today that I will be interviewed tomorrow morning bright and early on The Catholic Channel (Sirius/XM ch.129) show Seize the Day with Gus Lloyd during his Conversion Corner segment. I should be on around 9am Eastern, but I think they have started rebroadcasting the show at a later time here in the West so you may be able to catch it later in the morning as well.
If all goes well, I’ll probably have the audio up on the site within the next couple of weeks. If I completely bomb, you can forget about it!
Keep me in your thoughts and prayers – I’m a little anxious about it 🙂
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7QT Podcast!
— 1 — We finally got our first podcast published! It’s almost 1am, but I think it’s finally up! You can check it out here: AFFL Podcast Episode 1. Hopefully within a few days it will be up and running on iTunes. — 2 — My conversion story was also featured at Why I’m Catholic – a website that shares the stories of converts…
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7 Myths about the Inquisition
A couple of months back I posted an article examining 7 Myths About the Crusades. It seemed to resonate with a lot of folks, so this week I thought I would post a similar article looking at some of the common myths surrounding the Inquisition. — 1 — The term “Inquisition” actually refers to an institution not an event. Actually, more…
