There’s a lot of really crazy stuff going on in the world, and I have clearly not had a haircut in too long, but there’s some really crazy good stuff going on, too. One of those things is that I’m officially a published author! The book is called Who Am I, Lord?: Finding Your Identity… Continue reading My Very First Book!
Tag: apologetics
Did St. Augustine Believe in Salvation by Faith Alone?
Did St. Augustine believe in sola fide, the doctrine of justification by faith alone?
It’s Not Too Late to Have a Life-Changing Lent (No, Really!)
First of all, happy (slightly belated) Easter! I hope it has been an amazing experience for you, as it has been for me. If it hasn’t been, that’s okay! Yesterday, we released an episode of The Catholic Podcast that I did with Chloe Langr on “the Easter that wasn’t.” In other words, if you feel… Continue reading It’s Not Too Late to Have a Life-Changing Lent (No, Really!)
Did Christ Die for All?
As we commemorate Good Friday, it’s a good time to ask: did Christ die on the Cross for all of us, or just for some?
How Would the Culture of Death and the Culture of Life Respond to Coronavirus?
Exactly 25 years ago today, on the Feast of the Annunciation, Pope John Paul II released Evangelium Vitae, his encyclical on the Gospel of life. Why does he decide to talk about the Gospel of Life on the Annunciation? As he explains, “The one who accepted ‘Life’ in the name of all and for the… Continue reading How Would the Culture of Death and the Culture of Life Respond to Coronavirus?
Not the Lent We Asked For, But the Lent We Need.
If this is the Lent that we need, how can we respond to it, and what good is God doing amidst the present difficulties?
Coronavirus and the Spiritual Pandemic of Sin
Given all the emergency procedures being put in place to combat physical disease, why aren’t we doing more to stop being from killing themselves with the Eucharist?
David Against the Goliath of Abortion
How should we wage the pro-life fight, and what can we learn about using the tools of the world (like political solutions) from the story of David and Goliath?
The Science of Miracles
What happens when an atheist doctor and historian is given access to the Vatican’s Secret Archives to investigate miracle claims? Just such a thing happened in the early 2000s, and both the story behind it, and the doctor’s conclusions, are worth recounting. Her findings also refute the claims of those, like Richard Dawkins, that “miracles, by definition, violate the principles of science.”
Joe Biden, Fr. James Martin, and Denying Communion to Pro-Choice Politicians
On Sunday, Fr. Robert Morey, a priest in South Carolina, denied Communion to presidential candidate Joe Biden. It didn’t take long for Biden’s own bishop (Bishop Malooly) to criticize the priest for “politicizing the Eucharist,” and Fr. James Martin quickly attacked the priest’s actions: Besides, a priest has no idea what the state of a… Continue reading Joe Biden, Fr. James Martin, and Denying Communion to Pro-Choice Politicians