I do not really wonder why my mother has never become Catholic. I know one of the major reasons. What I have wondered about, especially since becoming Catholic myself in 2011, is how someone like my mother could in so many ways make a great Catholic and yet see Catholicism as something fundamentally incompatible with … Continue reading How Protestant Ideology Killed My Mother’s Chances of Becoming Catholic
There is a quote often attributed to Archbishop Fulton Sheen that has stuck with me ever since I first heard it: "There are not one hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church." Whether the exact number … Continue reading Mystery or Confusion
Every Easter I am recalled back to a conversation I had with a friend about this exact topic. I asked her what Jesus Christ meant when He said, “It is finished” (John 19:30). Without hesitation, she said, “His salvific work is complete.” That’s the answer most people give. It sounds right. It feels complete. But … Continue reading What was Finished on the Cross?
Photo by Chad Greiter on Unsplash From a Facebook Question to the Heart of the Church I recently came across a Facebook post from someone preparing to move to Sioux Falls. They were searching for a church that teaches the Bible well and is active in the community. It was an honest question, and the … Continue reading What the Crowd Couldn’t Accept
I was talking with a non-Catholic friend on the topic of the assurance of salvation and their stance was that of most protestants that I have come across and that is, once you've accepted Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior, you cannot lose your salvation. As we talked for about 10-15 minutes, we had … Continue reading Your Jesus or my Jesus?
Disciples At The Ready 