In this post, I begin working through and reflecting upon the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Photo by Kevin Dooley is licensed under CC BY 2.0. This content uses referral links. Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes “FATHER,…this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you Read more…
In this post, I discuss my interactions to date with the Latin mass crowd. This content uses referral links. Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes I find myself a bit curious about the Latin mass and the culture surrounding it. I admit I enjoy attending the Latin mass. There’s something about the Read more…
In this article, I discuss doubt and how we choose to believe. This content uses referral links. Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes In the summer of 2006, I found myself standing amid the ruins of the Temple of Apollo in the Aydin Providence of Turkey. Looking up at the massive columns Read more…
In this post, I write about sola scriptura and what started my journey toward the Catholic Church. Photo by Steve Byrne is licensed under CC-ND 2.0. This content uses referral links. Estimated Reading Time: 1 minute I recently joined the Catholic Church thirteen years after taking my first RCIA class. As I reflect upon Read more…
In this post, I write about my journey toward understanding forgiveness. Photo by Paolo Marco Mañalac is licensed under CC-SA 2.0. This content uses referral links. Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes During my first year at Yale, I had time to reflect upon the practical implications of what I was reading and studying. One particularly Read more…
In this post, I discuss married priests and distinguish between innovations and de-innovations within the Roman Catholic Church. Photo by michael_swan is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0. This content uses referral links. Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes There has been much in the news lately about potential changes to Catholic practice, particularly with regard Read more…
In this post, I consider whether Eastern Orthodoxy, according to its own teachings, should exist in the West at all. Photo by fusion-of-horizons is licensed under CC BY 2.0. This content uses referral links. Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes My faith journey has been a long one. I grew up Southern Baptist and intended Read more…
In this post, I reflect on the inspiration of Scripture and what we mean when we say that the Bible is divinely inspired. Photo by feryswheel is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0. This content uses referral links. The status of Scripture, the authority it holds, and how it should be Read more…
In my interaction with militant nonbelievers, it has become apparent that, for many, atheism provides a false sense of intelligence. Photo by Jennifer Boyer is licensed under CC BY 2.0. I have noticed in my interaction with many nonbelievers that is seems that atheism provides a false sense of intelligence. That Read more…
The real pain with which a recovering evangelical may suffer makes relating to the church difficult. This content uses referral links. Thus far in life, I have found few more insufferable than the “recovering evangelical.” Through all my theological education and time in religious circles, those who “grew up evangelical” have Read more…