Welcome to my Catholicism page. Here are some of my more important posts concerning Catholic life and teaching.<\/p>\n
In this section I will link to my articles which relate to Catholic life and spirituality.<\/p>\n
Although raised within the Church, I have not always been a faithful Catholic. I have written about my journey in\u00a0Catholics Come Home<\/a>, where I also provide a number of suggestions to those of you who would wish to reconcile others with the Church.<\/p>\n The Catholic Church is amazingly diverse and rich. Recognizing this, I wrote The Catholic Bucket List<\/a>\u00a0series in which I produced a “Bucket List” for Catholics in exploring all that the Catholic Church has to offer.<\/p>\n Catholics typically get a bad rap when it comes to Sacred Scripture. In my article\u00a0Catholics & Scripture<\/a>, I try to dispel many of these misconceptions.<\/p>\n Although I was raised in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, I now attend an Eastern Catholic parish. If you have never heard of the Eastern Catholic Church before, I wrote an\u00a0Introduction<\/a>\u00a0which will explain the basics. Where we fit in<\/a> should also help.<\/p>\n If you are thinking of visiting an Eastern Catholic parish for the first time, I’d invite you to read\u00a0What to expect when visiting us<\/a>, which will provide answers to\u00a0some of the most common questions I hear when Roman Catholics visit the East for the first time.<\/p>\n In this section I’ll link to my posts which relate to controversy concerning the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n There’s no doubt that the Catholic Church has suffered bad press recently which has caused many to question the claims of the Church (Lost Authority<\/a>). To provide a bit more context, you might like to check out The sex abuse scandal<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, it does raise a more general question about Sin in the Church<\/a> and What bad Christians prove<\/a>.\u00a0More generally, some people are scandalized by what they regard as Church wealth<\/a>.<\/p>\n As well as feeling let down by the Church at a global level, some people feel let down by the Church at the local level. In response to this, I wrote When your parish sucks!<\/a><\/p>\n It is a common claim by anti-Catholics that Catholicism is Pagan. I have some short posts on the major Church feasts, defending them against such claims:\u00a0Easter<\/a>,\u00a0Halloween<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Christmas<\/a>.<\/p>\n To Christians and non-Christians alike, certain teachings of the Catholic Church can seem very confusing. In this section I link to some of my more important posts on Catholic teaching.<\/p>\n I have responded to the typical non-Catholic Christians objections\u00a0to\u00a0Purgatory<\/a>,\u00a0The Pope<\/a>,\u00a0Celibacy<\/a>,\u00a0Contraception<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0The Deuterocanon<\/a>.<\/p>\n I also wrote a series called\u00a0Intercommunion<\/a>, which explains why the Catholic Church does not allow non-Catholics to receive the Eucharist in Catholic parishes.<\/p>\n The Blessed Mother is often a stumbling block for those who are considering conversion to Catholicism. I have been involved in some general discussions concerning Marian theology (Marian Objections #1<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Marian Objections #2<\/a>), but I have also written articles explaining\u00a0Mary, Ark of the Covenant<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Mary’s Perpetual Virginity<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Church has\u00a0written many beautiful documents, in this section I link to my posts where I provide MP3 recordings of those documents.<\/p>\n Sacred Scripture<\/a>\u00a0(PDF<\/a>)<\/p>\n Deus Caritas Est<\/a>\u00a0– “God is love”<\/em><\/p>\n Dei Verbum<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation Welcome to my Catholicism page. Here are some of my more important posts concerning Catholic life and teaching. Catholic Life In this section I will link to my articles which relate to Catholic life and spirituality. Leaving the Catholic Church Although raised within the Church, I have not always been a faithful Catholic. 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The Catholic Church & Scripture<\/h3>\n
Eastern Catholicism<\/h2>\n
Controversy<\/h2>\n
Scandal<\/h3>\n
Dead Parishes<\/h3>\n
Is Catholicism Pagan?<\/h3>\n
Catholic\u00a0Teaching<\/h2>\n
General<\/h3>\n
Mary<\/h3>\n
Church Documents<\/h2>\n
Catechism of the Catholic Church<\/h3>\n
Papal Encyclicals<\/h3>\n
Second Vatican Council<\/h3>\n
\nNostra Aetate<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0Declaration On\u00a0The Relation Of The Church To Non-Christian Religions
\nOrientalium Ecclesiarum<\/a>–\u00a0Decree On The Catholic Churches Of The Eastern Rite
\nUnitatis Redintegratio<\/a> – Decree On Ecumenism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"