This past weekend, I attended a hybrid (mix of Latin and English) Tridentine Mass at a large parish about 20 minutes from me – and one that has become increasingly popular because it offers both Tridentine and Novus Ordo Masses, as well frequent Rosaries, Eucharistic adorations, Spanish language Masses, and many ministries and social outreach…
Month: June 2021
A Short Response to “Is the Catholic Church a cult or anti-Christian?”
Awhile back, in an earlier blog/video, I had mentioned I was mulling over creating rebuttal videos to criticisms against the Catholic Church and Christianity in general. At first, I hesitated about the idea – not because I don’t have any thoughts on the, well, disturbingly incorrect critiques traveling throughout the Internet, or that I am…
Response to “confronting the evil inside of us” and Jordan Peterson’s perspective on this
“Part of confronting the evil outside of us involves confronting the evil inside of us.” This quote is from Lila Rose during her appearance today on Matt Fradd’s YouTube channel, Pints with Aquinas. Lila is a fellow Catholic and author of the book, “Fighting for Life”, which explains how to use our wounded souls as…
My life as a former militant atheist, and why Catholics need to know…
In the blogs about my reversion to Catholicism, as well as in my series, “Dialoguing with Doubters”, I give an overview of my life as an outspoken, militant atheist. However, as an overview is just that – an overview – it is more than time that we go a bit deeper into this topic: that…
A Short Response to “All religions are equally true, and spirituality is the religion created by *you*”
In what seems to be a never-ending battle these days between objective truth and subjective truth, and reality vs alternative realities, religion is now fully on the table of truth mongering, along with just about every other discourse out there. And as wonderful as this may sound to the world of subjective truth, the claim…
Gospel Reflection — Mark 14:12-16, 22-26 — The Eucharist and Catechism
To start this Gospel reflection, I had originally planned on reiterating, yet again, the statistic that only 30% of Catholics believe in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist; and I believe that if we can align Catholics with understanding and accepting the Eucharist, it could solve many other matters throughout the Catholic Church…