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In my view, one of the big challenges between Catholic and Protestants is how to approach topics without appearing narrow minded on either front, or reducing all discussions to black-and-white type answers. And neither camp gets a pass: I have seen both Catholics and Protestants use misguided approaches to Christianity. For example, in the Catholics…
In this blog, I am introducing a new series called, Bridging differences between Catholics and Protestants. Here is the why and how: A few months ago, I met with a priest at a local parish to discuss a multi-part apologetics course I would like to teach to fellow lay Catholics: Drawing on my video /…
After posting the first video in my series, “Questions and Comments for Atheists”, a skeptic/seeker sent me a well thought out perspective and question regarding how to define God. The skeptic’s main point was that, depending on whom you ask the question, or how the answer is given, the answer can lead to a wide…
As I have mentioned in several videos on this channel, I was a militant / “new atheist” for over 10 years. And almost identical to other new atheists, I made it a mission not only to seek out the truth, but to be stridently skeptic when discussing religion with theists. I frequently used the Matt…
When I was 11, in the sixth grade, my classmates and I attended a school function called an “assembly.” Except as sixth graders, anytime we had an assembly, we interpreted that as an extra recess, as it was usually the chance to congregate with our best friends in the school auditorium, while we giggled and goofed…
In my last blog, “Is Christ Truly Your King?”, and based on a recommended homily by Bishop Robert Barron, I gave a direct, blunt, unflinching perspective on what it means to be a true Christian and accept Christ as your king in *all* areas of life. If you became uncomfortable while listening to me, or…
As it has yet again been awhile since I last posted a Gospel Reflection – and because this past Sunday, November 21, was the feast of Christ the King, as well as the last Sunday in ordinary time for the Liturgy – what better time to prepare for Advent than to glorify the entire reason…
St. Augustine: “Right is right, even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong, even if everyone is doing it”. Discussion over — right? I sure wish that were the case. Yet here we are,1600 years after St. Augustine uttered those words, still fighting about right versus wrong. Sometimes, I don’t know whether to…
Since starting this channel in February this year, I have been wracking my brain about, well, the brain. That is, having spent several years, at a slow pace, finishing an M.S. Psychology degree (emphasizing on the biology behind psychology), I have wanted to make a video, or a series, or something that bridges psychology with…
Over the past few months, a Catholic gentleman, who has been struggling with doubts about Catholicism, has been dialoguing with me occasionally to work through questions and journey as a seeker of truth. Recently, he posed this concern / challenge to me: “I understand that, yes, we can rationally come to the conclusion that God…
