Praying the Rosary, Understanding Christ
I've got a thing for meditation/prayer beads. It all started in January when I began meditation on a string of 108 rudraksha beads, said to be sacred to Lord Shiva. Ever since, I've looked for them...
View ArticleRoad Trip II: A Tour of Catholic Churches
Jason, my Mentor this month, once explained the concept of the Holy Trinity (God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) by alluding to the notion that we humans are made in God's image. He described how we...
View ArticleConfession: Replacing Christ with a Middleman?
No one likes a middleman. We constantly hear or see advertizements from merchants who "cut out the middleman" in order to save you money. Middlemen are also present within heavily bureaucratic systems...
View ArticleGregorian Chant: Does it Still Have a Place in the Modern Church?
In the recent shake-up of the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II) regarding the substitution of Latin from the liturgy, one is hard-pressed to find any old school Gregorian chanting in the Church today...
View ArticleThe Pope. Antichrist or Legitimate Leader of Christ’s Church?
For years, I thought the pope was the antichrist. More accurately, I was told he was the antichrist and never actually looked into the matter myself. Looking back though, it's funny that I even...
View ArticleA Former Enemy of the Church Makes Room for Christ.
My wife, Heather, is currently obsessed with a song by Kutless called "This is Christmas." The lyrics suggest, as many Christian songs and clergy do around this time every year, that Christ is missing...
View ArticleThe Protestant Reformation: A Divorce for Christianity
With a split-up this epic, it's a good thing kids or alimony wasn't involved. The Protestant Reformation, as it is with many great stories of history, began with one character. In this case, a monk...
View ArticleThe Fight for Life. A Catholic Perspective.
We've all heard the jokes about Catholics and their policy on birth control/contraceptives. Even though I support this policy this month, it's still a tough pill to swallow. Every time I think about...
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The Church, Huh, Good God. What is it Good For?
Few organizations or groups are teased or scandalized like the Catholic Church. On the other hand, with 1.1 billion members of the Church (1/6th of the global population) which constitutes the largest...
View ArticleMy Last Day with Catholicism. Our Last Day with Project Conversion.
The first time I stepped into a Catholic church was November 30th of this year. It was the feast day of St. Andrew, and I was told that he was the first called of the disciples of Jesus. During the...
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