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Why I Left the Catholic Church for Orthodoxy (And Why I Came Back)(Post)

Fulfilling Our Deepest LongingI still remember feeling betrayed by the Catholic Church.I became a Catholic in 2012 because I was convinced that the Church checked out on paper. I was able to see the ...

What is Baptism?(Post)

The Transformative Power of Baptism Baptism is the sacrament in which believers are “reborn as sons of God” (CCC 1213) by “water and Spirit” (John 3:5). It incorporates us into the Mystical Body ...

Hasty Generalizations and True Scotsmen(Post)

No True Scotsman is a type of logical fallacy that involves making exceptions when a claim is contradicted in order to prevent the claim from being falsified. It’s called the No True ...

Should We Expect a Rapture at Any Moment?(Post)

The end time prophecies contained in Scripture have led Christians in every age to wondered whether they will be the ones to face such tribulations. The historic answer is yes. Jesus warned us that ...

The Great Disappointment(Post)

Murky origins and eccentric doctrines place group at fringes of Christianity. Most people know little about the Seventh-day Adventists beyond that they worship on Saturdays, not Sundays. But ...

Should We Expect a Rapture?(Post)

Examining End Times Beliefs: A Scriptural Perspective If the news we watch every day, and the social media we follow is true, the end times must be just around the corner, right? What does Scripture ...

Exposing the New Relativism(Post)

The Rise and Shift of Relativism For many years, in apologetic circles, refuting relativism was the craze. Relativism had become such a common and dangerous part of the modern cultural landscape. “Y ...

Inconsistency is the Sign of a Failed Argument(Post)

Most people have encountered logical fallacies.The average person could likely name a couple but would struggle to articulate a comprehensive definition or explanation. Regrettably, logical fallacie ...

How Do I Talk to My Teen about "Gender Fluidity"?(Post)

One of my sons attends a large public high school where it is not uncommon to see kids in various states of “gender fluidity”—but not simply in the sense of “feminine" boys and tomboy girls as I saw ...

St. Catherine of Siena: United With Christ’s Mystical Body(Post)

Born on the Feast of the Annunciation in 1347, Catherine was the twenty-third child of the wool dyer Jacopo Benincasa and his wife Lapa. From a young age, Catherine was devoted to Christ and the Chur ...

Can the Persistent Sinner Be Baptized?(Post)

What if someone has an active intention to receive baptism and yet still chooses to persist in or cling to a sin?Can such a person be baptized? The answer depends on what we mean by “can.&rdqu ...

Seven Implications That Baptism Has for Our Lives as a Christian(Post)

There are seven implications that baptism has for our lives as a Christian, each of which arises from a particular dimension of the sacrament. This is a great day to remember those!First, we must da ...