Shane Kapler is the author of Through, With, and In Him: The Prayer Life of Jesus and How to Make It Our Own and The God Who is Love: Explaining Christianity From Its Center. He can be found online at www.explainingchristianity.com
One of the great perks of having Netflix is being able to revisit The Office. Now there was true “must see t.v.” What fan of The Office doesn’t love Michael Scott? He has a heart of gold but is completely clueless as to the inappropriateness of his comments or how the world truly functions. My biggest …
Did ‘The Office’ REALLY Say That About In Vitro Fertilization? Read More »
[from ShaneKapler.com] Jesus and the Apostles were out at sea. Jesus was catching up on some well-deserved sleep when a violent storm hit, so violent that the boat began taking on water. Jesus kept right on sleeping – until the Apostles woke him, screaming, “Don’t you care that we are perishing?” Jesus rose, “rebuked” the …
“Why are you afraid?” Addressing Our Fear of Persecution Read More »
“Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice” (1 Samuel 15:22). That’s a truth to keep central as we enter this season of Lent. It’s possible to make a grandiose resolution and miss the reality at the …
Revisited some of my roots this morning at a local non-denominational church. Praise and worship was a blast. Even though I hadn’t sung these particular songs before, they were very easy to learn; and I felt a great peace praising God along with everyone. What made it especially good was being able to pray alongside …
What is the Perspicuity of Scripture-And is it Even Scriptural? Read More »
What a fascinating concept for a book: Sarah Reinhard and her 41 contributors unpack the Hail Mary one word at a time, and the result is the perfect blending of personal testimony and Catholic theology. “Lex orandi, lex credendi” – the Church believes as she prays. The Hail Mary is a theological gold mine and Reinhard and her …
We all do, at least implicitly. And I would wager that if more people understood what the Catholic Church means when it speaks of purgatory, they would find themselves compelled to also acknowledge its existence. Too many people speak of purgatory as a “place,” as they do heaven and hell. Here is how the Catechism …
Does the thought of God having a “gag reflex” sound irreverent? Don’t cry “blasphemy” just yet; all will be explained. Let’s begin by establishing what the Church means by papal infallibility. It is pretty straight forward: The pope is protected from teaching something that is false, WHEN a very specific set of criteria is met: …
Dr. Kenneth Howell’s conversion story, Something Greater Is Here, is an absolute page-turner. (It arrived in the mail yesterday afternoon and, once I started reading, I couldn’t go to bed before reaching the conclusion.) You are undoubtedly familiar with Dr. Howell from his work with the Coming Home Network and Catholic Answers, as well as the …
I use the word “definitive” quite sparingly, but it is absolutely fitting when applied to Jimmy Akin’s The Drama of Salvation: How God Rescues You From Your Sins and Brings You to Eternal Life (Catholic Answers Press, 2015). I first learned of this book when, I kid you not, I had just finished footnoting Akin’s The Salvation Controversy (2001) …
Book Review-“The Drama of Salvation” by Jimmy Akin Read More »
Sometime back I caught my buddy Peggy Bowes on Relevant Radio, fielding questions about her book, The Rosary Workout. One of the callers was concerned that Peggy’s combining of the Rosary with walking and running was irreverent. This caller felt that that the Rosary should be prayed while one was stationary – stilled both interiorly and …