What Do You Miss From Your Protestant Days?

What Do You Miss From Your Protestant Days?

When people leave their Protestant communities and cross the Tiber into Rome, they often struggle to leave behind certain facets of the Protestant community lifestyle. They aren’t bad characteristics, usually, they’re just comforting or habitual or...
God’s Gag Reflex-Papal Infallibility

God’s Gag Reflex-Papal Infallibility

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...
When I Harvested Baby Body Parts

When I Harvested Baby Body Parts

For eight years of my life, I worked at Planned Parenthood. I was a staunch defender of “women’s rights,” including the right to abortion on demand. However, I never believed we were there to sell abortions. I believed that we were there to reduce the number of...
How to Deal with Social Media Outrage Fatigue

How to Deal with Social Media Outrage Fatigue

The use of social media is a tremendous gift, but it also can have a darker side to it. Each day as we scroll through the news-feeds of the various platforms we use daily, we are inundated with news from around the world. This news makes the world seem smaller and at...

10 More Things You Might Be Doing Wrong at Mass

It was said in last week’s list that this is a bit tongue-in-cheek. I don’t know if that’s worth repeating. What I do know is that there’s still a lot more you might be doing wrong at Mass. Without further ado, and with only the Ordinary Form...