July 22nd is the feast day of St. Mary Magdalene, an important woman in the gospel story whose name has been misrepresented for centuries. Recently, Catholic authors and scholars have been cleaning up the mess and showing respect to this second-most-mentioned woman of...
EWTN Publishing has come out with a book Blue Collar Apologetics: How to Explain and Defend Catholic Teaching Using Common Sense, Simple Logic, and the Bible by John Martignoni. In this book, 30 common differences between Protestantism and Catholicism are answered...
People have always carried or kept items that have meaning to them either on them or around their house. There are Christmas decorations handed down from great-grandma’s house, Mom’s wedding ring, or a holy statue that came from when Dad was Confirmed....
“Why are you Catholic and not just Christian?” It’s a question that is often presented by Protestants to Catholics. Perhaps you’ve heard it as well. Sometimes it’s just a question, sometimes it’s loaded. Do you know your answer?...
I’m a Catholic with many Protestant friends and some family members, too. One of the most stabbing comments is when the topic of Mary comes up. The notion that Catholics worship Mary is nails on a chalkboard. When I get the twitching to stop, I gently correct the...
