"Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope"- 1 Peter 3:15
I think one of the big questions in our society is whether or not you can be a good person without God (or religion). Though this is often phrased as a yes or no question, the answer is much more complex. Trent Horn touches on this topic in his book God from the 20 Answers …
Millennials get a lot of attention. Often, the attention is negative, framing us as self-involved, entitled, lazy children who are destroying beloved institutions like breastaraunts (shame on us for not wanting a side of objectification with our mediocre wings) and diamonds (how dare we go against materialistic mindsets and seek lower costing and more ethical …
On paper, The Gospel for Muslims: An Encouragement to Share Christ with Confidence by Thabiti M. Anyabwile seems like the perfect book for our time. We are seeing more and more Muslims turn to Christ. As our world becomes smaller and smaller, it is much more likely that we as Christians will have the opportunity to proclaim the gospel …
On March 5th, Fr. James Martin shared six stories he referred to as parables. He quoted biblical scholar C. H. Dodd, saying “a parable was a story designed to ‘tease the mind into active thought.’” Fr. Martin went on to explain that he hoped these “parables” would “tease [our] mind[s] into active thought.” While I …
I teach first-grade faith formation, and I love teaching my students about different aspects of the Catholic faith. Lately, we have been talking about the gospel message, but I could tell that the idea of Christ dying for us was one they (understandably) couldn’t really grasp. I was very excited to find The Stations of …
The summer between my freshman and sophomore year of college, one of my co-workers would frequently ask me questions about Catholicism. Though raised Catholic, he made the personal decision to convert to Islam. I’ll be honest: I dreaded those questions. This co-worker wasn’t a very friendly person to begin with, and his questions were often …