Here’s my latest article for Catholic Answers. Enjoy! Many of us celebrated Labor Day recently by taking some well-deserved time off before the back-to-school, back-to-work, back-to-reality September rush kicked in. But some of the chatter over Labor Day barbecues was actually a cultural conversation about the dignity of work—all thanks to an attempted public shaming that […]
Today, August 15, is the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, celebrating that God raised the Virgin Mary, body and soul, to the glories of heaven at the end of her earthly journey. Here are four quick facts you need to know about this teaching of the Church on this: 1. Catholics must believe this […]
(My latest for Catholic Answers Magazine.) When were the Gospels written? You might respond with a question of your own: “Who cares?” Or, “Why does it matter?” Here’s one reason why: some skeptics are claiming that the Gospels are unreliable accounts of Jesus’ life because they were written too long after the fact. They then […]
My latest for Catholic Answers Magazine. Once, in Jerusalem, I was privileged to attend Mass with a group of Catholics who had converted from Judaism and celebrated the Mass in Hebrew. None of those present who had come to believe in Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus the Messiah) would have said they had “changed religions.” They didn’t […]
Here’s my latest piece for Catholic Answers. Hope you enjoy it. — Cale Every Easter season we encounter articles, documentaries, books, and news reports suggesting that the canonical Gospels got the Resurrection wrong. Scholars with impressive credentials appear in the media to tell us that, if we want the full story about Easter, we must […]
Neil MacCarthy, Comms director for the Archdiocese of Toronto, writing in the Huffington Post in part about the “Sweet Jesus” ice cream store controversy: In speaking with clarity and charity, Cardinal Collins regularly reminds us that the name of Jesus and sacred symbols of Christianity hold great meaning for the faithful. He would have told Sweet […]
This is my latest piece for Catholic Answers. Have a Blessed Triduum and a very Happy and Holy Easter! During this sacred Triduum and during Easter, as we commemorate Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection, it is not unusual for us to come across challenges—online, through the media, in our conversations with unbelievers—to the historical truth […]
Note: This is my latest Article for Catholic Answers Magazine (Online Edition). Hope you enjoy it and find it educational! Perhaps you’ve noticed one of the many stories about the Dead Sea Scrolls that have appeared recently (like this one), trumpeting the decoding of one of the two remaining undeciphered Dead Sea Scrolls. An Ancient “Calendar App” […]
Note: Here’s my January piece for Catholic Answers Magazine. Hope you enjoy it! Monday’s Feast of the Baptism of the Lord marked the official end of the Christmas season. It’s also an annual occasion for many to ask, “Why was Jesus baptized?” After all, he is the sinless, divine Son of God, and the […]
Today, December 8, marks the great Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. And it’s certainly a doctrine misunderstood by many. The Immaculate Conception is not the Virginal Conception of Jesus. Nor does it have anything to do with this, sports fans. Here’s the actual definition, from Blessed Pope Pius IX, the beloved “Pio Nono”: We […]