Month: August 2019

• Traditional Catholicism — In English?

  

  The Ordinariates of English Patrimony are growing. The parishes and communities therein are thriving, and people are starting to ask some serious questions about them. The following is a simple Q&A about it, which should clear up some of these questions… Are the Ordinariates of English Patrimony really Catholic? YES. They are 100% Catholic in […]

  Shane Schaetzel

  August 30, 2019

  Renewal

  America, Anglican Patrimony, Ecclesiology, Evangelism, Liturgy

• What do Catholics REALLY Believe?

  The following is a very simple and rudimentary guide to what Catholics actually believe. It is written by a Catholic, a trained catechist (teacher of the Catholic faith), and apologist defender of the Catholic faith). However, this work will be very unapologetic. It’s just going to be very simple, yes or no answers, with very […]

  Shane Schaetzel

  August 11, 2019

  Apologetics

• Would Jesus Support Gun Control?

  I have grown rather weary of the “what would Jesus do?” cliche because everyone is using it now. I would rather ask “what did Jesus do?” I think that’s a better question, because it helps to prevent us from injecting our own personal feelings and prejudices into the speculation. To be sure, the Jesus most […]

  Shane Schaetzel

  August 6, 2019

  Apologetics, Social Commentary

  America, Bible, Social Doctrine

• Are Catholics Christian by Evangelical Standards?

  Are Catholics considered Christian by Evangelical standards? You’ve probably heard different things from different people. The best way to determine this is to take a good look at the most commonly-agreed Evangelical Statement of Faith and see where Catholics stand in relation to that. The following is from the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE). This […]

  Shane Schaetzel

  August 4, 2019

  Apologetics

  Bible, Ecclesiology, Evangelism

• The Treco Case is Exactly What We Signed Up For

  When I became Catholic, way back in the year 2000, I did so with an understanding that I gleaned from both Evangelicalism and Anglicanism. Christians need an authority structure, divinely appointed, to settle matters of both doctrine and discipline. The hallmark of Protestantism is the shrugging-off of this authority. It began with Martin Luther, toward […]

  Shane Schaetzel

  August 2, 2019

  Social Commentary

  In the News

• On Fr. Treco, I stand with Bishop Lopes

  Originally posted on Anglicanorum Coetibus Society Blog:
  When it comes to the Fr. Vaughan Treco affair, I stand with Bishop Steven Lopes.  I am tired of seeing the bishop cast in a negative light and Treco made into a hero-martyr of “the faith.” When we came into the Catholic Church we had to give up…

  Shane Schaetzel

  August 1, 2019

  Uncategorized