The paperback version of my book will be published on, or just after, the publication of the digital version this Sunday, November 22, 2020, the Solemnity of Christ the King. It will be available through Amazon and most major retailers. Local Catholic bookstores should be able to order this book for you as well. I've... Continue Reading →
Click Here to Order Are Catholics Christian? Is the Catholic Church a cult? Do Catholics worship Mary? These are common Evangelical questions that Catholics deal with in America’s Bible Belt and elsewhere. Shane Schaetzel, an Evangelical convert to the Catholic Church through Anglicanism, deals with these questions in a compassionate but firm way, having once... Continue Reading →
I have been asked to share my thoughts on the "off the cuff" statements Pope Francis recently made on gay civil unions during a documentary film. Since the Leftist news-media has seized this opportunity to push the homosexual agenda even further, and some Evangelical Protestants are reacting with hysteria, this is probably a good time... Continue Reading →
The Rebuking of Saint Peter, Flemish School, circa 1600 What do we call it when a pope doesn't act like a pope? That's something modern Catholics struggle with, because for over a century, we've had some pretty good popes, including a few Saints! Catholics haven't had to deal with corrupt popes, or even heretical popes,... Continue Reading →
Photo Credit: People of Praise Ever since the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court, she has come under relentless attack from media personalities, and political pundits, for her alleged membership in the "dark and mysterious cult" called the 'People of Praise' (POP). So what are the 'People of Praise?' Are... Continue Reading →
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, an 1887 painting by Viktor Vasnetsov I have spent my entire adult life looking for the truth about God, the Bible, Jesus Christ and Christianity. The first decade was spent wandering through a sea of chaotic spirituality, rummaging through various Evangelical churches and mainline Protestant denominations. I even briefly delved... Continue Reading →
The confession, Painted by Giuseppe Molteni, 1838 I live in the Bible Belt, and I recently had a Baptist ask me if the Catholic Church is as strict as his church. I told him that all depends on what you mean by "strict." He elaborated by telling me that at his Baptist church, nobody is... Continue Reading →
Who are those nice folks coming to your door witnessing for Jehovah? Well, I could go into a long story about their origin, peculiar practices, problematic "prophecies," and methods of psychological coercion, but that would just make for a long post. Instead, I'll cut to the chase. The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, better known... Continue Reading →
This morning I read an article (see here) that made me laugh, because it relayed a story about a cardinal in the Catholic Church who doesn't seem to understand some very basic terms. He suggested that Catholics who protest some actions of the pope ought to become Protestants, because that's what they essentially are. I... Continue Reading →
What is Mormonism? Some Evangelical Christians refer to Mormonism as a "cult." I think that term is a little too harsh as well as inaccurate. A "cult," in the English sense of the word, means: a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious. However, the word has extremely negative connotations that suggest elements of mind-control and... Continue Reading →
