If you haven’t already heard, De-Baptism is the name of a process being employed in Belgium and in some other European countries in which Baptized Catholics formally submit their request to withdraw from the Catholic Church, and upon receiving the written request the Diocese then puts an X next to their name in the Baptism [...]
Archive for January, 2012
Stephen Hand Interviews David L. Gray (Catholic Convert from Agnosticism)
This is a BlogTalk Radio interview I did with host Stephen Hand on January 5th, 2011. We talked about my background in Protestanism and Freemasonry, my conversion experience from Agnosticism to Catholicism, and a potpourri of other things. I really had a fun conversation with Stephen, who is great host and who asks all the [...]
If Demons Hear the Lord and Obey, Why Don’t We? (Reflection on Mass Readings)
Today’s Gospel Reading at the Sunday Mass comes from Matthew 1:21-28: Then they came to Capernaum, and on the sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and taught. The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes. In their synagogue was a man with an unclean [...]
Theology of the Body – a Fresh Perspective – Part 2 (The Purpose of Solitude)
Part 2 of this series reflects upon lectures 5, 6 and 7 of John Paul II’s Catechesis of Human Love. Topics include The Purpose of Solitude, the Difficulty of Solitude in the Modern World, and Not Good for Man to be Alone.
The Bottom Line Message to Pro-Choice (Pro-Baby Murder) Christians
Like anyone else, I have friends who claim to be committed Christians, but who are in favor of women being able to murder their own child in their womb. The majority of them saying, “I wouldn’t do it myself, but I think women should be able to have the choice.” In the past I would [...]
The Audacity of Courage to Follow Your Calling (Reflection on Mass Readings)
Today’s Gospel Reading at the Sunday Mass comes from Mark 1:14-20: After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” As he passed by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon [...]
The Theology of the Body – a Fresh Perspective (Part I – Introduction)
Part 1 of this series reflects upon lectures 1, 2, 3 and 4 of John Paul II’s Catechesis of Human Love. Topics include What is the Theology of the Body, From the Beginning, and The Biblical Accounts of Creation
A Biblical Reason to Believe in Love at First Sight!
It doesn’t take many years in this life before we hear the question, “Do you believe in love at first sight?” I can still remember the first time I ever heard that question and how the very possibility of it seized upon my heart, and I’ve wondered about it ever since. I use to believe [...]
The Hand of Satan in the “I Hate Religion, but Love Jesus” Movement
Usually if you purchase a piece of land with a building already on it and you need to remove it so that you can build something else in its place, the company that you would hire to demolish the existing building would be different than the company that you would hire to construct your new [...]
What Jesus Teaches about Friendship (Reflection on Mass Readings)
Today’s Gospel Reading at the Sunday Mass comes from John 1:35-42: John was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, “Behold, the Lamb of God.” The two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, “What [...]
Potholes in my Lawn: The Five People on Facebook Who I Can Live Without
In a previous rant-raving episode of Potholes in my Lawn, I talked about people on Facebook who like their own status updates before anyone else gets to like them. I said that it in the first place it is redundant, because by virtue of you having taken the time to update your status I already [...]
Finding God in R&B: Guy “Let’s Chill”
In 1990 the R&B band Guy released their second album – it was titled ‘The Future’ and it went Platinum in sales volume. My favorite song from that album was this song Let’s Chill. I was just a budding romantic eighteen year old back then; always looking for the next girlfriend, and I remember dedicating [...]
Philip Rivers – an Inspiring Catholic NFL Quarterback
I’m still a little disturbed by the number of Catholic bloggers jumping on the Tim Tebow bandwagon and praising his unholy name without at least footnoting the fact that Tim is likely going to spend a little time during his off-season, as he has all of his life, helping his father, Bob Tebow of the [...]