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If You’re Bored at Mass, it Means Your Brain is Not ‘Working’

If You’re Bored at Mass, it Means ...

Oct 10, 2018

Anti-Catholic Myths and Lies: #1 Emperor Constantine Founded the Catholic Church

Anti-Catholic Myths and Lies: #1 Emperor...

Oct 13, 2015

500 Years of Protestantism: The 38 Most Ridiculous Things Martin Luther Ever Wrote

500 Years of Protestantism: The 38 Most ...

Sep 11, 2013

Catholic Dating a Non-Catholic? The 7 Non-Negotiables

Catholic Dating a Non-Catholic? The 7 No...

Jan 3, 2012

Why Masturbation is Morally Evil & How to Free Yourself From It

Why Masturbation is Morally Evil & ...

Dec 5, 2010

Videos

Stop With the Martin Luther King Jr. Feast Days

Every year on the Sunday prefacing the Federal Holiday in memorial of Martin Luther King Jr., Catholic Churches throughout the United States have what in all appearances look to be a feast day for a canonized Saint named Martin Luther King Jr. How about we just pray for his soul that day, rather than assuming he's in Heaven?

Moral & Social Issues, Scripture & Tradition, Worship & Praxis

The English and New England Anti-Catholic Roots of the Thanksgiving Holiday

The English and New England Anti-Catholi...

Nov 25, 2020

Thoughts on Imitating Saint Dominic De Guzman (Feast of Saint Dominic)

Thoughts on Imitating Saint Dominic De G...

Aug 8, 2020

The Biblical Teaching on Consolations (The Transfiguration)

The Biblical Teaching on Consolations (T...

Aug 6, 2020

The Passion of Christ and the Passion of the Church

The Passion of Christ and the Passion of...

Oct 1, 2019

The Assumption of the Blessed Mother Mary as Taught through the Liturgy

The Assumption of the Blessed Mother Mar...

Aug 14, 2019

RE: Steve Skojec’s ‘Novus Ordo Paradigm’

RE: Steve Skojec’s ‘Novus Or...

Jul 29, 2019

The Immaculate Conception as Taught Through the Mass

The Immaculate Conception as Taught Thro...

Jul 10, 2019

Theology of the Garden (Soil)

Theology of the Garden (Soil)

May 22, 2019

How the Liturgy Teaches Us Not to Become Stagnated

How the Liturgy Teaches Us Not to Become...

May 8, 2019

The Theology of Stepfatherhood

The Theology of Stepfatherhood

Mar 26, 2019

How & Why to Listen to the Liturgical Sense of Scripture

How & Why to Listen to the Liturgic...

Jan 9, 2019

Seeing the Mass through the Heart of Dorothy O’Neill Weimar

Seeing the Mass through the Heart of Dor...

Nov 28, 2018

How the Church is a Person Without Selfhood (A Mystery Explained)

How the Church is a Person Without Selfh...

Oct 30, 2018

If You’re Bored at Mass, it Means Your Brain is Not ‘Working’

If You’re Bored at Mass, it Means ...

Oct 10, 2018

The Nature of God as Defined by the Creeds of Nicaea and Constantinople

The Nature of God as Defined by the Cree...

Aug 21, 2018

The Mass (Not Social/Civic Action) is the Essence of the Church

The Mass (Not Social/Civic Action) is th...

Aug 20, 2018

The Historical Reliability of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus (John 11:1-44)

The Historical Reliability of Mary, Mart...

Aug 7, 2018

The Mass and Symphony Orchestra Periodic Phrasing

The Mass and Symphony Orchestra Periodic...

Jun 5, 2018

How to Understand Isaiah 7:14 in the Literal Context

How to Understand Isaiah 7:14 in the Lit...

Jun 1, 2018

How I Prayed and Fasted My Wife into the Catholic Church

How I Prayed and Fasted My Wife into the...

May 23, 2018

The Abuse of the Sign of Peace at Mass Needs to End

The Abuse of the Sign of Peace at Mass N...

May 9, 2018

The Secrets of the Catholic Mass

The Secrets of the Catholic Mass

May 1, 2018

The Greatest Failure of Modern Catholicism

The Greatest Failure of Modern Catholici...

Apr 24, 2018

Why the Biblical Definition of the Word ‘Christian’ Only Applies to Catholics

Why the Biblical Definition of the Word ...

Oct 30, 2017

Pagan Philosopher Prophyry’s Attack on Christianity, and the Patristic Response

Pagan Philosopher Prophyry’s Attac...

Jul 13, 2017

3 Easy Ways to Improve Your Worship Experience at Mass

3 Easy Ways to Improve Your Worship Expe...

Jul 30, 2016

The History of the Catholic Idea of the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony and a Series of Propositions on how Two Become One Flesh

The History of the Catholic Idea of the ...

May 20, 2016

The ‘Woe’ Exclamation of Jesus, Micah and Amos

The ‘Woe’ Exclamation of Jesus, Micah an...

Mar 29, 2016

Discovering the Duties of the Petrine Ministry in Light of Peter’s and Jesus’ Confessions

Discovering the Duties of the Petrine Mi...

Feb 8, 2016

The 7 Historical Marks of the Catholic Church

The 7 Historical Marks of the Catholic C...

Dec 23, 2015

Anti-Catholic Myths and Lies: #3 Jesus, Christmas & Easter are of Pagan Origin

Anti-Catholic Myths and Lies: #3 Jesus, ...

Dec 14, 2015

Anti-Catholic Myths and Lies: #2 The Pope is the Antichrist

Anti-Catholic Myths and Lies: #2 The Pop...

Nov 3, 2015

Anti-Catholic Myths and Lies: #1 Emperor Constantine Founded the Catholic Church

Anti-Catholic Myths and Lies: #1 Emperor...

Oct 13, 2015

Mark 7:1-23 – Jesus’ Attack on the Tradition of the Elders

Mark 7:1-23 – Jesus’ Attack ...

Aug 30, 2015

John 6:51-58 – God’s Obsession with Food & Wine

John 6:51-58 – God’s Obsessi...

Aug 16, 2015

The 3 Facilitators of Sin (Pride, Advantage, and Disordered Good)

The 3 Facilitators of Sin (Pride, Advant...

Aug 11, 2015

The First and Last in the Genre of ‘Lost Brother’ Reconcilement Narratives

The First and Last in the Genre of ̵...

Aug 3, 2015

Mark 4:35-41 – The Calming the Storm Miracle

Mark 4:35-41 – The Calming the Sto...

Jun 21, 2015

The Homiletic Christology of Pope Francis Regarding the Ongoing Mission of Christ Jesus

The Homiletic Christology of Pope Franci...

May 28, 2015

A Narrative Analysis on the Call of Moses

A Narrative Analysis on the Call of Mose...

May 6, 2015

The Concept of Favor (Grace) in the Pentateuch

The Concept of Favor (Grace) in the Pent...

Apr 22, 2015

Luke 1:26-38 – Gabriel’s Visit to Mary

Luke 1:26-38 – Gabriel’s Vis...

Dec 21, 2014

John 1:6-8; 19-28 – John’s Testimony to the Light

John 1:6-8; 19-28 – John’s T...

Dec 13, 2014

The Natural Emergence of Catholic-Christian Monasticism

The Natural Emergence of Catholic-Christ...

Sep 23, 2014

On Catholicism and Freemasonry in 1738

On Catholicism and Freemasonry in 1738

Sep 16, 2014

Does Your Belief On Ordination Line Up With The Early Church’s Belief?

Does Your Belief On Ordination Line Up W...

Aug 12, 2014

Matthew 14:23-33 – The ‘Walking on Water’ Narrative

Matthew 14:23-33 – The ‘Walk...

Aug 9, 2014

The Catholic Response to Essentials vs. Non-Essentials

The Catholic Response to Essentials vs. ...

Jul 14, 2014

The Four Fatal Errors of Sedevacantism

The Four Fatal Errors of Sedevacantism

Jul 8, 2014

500 Years of Protestantism: The Cycle of Insanity

500 Years of Protestantism: The Cycle of...

Jun 3, 2014

Why We Make Suffering Our Sacrificial Prayer Offering

Why We Make Suffering Our Sacrificial Pr...

May 8, 2014

John 11:1-45 – The Resurrection of Lazarus

John 11:1-45 – The Resurrection of...

Apr 4, 2014

John 4:5-42 – The Woman at Jacob’s Well

John 4:5-42 – The Woman at Jacob&#...

Mar 23, 2014

500 Years of Protestantism: Luther and Calvin Destroy Marriage

500 Years of Protestantism: Luther and C...

Mar 6, 2014

Escaping the Catholic Church Through False Justification

Escaping the Catholic Church Through Fal...

Feb 25, 2014

God’s Role and Place in Descartes’ Approach to Metaphysics

God’s Role and Place in Descartes’ Appro...

Feb 19, 2014

The Three Great Dangers of Evangelizing Through Beauty

The Three Great Dangers of Evangelizing ...

Nov 25, 2013

500 Years of Protestantism: The 38 Most Ridiculous Things Martin Luther Ever Wrote

500 Years of Protestantism: The 38 Most ...

Sep 11, 2013

Opportunities to Share the Faith: Infant Baptism or “Baby Dedication”?

Opportunities to Share the Faith: Infant...

Sep 3, 2013

Does Your Belief On Communion Line Up With The Early Church’s Belief?

Does Your Belief On Communion Line Up Wi...

Apr 25, 2013

Why God is “I Am” (Exodus 3:11-14)

Why God is “I Am” (Exodus 3:11-14)

Apr 8, 2013

Luke 22:14 – 23:56 – Peter and the Apostles’ Denial

Luke 22:14 – 23:56 – Peter a...

Mar 24, 2013

Does Your Belief On Baptism Line Up With The Early Church’s Belief?

Does Your Belief On Baptism Line Up With...

Mar 11, 2013

When Does Accommodating People Become A Sin?

When Does Accommodating People Become A ...

Feb 19, 2013

On the Current Shape, Content, and Order of the Old Testament Canon – as an Approach to Halakah

On the Current Shape, Content, and Order...

Jan 23, 2013

John 2:1-11 – The Wedding Feast at Cana

John 2:1-11 – The Wedding Feast at...

Jan 20, 2013

A Love Story: When I Fell in Love with Lesia After First Sight

A Love Story: When I Fell in Love with L...

Oct 24, 2012

Novena for the Spiritual Welfare of the Black American Community

Novena for the Spiritual Welfare of the ...

Oct 23, 2012

Mary as Queen Mother, Ark of the New Covenant, and New Eve

Mary as Queen Mother, Ark of the New Cov...

Aug 25, 2012

What the Bible Actually Says about Judging Others

What the Bible Actually Says about Judgi...

Jul 9, 2012

How to Pray the Holy Trinity Rosary Invocation

How to Pray the Holy Trinity Rosary Invo...

Apr 19, 2012

A Biblical Reason to Believe in Love at First Sight!

A Biblical Reason to Believe in Love at ...

Jan 17, 2012

Catholic Dating a Non-Catholic? The 7 Non-Negotiables

Catholic Dating a Non-Catholic? The 7 No...

Jan 3, 2012

What is Purgatory, and is it Reasonable to Believe?

What is Purgatory, and is it Reasonable ...

Jul 29, 2011

Devotion to the Hour of Divine Mercy (3 PM EVERYDAY)

Devotion to the Hour of Divine Mercy (3 ...

Jul 26, 2011

4 Reasons Why Artificial Birth Control is Immoral and Unnecessary

4 Reasons Why Artificial Birth Control i...

Jul 22, 2011

The Biblical Roots of Catholic Confession

The Biblical Roots of Catholic Confessio...

Jun 11, 2011

In Romans, St. Paul Quoted & Themed Heavily from the Book of Wisdom

In Romans, St. Paul Quoted & Themed...

Jun 10, 2011

Devotion to Saint Jude

Devotion to Saint Jude

May 23, 2011

The Reasonableness of Hell, and How to Avoid it

The Reasonableness of Hell, and How to A...

May 20, 2011

Why Condom Use is Immoral and How it Objectifies Woman

Why Condom Use is Immoral and How it Obj...

Apr 27, 2011

The Beauty of Monogamous Relationship – Call it Divine

The Beauty of Monogamous Relationship &#...

Feb 14, 2011

How Does Ritual Lead us to God?

How Does Ritual Lead us to God?

Jan 16, 2011

Why Masturbation is Morally Evil & How to Free Yourself From It

Why Masturbation is Morally Evil & ...

Dec 5, 2010

The 4 Benefits of Chaste Courtship

The 4 Benefits of Chaste Courtship

Nov 14, 2010

How Gossiping is a Sin of Objectifaction

How Gossiping is a Sin of Objectifaction

Oct 12, 2010

A Short Treatment on Desolation

A Short Treatment on Desolation

Sep 2, 2010

The 3 Best Reasons to Save Sex for Marriage

The 3 Best Reasons to Save Sex for Marri...

Aug 24, 2010

Freemasonry

Freemasons Have Infested the Black Catholic Church

Freemasons Have Infested the Black Catho...

Jul 2, 2020

Which Catholic Popes Were Freemasons?

Which Catholic Popes Were Freemasons?

May 27, 2020

Weninger, Haydn, Mozart, and the History of Austrian Catholic Freemasons

Weninger, Haydn, Mozart, and the History...

Mar 3, 2020

Francis, the Freemason’s Pope

Francis, the Freemason’s Pope

Feb 11, 2020

The Grand Master of Freemasons in Missouri is also a Catholic?

The Grand Master of Freemasons in Missou...

Feb 8, 2020

Freemasonry – The Cost of Not Speaking the Truth

Freemasonry – The Cost of Not Spea...

Dec 15, 2019

Freemasonry Calls ‘Itself’ the Universal Religion

Freemasonry Calls ‘Itself’ t...

May 15, 2019

Dear David, My Husband is a Freemason

Dear David, My Husband is a Freemason

Feb 27, 2019

Catholic Answers About Freemasonry – Part I

Catholic Answers About Freemasonry ̵...

Feb 26, 2019

Confessions of a Former Freemason turned Catholic Convert

Confessions of a Former Freemason turned...

Nov 11, 2018

On Catholicism and Freemasonry in 1738

On Catholicism and Freemasonry in 1738

Sep 16, 2014

Stephen Hand Interviews David L. Gray (Catholic Convert from Agnosticism)

Stephen Hand Interviews David L. Gray (C...

Jan 30, 2012

This is Why Catholics Cannot Be Freemasons

This is Why Catholics Cannot Be Freemaso...

Sep 19, 2010

Losing and Finding it All: From Agnostic to Christian

Losing and Finding it All: From Agnostic...

Aug 19, 2010

My Catholic Conversion
Perspectives on Francis

Confessions of a Former Agnostic Turned Catholic Convert

by David Gray | Jan 3, 2019 | My Catholic Conversion, Videos | 5

I never recorded my own conversion story, so here it goes (YouTube Link). I became Catholic...

The Day I Heard the Lord’s Voice; The Day I Knew Jesus Is Real

by David Gray | Apr 21, 2013 | My Catholic Conversion | 0
The Story of My Conversion to the Catholic Church

by David Gray | Sep 9, 2010 | My Catholic Conversion | 2
Losing and Finding it All: From Agnostic to Christian

by David Gray | Aug 19, 2010 | Freemasonry, My Catholic Conversion | 0

Critical Review of the “Francesco” Documentary

by David Gray | Oct 27, 2020 | Perspectives on Francis, Videos | 0

This is my critical review of the new documentary on Pope Francis, "Francesco," including his comments on homosexual civil unions and his statement that God created people to be gay. "Francesco" was directed by Evgeny Afineevsky - francescofilm.com

Francis, the Freemason’s Pope

by David Gray | Feb 11, 2020 | Freemasonry, Perspectives on Francis | 3
RE: Father Z’s ‘Seeking a Way to Understand’ (Francis & Plurality)

by davidlgray_xj501y | Feb 6, 2019 | Perspectives on Francis | 10
The Conciliar Option to End the Francis Schism?

by David Gray | Sep 26, 2018 | Perspectives on Francis | 1
Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love): Progressivism 101

by David Gray | Apr 8, 2016 | Perspectives on Francis | 0

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