Cult of the Body: Is working out compatible with Christian modesty?

by Stephen Spiteri I’m a gym junkie and I’m perfectly comfortable to confess that. I’ve been going to the gym multiple times per week for three or so years and in that time my health, strength and fitness have improved significantly. My physical...

Science vs. Religion: Turning Swords into Plowshares

by Stephen Spiteri I taught a lesson very recently where I was discussing the Big Bang theory with my senior students. About halfway into my spiel a student of mine sitting at the back of the classroom put his hand up and blurted out sounding frustrated,...

Why Protestants Believe Catholics Worship Statues

Part 2 of the “Why Protestants Believe” series By Jeffrey van Zuiden Since the Protestant Reformation, there has been a very popular propaganda tactic — “Catholics worship statues! Look at them … they even bow down to them!” Truth be told, for...

Mary’s perfect intercession in three easy steps

One of the biggest stumbling blocks that non-Catholics have when learning about the faith is the Catholic view of Mary’s role as the “perfect intercessor” for us before God. This is a complex issue, because it often includes having to explain three...

Why so many Protestants do not consider Catholics Christian

by Jeffrey van Zuiden What would seem like a very complicated topic is in fact very simple. It can be broken down into two broad reasons. Catholics lead them to believe this. As a Protestant, when I would meet a Catholic, if I asked them if they were Christian most...