How to Win the Argument Without Losing the Soul, from Catholic Exchange

by Matt Fradd If you frequent websites such as YouTube or Facebook, you’ve read the exchanges that take place on these forums. Sometimes they are intelligent and substantive, but often they resemble two toddlers squabbling: “Did too.” “Did...

Truth behind the clergy abuse scandal

by Jeffrey van Zuiden As the Catholic faithful, perhaps one of the toughest issues we  must answer for is the sex abuse scandal. At the very least it is certainly a touchy subject. At its very worst, it is an barrier between converts and reverts and the Church....

Giant of our faith, and humblest among us

Thoughts on Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation By Jeffrey van Zuiden As a Protestant, I used to look upon Catholics with an eye of suspicion when I saw their devotion to the Pope. To me, he was analogous to a president. When Blessed Pope John Paul II died, I...

Evangelization vs. proselytizing

by Stephen Spiteri How do you win hearts for Christ without anyone feeling like you’re cramming religion down their throat? It’s a fair question to ask and the same could be asked of evangelizers on the street, in the work place, or even within their own families. How...

How to deal with anti-Catholics

by Jeffrey van Zuiden “Idol worshiper!” “Cult!” “You’re going to Hell!” These are just a few of the verbal attacks we can suffer as Catholic Christians. Sometimes, you might as well paint a bull’s-eye on your chest! So...

We need words

We must use words when we share the Good News. Our acts do not speak clearly until we give them voice, our voice. One popular fake quote, falsely attributed to St. Francis, insists that we preach the Gospel always, and if necessary use words. It is easy to imagine an...