Loving God the Father and Evangelization

In this image of Christ known as “Ecce Homo,” we see him beaten and spat upon, wearing a crown of thorns and a purple cloak, and holding a reed for a scepter. Incapable of understanding Divine Love, the powers of evil have arrayed Christ as a king in...

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...

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....