Archbishop of Detroit evangelizes with St. Paul Street Evangelization

Laundry Detergent and Fallen Away Catholics

by Jeffrey van Zuiden I’m willing to bet that most of you at some point in time, have tried a new product that you thought would be the “end all, be all,” only to find yourself very disappointed in the end. These days, you see this everywhere, sadly even within...

A matter of substance

by Stephen Spiteri I had a conversation with a fundamentalist the other day and he was asking how it was at all possible that Jesus could “be something so mundane as bread and wine … how can you believe that bread and wine becomes the flesh and blood of...

What it really means to be a “Practicing Catholic”

by Stephen Spiteri A few years ago, before I started this blog and before I seriously started getting into apologetics, I trekked cyberspace for an online Christian community to discuss all matters pertaining to faith. I came across one particular Christian forum...

Marriage: Forgotten, not destroyed

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in such a way that the United States will almost certainly grant to homosexual couples the same legal status as heterosexual couples. It is often described as a redefinition of marriage. This thinking is...

Evangelization and the Miraculous Medal

By Steve Dawson, National Director, SPSE I want to tell you my experience with evangelization and the Miraculous Medal of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  After my conversion to the Catholic faith over 10 years ago, I felt strongly that God wanted to use me for the...

Looking into the face of evil

By Jeffrey van Zuiden Have you ever looked into the face of evil? Have you ever carried on a conversation with evil? Have you ever been into a house of evil? How about this; have you ever helped carry groceries into evil’s house? I have. Today, I learned that a...

Pope Francis Calls All Catholics to Evangelize

Crisis Magazine Written by Regis Martin While it is certainly true that all roads lead to Rome, there is something to be said for all those other roads leading out from Rome.  In other words, before we set out on the road to Rome, shouldn’t there be something...

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...

Pope: ‘If we annoy people, blessed be the Lord’

Vatican City, May 16, 2013 / 10:40 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Pope told Christians it is better to be “annoying” and “a nuisance” than lukewarm in proclaiming Jesus Christ. “If we annoy people, blessed be the Lord,” said Pope Francis during his morning Mass at the...