Catholicism is not for the faint of heart. It is a commitment, a sacred duty, a responsibility. Serving the Master is the Christian’s priority, which oftentimes puts us at odds
When I was in kindergarten, I used to play with a girl named Gail, who lived across the street. Gail was like me — very tiny and skinny. When her
My Baptist Childhood In 1977, at the age of seven, I was baptized in a Baptist Church in rural north-central Louisiana. The pastor of the church was my father; I
Brother Bonaventure Chapman”s background was in a number of denominations: Presbyterian, Church of Christ, Lutheran. It was when he went to Oxford, England, to study for Anglican ministry, that all
I will begin with a statement that I made to a Catholic friend of mine back in 1993. In complete seriousness — and with absolute confidence — I said, “Look,
My two younger sisters and I were raised in Springfield, MO by parents who valued faith, family, and friendships, and who served the community. We attended Sunday morning, Sunday evening, and Wednesday night services in a large, active Churches of Christ congregation. Our social as well as religious life revolved around this church.
Chris Hiles’ parents had a conversion experience as adults, shortly before Chris was born. Much of his upbringing took place around a Christian camp in central Ohio, and so from
I am the fourth of five children who grew up in what would today be called an Evangelical home, though we didn’t call ourselves that. I don’t remember us calling
Former Church of Christ minister Bruce Sullivan joins Marcus Grodi on this episode of Deep in Scripture to discuss Romans 8:16-17, where St. Paul talks about the Holy Spirit bearing
Denise Mergen remembers two of her college roommates getting abortions, and the negative impact it had on their lives. When she married a Catholic, her priest suggested that she and
George Butterfield was a shy kid who dreaded the coming-of-age public profession of faith that was customary in the country church he attended. It just so happened that when the
Deacon George was a zealous young Christian, who was first drawn to the Catholic Church through her social teachings. Having come from an anti-Catholic background, he had to overcome some