As a Presbyterian, Jay Richards might not have always appreciated the Catholic Church, but he always considered it important that She “held the line” on the major moral issues that
When Nathaniel Hurd first told his parents he was interested in the Catholic faith, they were angry, disappointed and confused. Their own negative experiences of Catholicism led them to believe
Though raised Catholic, as a young woman, Sr. Theresa Alethia Noble considered herself an atheist. And yet, when she would visit a majestic cathedral, or see a beautiful sunrise, she
How is the world supposed to take Christianity seriously when it’s so divided? Jesus himself prayed in John 17 that his followers would be one as He and the Father
As the son of a military chaplain, Dr. John Bergsma was scandalized when he saw the base chapel change over between Protestant and Catholic services, and the bare cross for
Why should Christians work and pray for unity? Dr. Peter Kreeft reminds us that this mandate comes from Jesus himself, who prayed in John 17 that all Christians would be
Why has J.R.R. Tolkien, best known for his fiction, been so instrumental in drawing so many people to the Catholic Church? Jay Richards, who grew up Presbyterian, discusses the way
As a former atheist who became Catholic, one of the things that drew Nathaniel Hurd to the Church was its consistent teaching on the dignity of the human person. Not
As the oldest of 12 kids, Shaun Reiley’s Christian family instilled in him a respect for life from as far back as he can remember. However, he wasn’t sure what
What is the impact of a single conversion? Dr. Matthew Bunson looks at the case of his mother, who entered the Catholic Church in 1948, and how the zeal of
Popular pilgrimage guide Steve Ray, a Baptist who became Catholic, reflects on how he came to understand the Catholic idea of pilgrimage, compared to the way he understood religious travel
When someone enters the Catholic Church, there’s often a great deal of excitement about the new world of faith that has opened up for them. Often, however, there’s also a
