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
As an Evangelical Christian, Seth Paine saw clearly the need for a personal relationship with Jesus, but wasn’t as sure as to why going to church was necessary, other than
Can the principles of Catholic Social Teaching be an ecumenical bridge to our Protestant brothers and sisters? Jay Richards, who grew up Presbyterian, shares how the deep roots of Catholic
What is typology? As a fundamentalist Baptist Christian growing up, Steve Ray had a strong reverence for the Scriptures, and a basic understanding of Old Testament prophecy, but once he
As an Episcopalian priest, Fr. Jurgen Liias had a generally low view of Scriptures, seeing them mostly as a collection of moral platitudes with embellished miracles. Over time, however, his
Christians believe that Jesus is fully divine, but how often do we reflect on what it means to understand him as fully human as well? In our latest Insights video,
How should we think about death? As a young atheist, Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble was deeply troubled by the meaning of mortality, and continued to wrestle with it even after
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