Conversion and reversion stories can amaze and inspire us. But, what about the stories of cradle Catholics? The un-verts? Read more in my column at Aleteia:Â Not a Convert, Not a Re-vert, I’m an Un-vert
A recent document issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith explains what sensus fidei is and how it should be applied. And it’s certainly not an affirmation that women should be ordained priests. Here’s my article for Aleteia Read more
I’m delighted to share this with you: Beginning today, I’ll be writing a weekly column for the award winning Aleteia! What’s Aleteia? It’s a quickly growing, international Catholic portal that brings pertinent news, intriguing features, balanced analysis, and edifying columns to readers all over the world. I’ll be writing for Aleteia’s English division. (more…)
What would you do if some guy you’d never met woke you from your sleep to ask permission to marry your daughter? The young man asking to marry Benji Cowart’s daughter called Cowart’s response rude. You decide. Enjoy!
Here’s the second part of the YouTube video on The Church Up Close. Even if you never have anything to do with the seminar itself. the content of this video offers some interesting tidbits about this wonderful Church of ours. Enjoy!
This morning, I ran across this video about The Church Up Close. It was posted July 7, 2014 and features Fr. John Wauck, Professor in the School of Church Communcations at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. Fr. Wauck does an excellent job of explaining exactly what The Church Read more
Well, folks, I’m off to Rome.
I’ve been accepted to The Church Up Close, a program run by the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross for foreign journalists who cover the Roman Catholic Church. It will take place at the university September 8-14, 2014. Yep, we’re talking Vatican here.
The theme of this intense, week-long seminar is “Covering Catholicism in the Age of Francis,” and I’ll be studying with journalists from around the world, learning from highly (more…)