Ten years ago, I joined the Catholic Church. Though I had grown up in an evangelical Protestant family, the study of Scripture and Church history, among other things, convinced me that the Catholic Church is the Church Christ founded, and thus where I needed to be if I truly wanted...
Churches should be beautiful because our God is so great! Below are 17 of the most beautiful churches in the world. You can click on any image to enlarge it. Enjoy! [See also: Hypnotizingly Beautiful: Video of Byzantine Church Taken with Drone] [See also: A Tour of the Stunning St....
This article originally appeared on Fr. Dwight Longenecker’s blog “Standing on My Head,” and is reprinted with permission. Visit his website, browse his books, and be in touch at dwightlongenecker.com. Okay, this is a must read if you or your parish are planning to build a new church...
If our modern society had a list of banned words (heck, we might be close), at the top of the list would probably be obedience. In our world of self-assured decision making and an “I can do what I want” attitude, suggesting the idea that human beings must submit to...
A cool hashtag was trending on Twitter recently: #MakeAMusicGroupCatholic. Catholics from all over the world got their creative juice flowing, taking the names of popular bands and altering them slightly to add in terms related to Catholicism. And results are tons of fun! Below are just a sample of some...
It is a dogma of the Catholic faith that the Blessed Virgin Mary was not only a virgin when she conceived and bore Jesus but that she remained a virgin ever after. Most Protestant Christians today deny this – but do they know that many of their early leaders believed it?...
