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Evangelicals and Catholics Together

Commenting further on Evangelical Anglican Tony Palmer’s friendship with Pope Francis, here is my latest article for ZENIT on the strengths of Evangelicals and Catholics together. he evangelical faith is incomplete without the Catholic Church, but we are also incomplete without those Christians who are separated from us. The evangelicals have some good traditions we can [Read More...]

Jawbones and Jewels

Now for a little history: Go here for a gallery and fascinating article by Christopher Howse about Germany’s jewel encrusted relics of saints. It’s partly a question of taste. When Anna Eliza Bray was collecting materials for The Mountains and Lakes of Switzerland (1841) she was proudly shown the ornamented skeleton of St Alexander at [Read More...]

Read Gargoyle Code for Lent

If you have not yet read The Gargoyle Code – my Screwtape Letters-type book for Lent you should do so. Go here for the landing page. You can get it as an e-book too! The tempter Slubgrip instructs his protege Dogwart on how to tempt his wet behind the years young Catholic. In the meantime Slubgrip [Read More...]

Read, Mark and Learn in Lent

During Lent I am trying out a new idea for blog use: a Blog Bible Study.  Would the right name for this be a Blobble Study? Anyway, it works like this. Starting on Ash Wednesday I’ll be reading St Mark’s Gospel day by day. I’ll post the reading and a few observations. It will be [Read More...]

The Subtleties of Satan

Are demons and angels real? There are an increasing numbers of new stories about exorcism and the reality of the demonic. I wrote recently on how the demonic may be manifested in many ways other than the obviously shocking stuff of the exorcism movies. The Devil in Ordinary told the story of a guy I met who [Read More...]

Is Pope Francis an Evangelical Catholic?

Here is my latest article for Aleteia in which I suggest that Pope Francis is the model for Evangelical Catholicism. Last week news broke of his unprecedented informal video message to a group of American Evangelical Pentecostal leaders: In his message, Pope Francis greeted the American Evangelicals warmly, recognizing a shared love for Jesus Christ [Read More...]

Pumping the Papacy for Headlines

A comment came up in my combox the other day which said, “Why so much time analyzing the pope and his message? Why can’t we hear more about Jesus?” I was suddenly sympathetic. My own writing revolves increasingly around the papacy. That’s because a major Catholic website, Aleteia, has commissioned me to be their “pope [Read More...]

Why a Former Evangelical Loves the Rosary

Here is my latest article for Catholic Online which explains why I love the rosary, how it helped me with healing and helped bring me into full communion with the Catholic Church. Evangelicals have great difficulties understanding the Catholic view of the Blessed Virgin Mary. At worst they think we worship Mary instead of God. [Read More...]

FaithWorks! -18

Here is the link to FaithWorks! –  my free weekly newsletter. With articles on prayer, the Sunday reading, Catholic artwork, Points to Ponder and more. Go here to subscribe. Also–why not help with the New Evangelization and share the subscribe link on Facebook and other social media.

The Return of Pope Benedict

This article from the Religion News Service chronicles the good health of 87 year old Pope Emeritus Benedict.  I think we will see him emerge from his monastery with a regularity if not a frequency. Here is my recent article on the significance of his appearance at the consistory last weekend. When Pope Benedict XVI [Read More...]