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When I was 11 years old, I endured the process as a young Catholic to...

Having a sibling with a developmental disability certainly gives you a different perspective of the world. Much of...

A Terrifying Experience I remember playing with my cousin in my aunt's basement when I...

"If heaven is for clean people, it's vacant." — 'Load Me Up' by Matthew Good...

In the wake of the Notre Dame fire, it seems the internet has moved from...

My kids have always loved listening to stories. Over the past year they have gotten...

In recent news, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France had caught fire and sustained...

As we near Easter weekend, my neck of the woods is in the midst of...

As a cradle Catholic, I made a number of friends in high school who were...

"And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the...

Since I was young, I took great satisfaction in not conforming to the expectations of...

I dated a pastor's daughter when I was 21, with whom I had long-drawn conversations...

In the parish I grew up attending, the priest would sit directly behind the altar...

I attended my first Evangelical communion service at a Christian youth conference when I was...

As a fairly new columnist on Patheos, it is an honour to be included in...

Locker-room Talk I remember in junior high school, locker-room talk was quite commonplace. When talking...

In my article I Long For Christian Unity, I aired my grievances with the doctrinal...

It's that time of year again! Lent 2019 is just around the corner! Because the...

The Culture of Instant Gratification As someone who grew up on a farm, my earliest...

As a Catholic blogger, much of my writing content centers around explaining Catholic beliefs in...

As the description in the YouTube link says, "Torch of Christ Ministries took to the...

Photo credit: pixabay.com "For the love of money is the root of all evils; it...

Photo credit: Wikipedia "I do not pray for these only, but also for those who...

Photo credit: freeimages.com At seventeen years old, I took the dramatic step that almost every...

Image credit: Flickr I remember when I was around 10 years old, my friends and...

Image credit: Pixabay.com I'm a certified journeyman carpenter with over 15 years of experience in the...

Image credit: Pixabay.com Breaking through social barriers is always a challenge, especially when attempting to...

Image credit: Wikimedia Commons There is a story in ancient Greek mythology about a man...

Image credit: pixabay.com I am probably one of the most informal persons I know. Growing up...

During my junior high school years, I was often the target of excessive bullying and harassment....