Category: Catholicism

Who will people see when they turn to the church this Christmas? Herod or Christ?

December 18, 2013

Andrew Hamilton |  18 December 2013 Christmas is a chameleon. It adapts itself to different cultures, different situations and seasons. But it wears sufficient ancient trappings to suggest that it has always been celebrated like this. Many of the details of the traditional Australian celebration came into England only in the 19th century. Santa Claus in … More Who will people see when they turn to the church this Christmas? Herod or Christ?

The spread of paganism – Halloween

November 1, 2013

From History.com, an article on the origins of Halloween. I wonder if any of the parents dressing their little ones as witches, ghouls and devils realise what they are promoting. Ancient Origins of Halloween Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area … More The spread of paganism – Halloween

Is John the Author of His Gospel? An alternative to John Shelby Spong’s view

June 13, 2013

by Mark P Shea A common notion floating around in Pop Culture is that “modern scholarship” has somehow proven the Gospel of John is more or less unhistorical fantasy written by a pseudonymous author. Here’s the facts: the tradition of the Church, supported by the unbroken line of patristic testimony, as well as internal evidence … More Is John the Author of His Gospel? An alternative to John Shelby Spong’s view

From Pentecostal to Presbyterian and finally at home as a Catholic: I Fought the Church, and the Church Won

June 11, 2013

Sep 23rd, 2012 | By Guest Author | Category:    Featured Articles This is a guest post by Jason Stellman. Jason was born and raised in Orange County, CA, and served as a missionary with Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa in Uganda (’91-’92) and in Hungary (’94-’00). After becoming Reformed and being subsequently “dismissed” from ministry … More From Pentecostal to Presbyterian and finally at home as a Catholic: I Fought the Church, and the Church Won

Mary, Mary…

March 14, 2013

The ABC reports on the first blessing of the new pope. Pope Francis, the former Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina, delivered his first blessing and message to Rome and the world about an hour after his election as successor of Benedict XVI. Here is a transcript of his first words as Pope as translated from … More Mary, Mary…

Australian Catholics admit to culture of abuse

September 25, 2012

From the BBC, news of the admission by the Australian Roman Catholic Church to more than 600 known cases of child sex abuse since the 1930s. This appalling statistic tells of a culture of abuse which has brought shame upon the Christian communion worldwide and broken a huge amount of trust and good will non-christians … More Australian Catholics admit to culture of abuse