Imagine yourself in the first century, living somewhere in the Roman Empire. As a devotee of the local gods and goddesses, you are intrigued by the message of...
Glad You Asked
Glad You Asked is a column that presents informed, enlightened responses to basic questions of Catholic doctrine, history, identity, or pastoral practice.
Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube History and literature are full of dramatic stories involving deathbed conversions and the administering of what...
Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Recent polls indicate that feelings of patriotism are at an all-time low in the United States. This is...
Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts According to the USCCB’s voting guide, Catholics are called to “stand with newcomers, authorized and...
To put it simply: Yes. The Catholic Church has a long history of supporting marriage as a natural right. This includes upholding the validity of marriages...
Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts Today, millions of baptized Catholics exist on the church’s margins. Many of them identify as “cultural...
Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts While people sometimes use the term “the church” as shorthand for the Vatican or the magisterium, the church...
Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts In the 6th chapter of Matthew’s gospel, Jesus teaches his disciples how to pray, introducing what today we...
Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts This Easter—2026—multiple Catholic parishes across the nation saw a surge in adult baptisms and new converts...
Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts People go “parish hopping” for all kinds of reasons. Sometimes it’s because of simple things like...
