FAQ

Have you always been a Catholic?

I was born and raised in a “catholic” household, that is, we went to Mass usually at Easter and sometimes Christmas when I was younger. I wasn’t exposed to religion until I got into High School at which point my family enrolled me into an all-boys Catholic High School. This, I believe was when I first truly felt the presence of Christ in my life. Unfortunately, that ended when I entered college and what ensued was a decade of parting, drinking, drugs, reckless behavior and overall Godlessness.

So you became a lapsed Catholic. Why did you choose to go back to Catholicism?

I eventually managed to stop living such a destructive lifestyle and decided that there had to be more to life than that which just was. I started studying various religions and, after two years, I came to the decision that Catholicism simply had a much better philosophy and historical grasp on Christianity.

Did you ever consider any other forms of Christianity?

Yes, but, after studying what Protestantism was, it became obvious that Protestantism multiplies by dividing and, in my search for the truth, Protestantism had no historical claim for the first 1,500 years of Christianity and, without a bona fide pedigree of authority, no Protestant church can ever claim to know what the truth really is. The main reason, I discarded Protestantism, was due to the fact that there are over 35,000 different forms of what passes itself off as Christianity and, the real fact of the matter is, that all 35,000 of these different denominations/communions/communites are all reading the same book and yet interpreting it differently. Intellectual honesty demands that either these churches are wrong or, if the Holy Spirit does in fact inspire the reader of Holy Scripture to its interpretation, well then, the Holy Spirit must be either confused or misleading at least 34,999 times, right? The Catholic Church has, on the other hand, has always had an unwavering view in its dogma and doctrine and, above all else, it has the history to back it up.

So, you’re simply an anti-Protestant Catholic?

No, not at all. I know for a fact that there are MANY good non-Catholic Christians who burn for Christ and want to follow Christ, that is, Protestants who really, truly and devoutly have taken on their cross and are attempting to follow in Christ’s footsteps. But, knowing only what happens at half-time doesn’t mean you know who won the game. By which I mean that only the Catholic Church can give the Christian the entire fullness of the faith as it has been passed down for over 2 millennia from the very first 1^st century Christians and through an unbroken line of succession of bishops from St. Peter to Pope Benedict XVI.

Are you active at your parish?

Very much so. My wife and I are active in our parish’s Youth Group, we’reCCD teachers, we’re both Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and, I happen to be a 3^rd degree Knight of Columbus and my wife is a Columbiette.

Why do you quote from the King James Bible so much in your blog posts?
The only reason why I do so is to prove my point using the abridged Scriptures that the majority of Protestants use. In using the KJV, no one can accuse me of purposely using Catholic translations or Catholic Editions of Holy Scripture in order to get my point across.

What would you say to atheists and non-Catholic Christians with regards to Catholicism?

Everybody is entitled the truth, whether they want to accept it or not, that is their decision. When it comes to the Christian faith and Protestantism, the Catholic Church is a Christian treasure trove that many refuse to acknowledge. When it comes to secularism, including the arts and the sciences, the Catholic Church has always been at the forefront of certain technologies as well as the philanthropic work it does worldwide. I’d invite both Protestant and atheists to venture through the history and writings with an open heart and an open mind.