Catholic Church

March 20, 2018

Christian, Pro-Life Coffee Alternatives to Starbucks

By Scott Smith, Blog - As Christians, we just can't afford to support Starbucks any longer. They actively oppose all our most cherished values. Not only that, the Starbucks logo has demonic origins.. An article I recently wrote about the Starbucks logo got a huge amount of attention. I was really surprised by the reaction - I thought most people already knew to avoid Starbucks. I remember one person commented on Facebook: "I know plenty of seminarians that drink Starbucks!"

March 20, 2018

By Deacon Michael Bickerstaff: Death is Not the Final Answer

By Deacon Michael Bickerstaff, The Integrated Catholic Life - So much of life is uncertain as we journey through this vale of tears. But there is one thing on which we can all depend: there will come a time when our earthly life will end and then we will find ourselves face to face with our God who will confirm for us our final decision for or against God and Heaven.

March 20, 2018

Why It’s Impossible to Be a Catholic

By Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Patheos - It’s those ten commandments. They’re impossible! Not long ago I had an email correspondence with a man who was divorced and remarried... He asked why the church could not be more “forgiving”... By this I think he meant that he wanted the church to say his second marriage was okay, or maybe he wanted me to say the marriage was okay, that it by living with another woman other than his validly married wife he was not, after all, “living in sin”.

March 20, 2018

3 Saints, 3 Approaches to Finish Lent

By Shaun McAfee, National Catholic Register - If you’ve ever read about the lives of more than one saint you probably picked up on a few things. You realized their lives contained several common experiences: they accepted suffering, they strived for holiness, they deeply loved Christ, and much more. But you also realized that they were each so diverse.