Why Catholic?
Catholicism is not for the faint of heart. It is a commitment, a sacred duty, a responsibility. Serving the Master is the Christian’s priority, which oftentimes puts us at odds with the world around...
View ArticleDenise and Tim Mergen- Mother and Son
Denise Mergen remembers two of her college roommates getting abortions, and the negative impact it had on their lives. When she married a Catholic, her priest suggested that she and her husband get...
View ArticleJoining our Sufferings to Jesus – Romans 8:16-17 – Bruce Sullivan
Former Church of Christ minister Bruce Sullivan joins Marcus Grodi on this episode of Deep in Scripture to discuss Romans 8:16-17, where St. Paul talks about the Holy Spirit bearing witness with our...
View ArticleUnto the House of the Lord
I am the fourth of five children who grew up in what would today be called an Evangelical home, though we didn’t call ourselves that. I don’t remember us calling ourselves anything but Christians,...
View ArticleChris Hiles – Former Churches of Christ in Christian Union Pastor
Chris Hiles’ parents had a conversion experience as adults, shortly before Chris was born. Much of his upbringing took place around a Christian camp in central Ohio, and so from the very beginning,...
View ArticleFrom the Churches of Christ to the One Church
My two younger sisters and I were raised in Springfield, MO by parents who valued faith, family, and friendships, and who served the community. We attended Sunday morning, Sunday evening, and Wednesday...
View ArticleChrist in His Fullness
I will begin with a statement that I made to a Catholic friend of mine back in 1993. In complete seriousness — and with absolute confidence — I said, “Look, Sharon, if you or anyone else can show me...
View Article“We all went to Oxford as Episcopalians, and we left as Catholics.”
Brother Bonaventure Chapman”s background was in a number of denominations: Presbyterian, Church of Christ, Lutheran. It was when he went to Oxford, England, to study for Anglican ministry, that all of...
View ArticleAn Academic Influenced by Catholic Religious Brothers
My Baptist Childhood In 1977, at the age of seven, I was baptized in a Baptist Church in rural north-central Louisiana. The pastor of the church was my father; I am the son, nephew, and grandson of...
View ArticleAccepted in the Beloved
When I was in kindergarten, I used to play with a girl named Gail, who lived across the street. Gail was like me — very tiny and skinny. When her parents left the house, they locked the front door and...
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