A Candle in a Dark World
“I just wanted to light a candle…” I thought as I scanned the ancient stone walls of the Cathedral. My eyes gazed at the sheer beauty of the Gothic-style architecture built over 1,000 years ago. Just...
View ArticleTurning Point
“I have cancer.” Steven and I were pouring ourselves a coffee during a break at work over a year ago when he told me his news. The words chilled the air of an already cold winter day and broke the...
View ArticleThe Lost Chalice
Written somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean… The church bell rang out loudly, like a glorious sound, over the hillside of this historic town. I heard it proudly ringing across the water that separated...
View ArticleAncient Church Bells Tolling
“We’re the most tolerant society in the world here,” said the taxi driver as I made my way from the train station to my hotel. He seemed friendly, dressed in old clothes with a shaggy beard and a...
View ArticleWho is Jesus? Catholicism and Islam Meet in Central Park
“Do you want some cold water?” asked the Muslim activist calling out to me from inside his tent positioned at an entrance to Central Park in New York City. “Sure,” I said while getting off my rented...
View ArticleRome Speaks for Herself and She says “Catholic”
Much of the evidence that the Catholic Church is one, holy, catholic, and apostolic can be found in Rome. How else does one explain that the Church has the greatest treasure of early Christian...
View ArticleTwelve Surprises About Catholicism and Evangelicalism
Over the past dozen years I’ve had the amazing and accidental opportunity to do something few Christians get to do: dive deeply into both the Catholic and Evangelical worlds. That experience has been...
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