From Take the Long Way Home.
One of the first questions asked of me from my reformed brethren when they hear about my conversion to Catholicism is about the Eucharist. “So, do you really believe that the bread and wine is actually Jesus’ body and blood?” Interestingly, the reformed faith essentially defines the Lord’s Supper in [...]
Entries from February 2009
February 28, 2009
Calvin, Aquinas, and the Eucharist
February 28, 2009
Repititous
From Take the Long Way Home.
I hear alot about the “vain repititions” of Catholic prayers. Whenever I hear this I’m always reminded of a story about my friend Joy.
Joy was at the end of a very difficult pregnancy. After a long and arduous labor her son was finally born, the doctors weren’t sure he was [...]
February 28, 2009
The True King
From Take the Long Way Home
This morning Ringo and I were reading about Jesus’ trial before the Sanhedrin and Pilate. When we got to the part where Pilate hands Jesus over to the soldiers for scourging (where they beat him, strip his clothes, give him a crown of thorns and then make fun of him, [...]
February 28, 2009
The Reformation
2006 revisitation on the Reformation from Take the Long Way Home. I apologize for any snarkiness in tone that might exist. It was very difficult to see my heroes with all their warts revealed. It was also hard for me to face the growing realization that I might actually be joining the Catholic Church.
The [...]
February 28, 2009
Jaroslav Pelikan – Whose Bible Is It
Another 2006 post from Take the Long Way Home.
This is a very interesting book! Even though I know, intellectually, that the Bible wasn’t written all at the same time, and that early Jews and Christians had to decide which books were “inspired” and which were not and that there was early Jewish commentary – I [...]
February 28, 2009
The Journey Begins
This was the introductory post from Take the Long Way Home. It explains how I began researching the Catholic Church. This would have been around 2006.
My current journey began last year as my boys and I were studying world history. We were studying the Reformation and I wanted to spend some time with Martin Luther, [...]
February 28, 2009
Peer Pressure
This was the very first blog post from my old blog Take the Long Way Home. In fact, it was my very first blog post ever.
As much as I like to hear myself talk, I have resisted the “blog”. It’s one thing to write something in a notebook that no one but me will ever [...]
February 27, 2009
Pastoral Care and Nancy Pelosi
This topic came up in Bible study today so I thought I would link to a good blog post on the subject. I hear that some Catholics are complaining that the Pope with Pelosi at all, but I think it’s exactly what he should have done. Shouldn’t a father take his daughter aside and let [...]
February 26, 2009
Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
Before I became Catholic I had this idea that Catholics were trying to work their way to heaven with their good deeds, prayers to saints, and mass attendance, etc. And that penance was making up for all the screwups so you could be forgiven, which basically added up to more works. “How can you ever [...]
February 25, 2009
Lenten Fasts
Here it is Ash Wednesday and I haven’t officially decided on what I’m “giving up” this year. I have made a couple of decisions. One is …. drumroll please… this blog… break for applause.
Last year I made blogging three times weekly one of my Lenten resolutions (I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions, deciding to make [...]
