Testimony: Why I am Catholic
Reading Time: 4 minutes By Ben Daly Labelle, University of Rhode Island Why am I Catholic? The easy answer would be that I was raised that way and that it is easy to make Catholicism a cultural identity. But it goes deeper than that. At some point in every Catholic’s life, they have to decide whether to make this […]
A Word of Hope: Divine Mercy
Reading Time: 7 minutes Available in Spanish here. For more information about this topic, please watch the following video: By Christopher Centrella, Franciscan University Let’s face it: We live in hard times. Besides this recent coronavirus pandemic, there is so much chaos in our world today. Many people struggle with intense emotional and mental pain; so many believe that […]
What Has the Shire to Do with Rome?
Reading Time: 4 minutes By John Tuttle, Benedictine College The Lord of the Rings serves as an exceptional benchmark of 20th-century literature. It has been acclaimed by both scholars and hippies and has been enjoyed by readers of the general public as well as by faithful Christians. In the years since its publication, it has proven its ageless enchantment […]
Meet the New Blog Director!
Reading Time: < 1 minute by Mary Ryan Hello and thank you for visiting Clarifying Catholicism, by the Defenders of Faith! My name is Mary Ryan and I am the Director of Writing this year. I am a sophomore Vocal Performance and Theology BA double major at CUA. I love writing, whether it be articles, speeches, or music. I have […]
Indulge Yourself!
Reading Time: < 1 minute Indulgences in the Year of Mercy explained.
