Why Catholic?

One of the biggest objections non-Catholics and even Catholics have over the faith is about confession. The common defensive these people have is: “If I am sorry for my sins, why can’t I just pray to God and tell him?” So, I have many things to say about this topic. I can list about 100 reasons why confession is an essential part to Christianity. But we don’t have all day, so I’ll just give you a few for now. Well first, you need to understand that a priest who is hearing confessions is not by any means a God. They are simply the mediator between you and God. Some may ask, “Well why would God give a man the power to forgive sins?”. Let’s take a look at John’s gospel for a minute. Jesus tells his disciples in John 20:23, “Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” Why would he give man the power to forgive sins if he did not want them to use it? Peter, our first pope and head disciple of Jesus, has passed this down to all generations...

Interesting title, eh? The word 'cool' is probably the last thing you would associate with Catholics. Well, I’m here to argue otherwise. I’d like to use my own life experiences as well as the Saint’s lives to show you why being a devout, practicing Catholic is actually the coolest thing ever. See, I’ve never had a doubt that there was a God. But my eyes weren’t opened fully to practicing the Catholic faith that I was raised into. I was indifferent to this idea, so it didn’t play a role in my everyday life. I was the kind of Catholic who would pray when things got tough and ask God, “Why me?”. Have you ever felt there were times when God was out to get you? If you’re a believer, I’m sure you’ve had one of these moments. But about a year ago, something clicked. I had to face one of my biggest trials of my life and at that point I knew something was missing. It was my faith. Before this reversion, I wasn’t striving to become the-best-version-of-myself. Instead I was se...