In all of the scandals in the Church and in how I can get occasionally infuriated with some elements within the Church, I can honestly say this: It has not diminished my belief in God at all. It has not diminished my belief in Christ at all. It has not...
What an awesome idea! I hope more priests do this! Fr. Ryan Hilderbrand, pastor of St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Mt. Vernon, Indiana told his social media followers why he always travels in his clerics. He said he made a promise to do this to a dying priest. He...
Here is a sample of things I have heard with my own ears preached from the pulpit during Mass: – We can’t trust Luke’s account in the book of Acts about Jesus’ ascension, because Luke wasn’t personally present for the event – The Ascension isn’t that Jesus ascended...
I am very saddened by the fire in Paris. As the music director for a Catholic church, I wanted to share my story. Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Fort Smith is historic (not as historic as Notre Dame), but I wanted to help the people who watched their cathedral burn....
The world was obviously taken aback when news broke with terrifying videos of smoke and fire coming from the beloved Notre Dame Cathedral. News reports came slowly about damage. Finally, the question that every organist asked themselves was answered: The organ lives! But why is this instrument listed among the...
Have you ever thought about how much priests, cardinals and the Pope make? On this week’s episode of The Catholic Talk Show, Ryan DellaCrosse, Ryan Scheel, and Fr. Rich Pagano discuss how much money the leaders of the Catholic Church make. Scheel first explains, “You would imagine that the...
