Sam Ellis

The Catholic Church is the largest Christian Church in the world. They make up over half of the 2.2 billion Christians around the world.  The global Catholic population is not evenly distributed. Some countries like Paraguay and Croatia are almost entirely Catholic while others like Afghanistan barely have any Catholics.  In this post, we explore … Read more

It can be hard to track all the special days that Catholics observe. When you add the numerous feast days for different saints, important celebrations like Easter, and Holy days, it feels like there’s a Catholic holiday every day.  While it’s true there are plenty of holidays Catholics celebrate, there are only a few important … Read more

While they are not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, the 7 deadly sins, also called capital or cardinal sins, form an important part of the Catholic faith.  The Church warns believers to avoid these capital sins as they are the root of other sins and immoralities. In this post, we discuss the 7 deadly sins … Read more

There were other reformation movements before him, but it is really Martin Luther who set in motion the split between Protestantism and the Roman Catholic Church.  Today, many people are still confused about where Lutherans stand. Some will say they are no different from Catholics, others will say they are protestant, and there are those … Read more