The term ‘EntirelyCatholic‘ has a specific meaning for me, but it does not mean that I claim to be ‘Entirely’ good, faith-filled, holy, or any other nice adjective. Actually, I’m so far from perfect that I don’t think I can even see it from where I am…
The actual meaning comes as a result of my decades-long search for faith. I did just about everything wrong, but still wound up finding faith (Jer 29:13 is true!). I started attending Bible study as an agnostic, and found my ‘logical side’ digging into first-century culture, word meanings, and consistency between verses. The toughest part was finding an interpretation that stayed consistent as I moved from verse to verse and book to book. Occasionally, I’d run up against two (distant) verses that contradicted each other, based on my current understanding. To make a long story short, I started doing a lot of ‘logical’ research and found that the Continue reading