Essays

Why Catholics Talk About Sin: A Deeper Look at Love, Mercy, and the Gospel

Spencer Wozniak

Religion | June 19, 2025

Is Catholicism Too Focused on Sin? Recently, I was speaking with a non-denominational friend who said something that I’ve heard echoed countless times: “Catholics are always talking about sin. Everyt...

What We Really Deserve

Spencer Wozniak

Religion | May 24, 2025

I prayed for humility. And He answered with clarity that cut through my soul like a sword: You know what you really deserve? Wrath. That message did not come to shame me. It came to free me. Because i...

Behold, I Make All Things New

Spencer Wozniak

Religion | Personal Testimony | May 20, 2025

I was raised Catholic. I went through all the sacraments. I took all the classes. But I never truly knew God. During high school, I became more and more invested in science, and I began to come to the...

Lost and Found

Spencer Wozniak

Poetry | April 21, 2025

I turned my gaze—I lost myself,and there I was, found....

Are the Gospel Differences Contradictions? A Catholic Response

Spencer Wozniak

Religion | Debates with an Atheist | December 18, 2024

One of the most frequent objections raised against the reliability of the Gospels is this: how can we trust these documents if they contradict one another on basic historical details? Detractors point...

Why the Gnostic Gospels Were Excluded: A Catholic Response Rooted in Reason and Faith

Spencer Wozniak

Religion | Debates with an Atheist | December 17, 2024

One of the most persistent challenges to the reliability of the Christian canon—especially from those skeptical of the Catholic Church—centers on the so-called Gnostic Gospels: texts like the Gospel o...

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