About

I live in central New York with my wonderful wife and amazing teenage daughter (if you don’t believe me just ask her). If it’s still 2009 while you are reading this, I am 48 years old; if it’s not 2009, then you do the math. I am an RF/microwave design engineer working in the space and defense industry. I would tell you more about that but about 0.01% of anyone reading this would be interested. Those of you who are interested need to refine your Google search. What the rest of you likely want to know is what the heck this blog is all about. So let’s cut to the chase.

I am what folks might call a cradle Catholic; well, I’m a former Catholic who was raised in the Catholic Church. If there is a proper name for that then that’s what I am. Around ten years ago (assuming its still 2009 while you read this — again do the math) I became interested in learning about the early church. Why? Because it occurred to me that whatever doctrines the apostles handed down to the church couldn’t have suddenly changed as soon as they handed them off. I mean the apostles did not pass on their teachings to people with malicious intent, hell-bent on destroying the Christian faith. So seeing how we have it so easy living in the age of the internet and all, there was nothing keeping me from exploring the early church. I did (and do) that by reading and studying a lot (and I mean a lot) of early church literature. In addition to that I also try to develop my understanding by reading translator notes and various scholars opinions from different religious and non-religious perspectives – that is, when I am not busy being a wonderful husband and father and working full-time at my job; I’m just telling you what my wife would say.

So what do I do with all this information? Well, it doesn’t do me or anyone else a lot of good just rattling around in my head, so I use this blog to challenge Catholic teachings on tradition. Why Catholic tradition you ask? For one thing early church study seems to be most conducive to Catholic tradition. And from my studies in the Bible, none of them appear to be verifiable from Scripture. And if you ask most non-Catholics, they will tell you they even contradict Scripture. But for me, ultimately, it comes down to proof. We have enough evidence from early ecclesiastical works to draw certain conclusions on some traditions and cast serious doubt on others. And heck, we may even be able to verify a tradition or two.

Now I don’t want anyone to think I am out to bash Catholics here; that’s not what this is about. I love Catholics as much as anyone and I happen to be related to a bunch of them. One of them even gave birth to me and I love her dearly! It’s nothing personal here — just business. I present the data (technical term) and you decide what you think of it. If the mood hits you just right, you might want to tell me where you think I’m going wrong or right (encouragement is encouraged). And hey, that’s what blogging is all about. Comments are open to everyone (except spammers) and will not be moderated unless I find it to be necessary in the future. There’s nothing worse than submitting your comment only to find “Your comment is awaiting moderation.” Bummer!

In addition to Catholic challenges, you will also find articles and post on other various topics.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you enjoy your visit!

Brian

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