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Matthew Sewell

Matthew Sewell, a Denver Broncos fan and amateur Chestertonian, loves golf, music, truth and good food. A lifelong Catholic, he graduated from a Catholic college (Carroll College; Helena, Mont.) but experienced a "re-version" to the faith during graduate studies at a state school (N. Arizona; Flagstaff, Ariz.). Irony is also one of his favorite things. He and his wife currently reside in Spokane, though they're Montanans at heart. He blogs at mtncatholic.com.

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When one or both married individuals enter the Catholic Church, sometimes it is necessary for the couple to have their marriage “convalidated” — or, “blessed” — in order to be recognized as a marriage by the church.

Willy Wonka and San Francisco’s Tiff Over Catholic Schools Have Something in Common

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, bishop of San Francisco and all around stand-up guy, has a target on his back thanks to a dispute over revisions to the faculty and staff handbooks at the archdiocese's four Catholic high schools.

Ask a Catholic: What is the Catholic Bible?

The Bible used by the Catholic Church contains 73 books total, which is seven books more than those used by the majority of Protestant denominations today.

Ask A Catholic: How Authoritative are the Creeds & Councils to Catholics

Within the Church, there are many kinds of synods/councils, and to illustrate those it’s important to first briefly outline the organizational structure of Catholicism.

5 uncommon reasons to keep your unborn child

When a woman finds out she’s carrying a child, perhaps one that was far from planned, I imagine that a crippling fear is the first thing to surface.

The Origin of the Christmas Tree

When the average person thinks of a Catholic saint, I'd venture to guess that it's not a fearless, axe-wielding, hammer-breaking, oak-crushing, converter of heathens that comes to mind.

Ask A Catholic: How is the pope infallible?

Very often, what the Church means by “infallibility” is confused with “impeccability.”

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