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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.

The church must breathe with both lungs

The division between the East and West, between Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism, I admit, has been unknown to me until fairly recently.

Ask A Catholic: Is It Forbidden for Non-Catholics to Receive the Eucharist?

While anyone, Catholic or not, are permitted and encouraged to attend Mass as often as they like, non-Catholic Christians are not permitted to receive the Eucharist under nearly every circumstance, and non-Christians are not permitted to receive at all.

Ask A Catholic: What do Catholics believed existed before Adam and Eve?

What the church has yet to define infallibly, however, is when the universe was created. So, technically, Catholics can be “Creationists” and believe the universe was created 6,000 years ago in six 24-hour days, or believe the universe was created 13 billion years ago at the Big Bang, just as long as they ascribe to the belief that God created the universe out of nothing and willed all creation into existence one way or the other.

SpokaneFAVS introduces Ask A Catholic column

So I invite any and all to “Ask a Catholic” anything you like. I hope this can help us all in our life’s pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty.

A Fitting Final Mass for Bishop Cupich

Chicago is getting a good one in Archbishop Blase Cupich. Sunday marked Bishop Cupich’s last public Mass as bishop of the Diocese of Spokane.

The American Nightmare: Politics for Politics’ Sake

Religion and politics, specifically politics in the context of a free and just society stemming from the existence of a transcendent God, must be inseparable if a society wishes to prosper. Whether we like it or not, the entire concept of the freedom and dignity of human persons is only possible if there exists a transcendent creator.

8 simple ways to grow in holiness before lunch

It’s easy to look at great saints and be intimidated. Whether it’s the stories of their personal holiness, their martyrdom, or just that their greatness is so revered, we tend to think it’s out of reach.

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