I’m a Catholic Pastor. Raised a Catholic, I haven’t always thought favorably about the church. Like others, I had my questions and criticisms, likes and dislikes, yet a deep profound love and loyalty. I thought of being a priest many times in my life, even looking it up to see how old one can be. I’m too old. I gave myself to servitude to God in 2017, as a Pastor. Not quite the same, but a distinction with its own…

Martin Luther uttered the edict “Sola Fide” in the 16th century in response to corruption in the church by individuals taking bribes for false promises of salvation. It was also a response to theology that adhered to earthly constructs instead of genuine connection to God, such were the times. For millennia man was taught that participation was enough to gain Gods favor on Earth and ultimately salvation. Luther challenged that idea based on two things: empirical evidence and sound reasoning.…