by Luke Heintschel | Jan 17, 2020 | Essays
Modern American society yearns for social justice; so much so, that we’ve designated some as Social Justice Warriors. Across all the lines which divide us—whether democrat or republican, conservative or liberal, various religious groups or atheists—we universally...
by Luke Heintschel | Aug 27, 2019 | Essays
Dispelling the Rumors When I was in high school, I had frequent dialogues with my non-Catholic friends about Christianity. They would ask questions and make accusations which, at first, I had a difficult time answering. One common accusation was that “the early Church...
by Luke Heintschel | Jul 22, 2019 | Essays
A Book Review By Luke Heintschel M.A. When I entered ninth grade in a public school, for the first time in my life I began to see significant differences between Catholic teaching and the teachings of non-Catholic Christians. Before that, I don’t think I noticed...
by Luke Heintschel | May 22, 2019 | Essays
Jesus is really present in the Eucharist. That’s obviously a bold statement; and many Christians don’t believe it. It’s the official teaching of the Catholic Church, but studies show that many Catholic Christians don’t even believe it. Why does the Catholic Church...
by Luke Heintschel | Feb 15, 2019 | Essays
Recently, I had the honor of presenting a paper at an academic conference centered on Aquinas as a Biblical Theologian. Academic discussions can seem disconnected from and irrelevant to our daily lives, but perhaps I can briefly attempt to persuade otherwise. Many of...