“Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.” – St. Augustine Because I’ve built up a large collection of extra books and resources, each week I give away one or more, absolutely free, no strings attached. Each giveaway lasts seven days with …
(This is the second of a two-part interview. Part one was posted on Tuesday.) After being raised in a Fundamentalist home, Carl Olson entered the Catholic Church in 1997 and has since became one of its shining lights. He’s written numerous articles and books including Will Catholics Be “Left Behind”? (Ignatius Press, 2003) and The …
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Last night at 11:32pm, my wife heroically delivered little Augustine Xavier Vogt. Both were champs. Kathleen gave birth to the 9 lb, 20.5 inch saint without medicine, and Augustine survived a scary moment when he emerged with the umbilical cord wrapped twice around his neck. But God and his Mother carried us through, and everyone …
Carl Olson has a very unique background. Raised in a Fundamentalist home in Montana, he attended an Evangelical Bible college in Saskatchewan, Canada. After years of wrestling with the claims of Catholicism, Carl and his wife then entered the Catholic Church in 1997. (Their conversion story appears in the book, Surprised By Truth 3.) After …
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Today’s the due date for our third child, little Augustine Xavier Vogt. But apparently he didn’t get the memo. He’s still holding out. My wife awoke today with these words on her lips: “Late have I birthed you, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new, late have I birthed you! You were within me, but I …
