Pine Tree Politics Book

In A.D. 700, St. Boniface felled the pagan Thunder Oak and revealed a small fir tree —the first Christmas tree … More

Why do Catholics confess their sins to a priest when they could go directly to God?

We confess our sins to a priest because Jesus told us to. You see, while Jesus was on earth he … More

The passage that some use to support the idea that Catholics shouldn’t call a priest “father” is found in Matthew … More

What is the authentically Catholic approach to female clergy, of any type? The answer is simple. Any Catholic mass where … More

Are Catholics socialists? No. At least, we’re not supposed to be. Officially speaking, the Catholic Church does not prescribe or … More

Must a person understand Latin to be a Catholic? No. While Latin is the historical language of the Roman Catholic … More

Is Catholicism a cult? This is a fun question. When some Protestants call Catholicism a “cult,” there has never been … More

Those who have read my books (ShaneSchaetzel.Com) know that I was baptized in the Missouri Synod of the Lutheran Church … More

The Last Days are here! Or at least, the book is. I’m pleased to present The Last Days, a book … More

After 105 years, the consecration of Russia, to Mary’s Immaculate Heart, is finally scheduled to happen in the way she … More