To briefly introduce myself, some of you may know me from my screen name I use to post on FAIR and Catholic Answers, the premier apologetics message boards for the LDS and Catholic faiths, respectively. The latter forum is where I met Brad Haas and I have learned a lot from him over time. Currently I am a Ph.D. student in engineering, but my real passion is reading and writing about religious history and ideas. I have developed a high regard for the Catholic faith since attending a service for Ash Wednesday on my LDS mission in Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Welcome to a new forum for discussing topics of Mormon and Catholic interest. The design of this forum is to give Mormon and Catholic bloggers equal time in describing the beliefs, culture, and practices of their chosen faith as well as offer humble critiques of the corresponding facets of the other faith. This will also be a place to get both perspectives on current events and hot topics being discussed in both the thriving Mormon and Catholic blog communities. Read the rest of this entry »