Matt Swaim, Author at Integrated Catholic Life™

Five Attitudes We Have Toward Football that We Should Have Toward Church

Posted by Matt Swaim | Nov 21, 2015 | Living, Men of Faith, Spotlight |

In my days as an evangelical Christian (and even occasionally in my decade as a Catholic), I have...

Album Review: The Symphony and the Static by Fr. Pontifex

Posted by Matt Swaim | Dec 13, 2013 | Media, Spotlight |

A lot has happened since Fr. Claude “Dusty” Burns, AKA Fr Pontifex, released his first full-length...

One Catholic Media Person’s Experience of Covering Breaking Papal History

Posted by Matt Swaim | Feb 25, 2013 | Media |

I went to bed on Sunday, February 10, all keyed up for a busy week as a member of the Catholic media. After all, Ash Wednesday was mere days away, and for someone with plenty of segments to cover, this meant that the news...

On Accidentally Smashing One’s Idols

Posted by Matt Swaim | Oct 13, 2012 | Prayer / Spiritual Life |

I broke my smartphone, but not on purpose. Perhaps it should have been on purpose- as someone...

Lessons from the Front Pew

Posted by Matt Swaim | Feb 27, 2012 | Liturgy & Sacraments |

I’m a convert to Catholicism, but I bring with me many of the traits that marked my life as an evangelical: a deep love of scripture, a desire to evangelize, and the tendency to sit toward the back of the Church. Like many...