Not all spiritual learning happens in schools, and in fact, the greatest of the saints didn’t amass their holiness from a scholarly institution. When it
This year for Halloween snacks, Mom bought a box of 18 packages of bat- and pumpkin-shaped pretzels. If this year follows the pattern of
The Liturgical Year of Faith 2013 is winding down and one can’t help speculating what Pope Francis will proclaim the year 2014 to be? Let’s first start with the…
“Everyone should be able to experience the joy of being loved by God, the joy of salvation! It is a gift that one cannot keep
I will sheepishly admit the first few times I was called an \”angel\” in the course of my work, I probably internally basked in whatever
I found out I was an adopted child when I was six or seven years old. Years later when I struggled with an addiction to
The physicist, Stephen M. Barr, has addressed the question of whether quantum physics makes it easier to believe in God. He has answered that it
What most people call the “Latin Mass” seems to have a bewildering number of names and many of them are imprecise for one reason or
“Be not afraid of faith: some are born with faith, some achieve faith, and some have faith thrust upon them.” (with apologies to William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.)
We were traveling for Thanksgiving, visiting Joel’s family. It was the feast of Christ the King, and we were looking for a Saturday vigil Mass.
Reading John Darrouzet\’s recent article \”Do You See Miracles? Our Ruby Story\” inspired this post as it motivated me to share one of my miraculous
A recurring theme of my writing and speaking these past few years has been the need for Catholics to overcome allegiances to political movements, parties,
I wrote about the small town of Ave Maria, Florida last month here at CatholicStand, but I was still curious about a lot of things
Maybe you’ve seen videos of wedding couples celebrating their vows by bungee cording off high bridges together. I suppose the imagery suggests that getting married
The “Year of Faith” will end on November 24. But Pope Emeritus Benedict’s objective must go on: to “rediscover the content of the faith that
My brother and I could be rambunctious children. There were times our rowdiness more than made up for the fact there was only two of
When it comes to how you feel, things are relative. Are you having a good day? Well, you can probably list a bunch of things
[This article is the first in a series on Humanae Vitae: Fatherhood.] Pope Paul VI’s widely rejected, and even ridiculed 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae is
I used to think I was a Christian before I converted to Catholicism. I was baptized in the Methodist Church when I was a month
The world today is facing a moral collapse which is rooted in the loss of faith in God and His moral framework for the world.
Share this on Facebook \”Life is short, read the saints,\” once quipped the late Dr. John Senior, the inspiring humanities professor of Kansas University.
Stacy Trasancos entitles one of her recent posts \”Do you See Miracles?\” An excellent read. It prompts my response. To answer Stacy\’s question \”Do you