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[Editor’s note: Although this article is late, Catholic Stand is publishing it because it has useful information. Please bookmark it and refer back to it

My daughter is left-handed, as are her two children. My brother is a lefty as well, and a few cousins are southpaws. They all inherited

One filled with joy preaches without preaching. —St. Teresa of Calcutta Happy New Year! No, I’m not a month early. For Catholics who try to

The Church and its pastors should courageously propose the Christian ideal corresponding to Catholic moral doctrine and not water it down. —Cdl. Robert Sarah When

For it is from within, from the human heart, that evil intentions come: fornication, theft, murder, adultery, avarice, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, folly.

I’m angry. I’m disgusted. And I don’t like being played for a sucker. The Requirements I Must Meet As a Catholic school teacher, I’ve been

How do people know that we are Catholic? The Joy of the Amish Children A few weeks ago, I was driving to my sister’s house

“There were many women there, looking on from a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him.” (Matt. 27:55) We all know the

“And if we can accept that a mother can kill her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another?” –St.

“The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one’s word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a proof of the priest’s inner

Truth, by which the world is held together, has sprung from the earth, in order to be carried in a woman’s arms. — St. Augustine Blessed

My strawberry-blond, freckled-faced, non-stop mother, Jeannine, was the youngest of four and as such was hopelessly spoiled. Nicknamed “Peaches,” she was a very welcome addition

The woman walked into the sign shop. She needed to order a banner for her daughter’s swim team and knew the owners of this shop

Simply believing in the existence of God is not exactly what I would call a commitment. After all, even the devil believes that God exists.

It is amazing how much the words of Jesus apply to our modern era and cut right to the hypocrisy of our worldly ways. Then

Diana (pronounce Dee-ahna) sat in the passenger seat as I was driving. Her three kids were in the back seat looking out the windows quietly.

While staying in a remote rural hermitage in western Ireland, there happened to be one day and night that was totally clear — a rare

We are blessed to live in Toledo, Ohio, where we have one of the most diverse populations in the U.S., and an amazing choice of

For many years, I enjoyed Stephen Colbert’s The Colbert Report. Colbert was funny in a positive way, never was vulgar, and was always respectful of

“Because I said so.” Most parents have, at one time or another, said this to their children. This statement of finality is, at times, a

President Trump has put forth his proposed budget, and, like vultures preparing for their prey, the media are sharpening their talons. And so it begins:

There is a wonderful song written by Sammy Cahn and made famous by Frank Sinatra titled “Call Me Irresponsible.” The singer plaintively begins with “Call

One of the various middle school responsibilities for teachers includes chaperoning a middle school dance at which no one ever dances. After weeks of exciting

I recently came across several articles which were based upon a large amount of excellent data that the Center for Disease Control collects annually. Thousands