Spiritual warfare existed before God created man, male and female, in His own image and likeness. Prior to creation, there was a war in the
Humanae Vitae (HV) is a dynamic, challenging and life-transforming encyclical written by Pope Paul VI and promulgated on July 24, 1968. It coherently follows the
A married couple came to my house years ago wanting to know if I would facilitate a marriage counseling session for them. The man asked
We know that God is in control of our lives, our families, our nation and our planet. We know that He has promised to come
Writing for Catholic Stand gives me a tremendous opportunity to explore my faith, and I am grateful to our Editor-in-Chief, Melanie Juneau, and my Managing
My brothers and sisters, there is no greater time to be Catholic than now. We have a tremendous opportunity at this moment to enter the
Like most people, I learn from experience. When I’m told not to touch the hot stove because it is hot and will burn me, I
More than twenty years ago I encouraged my Irish mother-in-law to find a Bible Study group and to “get into the Word.” Because we lived
We are always only one generation away from atheism. Paganism is faith in something, or somethings outside of a person. Atheism is faith in nothing
Like many people, I have serious and complicated flaws. Don’t get too excited, this is not an open confession. Just take my word for it,
Does it sound “off” to say that Christ waits for us, hidden in the tabernacle in church? He abides in every Catholic cathedral, basilica, parish,
It’s hard being Catholic these days. The enemy continues to push, pull, and agitate, taking our minds off what is true and offering wonderful things
The Catechism of the Catholic Church, promulgated by Pope St. John Paul the Great, is an in-depth outline of living a life in Christ in
August is a great time to assess one’s stress levels. In every walk of life, people find summer to be unreasonably hectic. In the early
We are born with an eternal hunger, a tremendous need in spirit and soul for the deepest relationship with God. Nothing else will do. Yet,
We are the Catholic Church. We are men and women who base our lives on faith in Christ as the designer and builder of His
Actress Alyssa Milano ignited social media with a tweet last Friday night calling for women to return to chastity. Although her nonsectarian phrase is “sex-strike,”
The greatest stumbling block to following Christ is found in the Gospel of John, Chapter 6. The central matter of this chapter is “The Bread
The Gospel of John recounts a clandestine meeting, under the cover of darkness, between Jesus and a ruler of the Jews, a Pharisee named Nicodemus.
“Why are dust and ashes proud? Even during life man’s body decays … a king today – tomorrow he is dead,” writes Sirach (Sirach 10:9).
Saint Paul writes a message of hope in time of great trial in his Second Letter to the Corinthians. He calls the body a tent,
The New Year is the perfect time to set goals and accomplish tasks that have been sitting on the back burner of our minds. Many
