I asked a friend this evening, “Do people read books anymore?” “No. They don’t,” he replied. “What’s the point, then?” I asked. “The people who read books like
If you’ve been following along with the Revelation series, you will recall how I explained John’s visions in my previous articles. He is given three
Debate is something that we Catholics should embrace. After all, the Doctors of the Church often participated in very time-consuming debates. Debate can be enlightening.
‘Pets in heaven’ is a topic people seem to fret about. Here at Catholic Stand there are three articles about pets and heaven in the
When I was someplace between ages 3 and 5, my imaginary friends were Crocodile (the ticking one, from Peter Pan) and the Baby Jesus. Years
Whoever knows what is right to do and fails to do it, for him it is a sin (James 4:17). What Is The Sin Of
Would you like to learn more about what the Catholic Church teaches in regard to Mary the Mother of God? If so, a new, free,
It is easy to overlook opportunities to praise God in the course of the day. Sadly, it is just as easy to do so during
The Book of Joshua is an interesting book of the Old Testament. It starts in the thick of things. Moses has died, and the children
In the letter to the Hebrews, we learn about Hope. A hope that we have as an anchor of the soul. A hope that is both sure
Jesus, the Light of the World, was perfect man and perfect God. It is one of those mysteries that drive some people wild. How can
There has been at times a tension in Christianity between an “active” and a “contemplative” life. This distinction was particularly prescient in medieval debates regarding
A few years ago, I read through the parables of the Kingdom of God in Matthew 13. Jesus described the Kingdom with several familiar images—the
People need, and have a right to, reliable information on the differences between Christianity and New Age. (Pontifical Council for Culture, Pontifical Council for Interreligious
Have you read the Bible? It’s kind of astonishing that many Catholics, and even many other Christians from other denominations, have never taken the time
Catholics, unlike many mainline Protestants, have always believed in the possibility of miracles, and we actively pray for them at every Mass and during each
Before I explain my thoughts on why prayer should not be used as a punishment for children, first I need to explain what I specifically
Just as Christ, the Lamb of God, was both the victim assuming the sin of all humanity, as well as the priest offering the sacrifice
Our parents and catechists taught us as small children that God created us to know, love, and serve Him with the end goal of being
Venerable Fulton Sheen in Those Mysterious Priests speaks about the “great divorce of priest and victim.” We Catholics have so long been exposed to this
Whom and How Should We Preach This? In Part 1, we established a picture of who we preach. In this section, we want to anticipate
The mortality rate has been holding steady at 100% since the dawn of human history. And yet most of us walk around assuming that an
Faith education by attending Mass in this trying period of being quarantined due to the covid-19 pandemic can be very challenging. For us parents, as
Here in Portugal, it is common to say to a pregnant woman, “As long as the baby is healthy… that is most important.” What if
