Have you ever had a conversation with a Protestant who rejects water baptism as necessary for salvation? This belief stems from the false faith-alone doctrine
How have you been managing without access to Mass? Have you been watching mass streamed online or on television? Or perhaps instead of that you
A few weeks ago, my editor sent an email describing a recent anti-Catholic encounter he had in a local coffee shop. It reminded me of a
As we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and World Day of the Sick on February 11, we remember how an unschooled, sickly
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
As 2021 begins, much of the planet is looking for hopeful signs of better things to come in the new year while at the same
The month of January takes its name from Janus, the two-faced god of beginnings, gates, and doorways. With one face looking ahead and the other
Christian formation and discipleship are interrelated and are both important elements of the Catholic faith. The two are closely connected with faith, conversion, and experience.
Last month, Pope Francis declared the coming year – from December 8, 2020 to December 8, 2021 (the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception) – the
In Part Two of the Revelation series, titled “The View of Jesus Christ in Revelation”, we discussed how John splits the book of Revelation into
Perhaps no presidential election since that of 1928 has politicized the Catholic Church in America as much as the one that concluded last month. Not
Throughout the Church’s history, the Holy Spirit has moved women and men to answer a call to religious life and share God’s love revealed in
Beginning in the Middle Ages, clerics with similar apostolates began to form communities where they could live, pray, and work together. These communities were the
“What do you think of Vatican II?” This question was posed to me just recently by my niece. We were on our way back from a
In the early 1900s, a group of Protestant clergymen in the US and Britain, tired of the divisive disagreements among the various Protestant sects, attempted
When we speak of Filipino saints, we Filipinos immediately turn our thoughts to St. Lorenzo Ruiz and St. Pedro Calungsod, the only two canonized saints
The early Church wrestled with many issues regarding the identity of Christ. Unfortunately, some churchmen would take a piece of scripture and develop a whole
Last month, I wrote an article for Catholic Stand that advocated for a level of civility in the American political process. I argued this, in
In 1965 Vatican II published Dignitatis Humanae (the Declaration on Religious Liberty). Ever since, there has been controversy about whether that document contradicted the Catholic
The turning of the weather in October brings fall colors, playoff baseball, and several days of great feasts in the Catholic Church. Baseball has a
Because that, when they knew God, they have not glorified him as God, or given thanks; but became vain in their thoughts, and their foolish
God is love. He operates on love. He advises us to love our neighbor as we love ourselves and warns us that whatever we do
The beautiful anchor on top of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, located on Block Island, Rhode Island, has a long history of Christian symbolism. It is
At the end of my last column, I asked If someday someone was to examine my life, what would they conclude? Do I love God
