Feast of the Ascension, Thursday, May 29 The Feast of the Ascension is celebrated on the fortieth day after Easter Sunday. Because Easter is always
It is true that sometimes we might get bogged down by this world’s disappointments and challenges that we face in this life. But it is
After five years of living in Italy, the inevitable finally happened. I got sick. After feeling terrible for a couple days, despite my general avoidance
We must forgive others who have hurt us if we want Jesus to forgive us our sins against Him.
Spring in Northern Michigan is bright green and blue. The lakes shimmer in the wind and the pebbly beaches stretch for miles. My brother drove
In a world at odds with Christian values, Catholics face a critical challenge. How does one live faithfully in an economy that often promotes sin?
Scene: A pristine spit of sand, surmounted by a cerulean blue sky dotted with puffy clouds. Three men in white robes and matching skullcaps, easily
As an educator for over three decades, I know the power and transcendence of questions. They can reveal much about the one answering them. For
For the past year, I’ve been working one day a week for a monastery of Carmelite Nuns smack dab in the middle of the North
A recent essay here at Catholic Stand focused on the importance of art as a “gateway” to the soul. I heartily concur. The author, Evangeline
On the Prayer of the Little Tasks There are fresh flowers in the vases that dot the apartment. Picked from the various curbsides and grassy
Patrick Coffin is a voice for unbiased truth. He uses his expertise to help people navigate politics, faith, and reason in today’s secular world. Patrick’s
The world was surprised and filled with joy when the Chicago born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the 267th pope of the Catholic
Msgr. Charles Pope writes, “Of all the theological errors commonly held today, the most popular is surely the denial of the doctrine of hell.” This
One of the most important teachings in Christianity is simple to say but very hard to do: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Jesus Christ taught
The moment I knelt in the confessional at the start of this past Lent, I knew it would be a breakthrough in my spiritual life.
Fasting has always been a part of the world God created. As St. Basil the Great tells us “It was the first commandment that Adam
Sometimes I feel like a cartoon character with an angel on one shoulder and the devil on the other. Which one will rule the day?
Many people possess a profusion of plans for “fixing” the Church, the government, the economy, and other folks. But rarely do we give priority to
As we begin the Easter season and mourn the passing of Pope Francis, a particular virtue repeatedly sprang into my mind: the virtue of humility.
On How the Physical Unites us to the Spiritual Christian artwork, whether Protestant or Catholic, becomes “a gateway” into Faith: take, for example, Ciseri’s Ecce
Recently, I read an article at Business Insider that was troubling. The article is about people justifying theft in the name of social justice. The
Rogation. Not a word many use; probably, even fewer know the word. The word comes from the Latin rogare, to ask. Before the reforms of
Perhaps the oldest greeting/response of the Church comes from the wondrous news of Easter. The greeting, in Greek, is Christós anésti (Χριστὸςἀνέστη) meaning ‘Christ is
