Earlier this evening, I decided to drive north on Colorado Boulevard during rush hour. I had to run a few errands along that route and
During a homily, I heard the story told of an elderly man who had converted to the Catholic faith on his deathbed. “Why now?” many
I once saw a martial arts competitor on TV, complete with mustache and mullet. The interviewer asked him what had brought him success, and he
Introduction A stumbling block in my conversion process was dealing with the concept of the Holy Trinity–as a Jew, a cornerstone of my minimal
There is no death on earth so severe as the death of the heart. There’s also nothing as beautiful on earth as living life to
My husband and I recently spoke about prayer and our prayer ministry, Pray More Novenas, at a local Theology on Tap event. After our talk,
Recently, I had the great honor to have an audience with His Eminence Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke to discuss the state of Catholic men in the
Recently, I had the great honor to have an audience with His Eminence Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke to discuss the state of Catholic men in the
On January 5, 2015, Matthew James Christoff of the organization The New Emangelization published an interview he conducted with Raymond Cardinal Burke. In this interview,
Recently, I had the great honor to have an audience with His Eminence Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke to discuss the state of Catholic men in the
It would be beneficial throughout this new year for us to spend more time in adoration. Not just because the Lord asks us to do
We humans are complex creations. It cannot be denied that we are “fearfully and wonderfully” made by our God. The earthly bodies He gave us are
Culture is a word with a depth of meaning – a mixture of pain, joy, pride, love, restriction, and tradition. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary,
Yesterday evening at bedtime for the little ones, I was preparing to brush my three year old’s teeth. He insisted repeatedly that he be able
Last month, I wrote a 7-part apologetic (or “defense”) of the Immaculate Conception. Since I basically spammed the homepage of Catholic Stand for a week,
Why do we fear coming to God? Why does turning to God come only once we have no where else to turn in our trials?
Remember when you saw a group gathered together on the school playground that surrounded a kid. You rushed over to them because it looked like
Another year has been given to us by God. For many of us, this could be our last. So while we can, let’s make some
If you asked a typical Catholic, “Are you stealing God’s job?”, they would laugh out loud at such a ridiculous question and emphatically deny it. I
In America, we are conditioned to vote with our dollars. The classical economic concept of Adam Smith‘s “invisible hand” is deeply engrained in American society,
We have all heard the expression “making lemonade out of lemons” as an illustration of positive thinking. Certainly, we need such thinking in this world
It seems that people are less likely to recognize sin these days. So given that committing a sin requires a person to know it is
Merry Christmas to all! I do hope you are continuing to celebrate the entire season of Christmas. The traditional twelve days of Christmas climaxes with
As the year ends, I always recall my confirmation saint, Saint Thomas Becket, the holy, blessed martyr, whose feast day falls on December 29. His story
