Edelweiss, a show tune written for the musical Sound of Music, refers to the sturdy mountain flower, which in the 19th century became a symbol for the
What does Jesus want for Christmas? After all, it’s his birthday. And he has told us what he wants. When Jesus appeared to St. Faustina,
I asked Abigail Reimel if I could write a follow up to her article about being a planner (found here). I am about 30 years
Taped to my desk is a Christmas card rendition of Herbert Tanner’s “The Annunciation”. It has become a permanent addition to my desk not just because
Why the title? Because “albino assassin monks” is entirely too long of a title for our file formats here at Catholic Stand. However, Silas of
At the last meeting of our local chapter of Lay Dominicans, a newcomer slipped me a piece of paper that asked simply, “Why do you want to
Teaching Theology is a challenging job (perhaps the most challenging of all the disciplines). During my years, I have become familiar with many of the
You know you’re in your home parish when even though you’ve been away for a long time, the minute you walk in they put you
With the Thanksgiving holiday upon us, many of us are preparing our homes for guests, buying food to make a huge meal, and getting ready
“Holiness does not consist in not making mistakes or never sinning. Holiness grows with capacity for conversion, repentance, willingness to begin again” – Pope Benedict
In the still of a cold, wintry night … … all of Heaven burst out in profound joy! A Babe is born in a manger:
We are to know, love and serve God in this life and to share in the paradise of his Beatific Vision in the next life
Can the infinite and eternal God become small enough to fit inside of us, body, blood, soul and divinity? The ENTIRE Christ, not an abstract
Most are familiar with parody. Parody is “an imitation of the style of a particular genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect” or “an imitation
The phrase lumen fidei, the light of faith, is becoming a familiar part of our lexicon. The phrase plays a key part in the psychology
This coming Sunday is a feast with one of the most epic names of any liturgical commemoration: the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King
In just a few days, the Church will celebrate the feast of Christ the King. I never used to be good at remembering feast days
This was a difficult article to write. I have felt the pull to write it for quite a while, but I’ve been hoping that someone
When someone talks about a cathedral or church, we often think about a building. Stained glass windows, candles, crucifixes and tabernacles might come to mind.
Recently, I started a site called Restless Press, an Australasian site with contributors from around Australasia and the Pacific. Things in my life had been
Recently, I had the privilege of caring for the newest member of our family. Jacob Alexander is two months old, and his mother was returning
In this month of November, when our thoughts naturally turn towards the souls in Purgatory and the fragility of life, it is fitting that we
A quick reminder that infallible does not mean sinless. Here are some quick facts about the papacy: 1) All of the 266 popes have sinned,
A few years ago when a journalist interviewed me for an article on Mother’s Day for our city’s major paper, she asked me if I
