A person with empathy has a deep emotional bond with others. This bond results in the ability to often feel others’ joys and sorrows with
Years ago there was a bumper sticker that said “Quitchyourbellyaching” (i.e., ‘Quit your belly aching’) The message was simple – stop complaining. It’s a message
Are you searching for something special this Christmas season? Do you sense something is missing, but you are not sure what it is? You may
To those who frequent Catholic Stand, it should come as no surprise that, once again, I find myself traveling for the Christmas season. This trip
While browsing through history books in the library I stumbled across one with what struck me as having an odd picture on the cover. It
Because of all the ‘Chreasters,’ standing room only and even overflows at Mass regularly happen on the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord. A
Are Lay Eucharistic Ministers, i.e., Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHCs), like Costco sample ladies? A recent essay here at CS by Dan Fitzpatrick asked
My brothers and sisters, I have the best news you could ever have or hear: Jesus is Lord over all! Jesus is Lord over the
How many stigmatists have there been down through the ages? Ask any Catholic this question and he or she might venture a guess of 10
Advent – a time of beautiful, peaceful anticipation – is here! Advent is not a specifically penitential season, like Lent, and we don’t typically give
Four years ago I asked here are CS, is “Saying Merry Christmas an Act Of Defiance To The Secular Left?” This year I am asking
Two questions that arise in our RCIA meetings and in impromptu religious discussions are: Why doesn’t God just show himself and explain everything for us?
Sandwiches. The term evokes something that one normally eats in a hurry, on the go. Grabbing something maybe at lunch time in between work or
As we wind down our Thanksgiving celebrations, and enter into Advent, I am thinking about the considerations of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux regarding Our Lady,
The saying goes: If the devil cannot make you bad, he will make you busy. Oh, how true that is! So busy, so distracted, there
“I’ll pray for you.” People say this often. As often as not, they say it with an unspoken general presumption that they will do their
At a wake recently, the supply of prayer cards ran out before I’d gotten one. A friend gave me hers, mentioning that her husband and
Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you could not speak to God? Living this way would be the greatest tragedy, I
We all know the Ten Commandments that Moses gave us on Mount Sinai, but Jesus gave us two new ones. Some would say that these
On election night, a dear friend hosted a party. It wasn’t a watch party, in fact, guests were forbidden from mentioning the current election at
REMEMBER TO KEEP HOLY THE SABBATH Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have
During my work-related travels over the past several years, I’ve had the pleasure of attending Mass at many different parishes. One thing I’ve noticed is
