When someone tells me that their prayer seems dry, we need to consider an array of possible contributing factors. Dryness in prayer can result from
Today, Thursday, April 18 at 5:30 pm Eastern Time, Melanie Jean Juneau, Editor-in-Chief for Catholic Stand, will talk with Drew Mariani about Gene Van Son’s
I beg your indulgence for choosing to write this piece during Eastertide because most Catholic faithful associate reflections on the Cross of the Lord Jesus
This is the ninth in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and
In the many years in which I have been involved in ministry, I have always made forgiveness a key topic in my teaching. But what
The Catholic Church nationwide is in the midst of a “National Eucharistic Revival,” culminating this July in a pilgrimage and a festival-like event which the
Who is Jesus? The question is just as pressing today as it was 2,000 years ago when the Lord put it to his apostles outside
I ended part I of this article on morality with a question – How do we become more like Jesus Christ, perfect as the heavenly
When we think about morality, we often tell ourselves to avoid the big sins and be nice. Although these goals are good, especially for the
For six years, I served on the Board of Directors for a Catholic-founded non-denominational Christian charity that serves adults with intellectual and physical disabilities. The
This is the eighth in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and
At times it may seem that the pursuit of virtue is little attended to in our current culture. Instead, virtue signaling seems to be more
Background: NYC Was the One-Time Home to the First U.S. Saints In 1946, Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini was the first U.S. citizen that the Church
A little more than a year ago, Pope Francis finished a series of fourteen Wednesday audiences dedicated to the theme of discernment. The series seems
In the Pro-Choice vs. Pro-Life debate, the allegory in the Biblical story of David and Goliath offers some context. And this deeper layer of understanding
G.K. Chesterton said of progressives, “They insist on talking about Birth Control when they mean less birth and no control” (“The Thing,” Chapter 6, Obstinate
This is the seventh in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and
The Resurrection, means that Jesus has been swept up out of the world of space and time in which he’d lived before, not to leave
Has the Lenten Season helped you to grow in your relationship with God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit? I wish I could
This Lent I had the blessing of reading M.C. Holbrook’s book of reflections on the daily Mass readings, The Safe Haven: Scriptural Reflections for the
St. In Luke 10:41-42, Jesus speaks to his friend and hostess, “…Martha, Martha, you are anxious and upset about many things, when only one thing
This is the sixth in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and
