“Someone is in my seat!” Thus began the conversation between the parishioner and the hospitality minister. As I understand it, after a parish re-opened following
This is the fourth article in a series on the Five Pillars of the Eucharistic Revival. The first three articles are: Eucharistic Revival Pillar One:
I graduated from grade school in 1973, coinciding with the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, which was to unleash unrestrained abortion across the United
I have consecrated myself to Jesus through Mary eight times during my nine-year journey. This year, I felt the Spirit move me to complete St.
Off the Shelf 243 – Rod Bennett This week on Off the Shelf we are traveling back in time to the early days of the
There is a curiosity that looms large in the minds of most people meeting for the first time. Right after introductions are made, a subtle
“At his request, no formal services will take place.” If you read the obituaries from time to time, you may notice a statement to this
Be Still, Stop, Surrender, Let Go Various translations of the bible present the famous saying of the title of this article as either Psalm 45
In my last article for Catholic Stand, I wrote about an important difference between the way we Catholics and many (but not all) Protestants understand
Though we walk in plastic corridors and find ourselves in ever-further-detached expressions of what we dubiously label civilization, modern people depend in the same ways
This is the third in a series about the five pillars of the Eucharistic Revival, a three-year-long initiative of the United States’ Conference of Catholic
Dr. E. Michael Jones writes thick books, which only means you get several books between two covers. One of these is Barren Metal: A History
Years ago, a WordPress Daily Prompt asked writers if we could only take five objects from a burning house, what would be the most difficult
Before my father died, he wrote “The Anatomy of the Mass.” My father’s hope was to help parishioners develop a deeper understanding and greater love
During my Holy Hour, I began to see images of a chasm with people on either side. Those on the right were in a “state
But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb (John 20:11). On Friday, May 6, I
Plato, Aristotle, and Thomas Aquinas all taught that God is truth, goodness and beauty. To seek what is true, what is good, or what is
Picture yourself fishing on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. You’ve had a difficult day and have caught very few fish. You think and
James’ epistle is one of my favorite books in the New Testament. Within its five short chapters, the self-described servant of God expounds on many
Most Catholic high schools in the U.S. have probably never been written about in a national publication. And that may be a good thing. No
Part I and Part II of our series established a fundamental rule for interpreting the narratives of Genesis 1-3. God speaks to us in allegorical
I recently prayed a Saint Joseph novena concerning my future. I pray to Saint Joseph for a lot of reasons. Saint Joseph, after the Blessed
In Part I of this series, I spoke of the value of the allegorical language used in the first creation account in Genesis. God communicates
One day, God called my wife and me to journey up a mountain to be with Him and His family. When we arrived, the saints
