Off the Shelf 227 – Mike Aquilina This week I’m joined by my good friend Mike Aquilina to talk about…friendship. Mike has an excellent book
Rustling paper welcomed yet another useless ballpoint pen I’d flung into the trash. One dog lifted a sleepy eyebrow, the other too old to be
We know that the Church honors saints because they give us an example of how to follow the will of God and seek perfection, even
Henry David Thoreau was a nineteenth-century American philosopher who could remind one in a few words about timeless and timely issues we face today in
Sin separates us from the love of God and makes us slaves of Satan. Someone once said that committing a venial sin (a minor one)
And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I
“How is your relationship with Jesus?” Have you ever been asked that question or have you ever asked it of yourself? You may groan inwardly
I started recognizing swear words when I was in middle school, and definitely by the time I reached high school. I’m sure I heard the
One of my favorite internet memes, going quiet and then recurring over the years with a regularity Halley’s Comet might envy, goes something like this:
DEAR Catholic Bishops, After a year and a half of living in a state of “pandemic”, I am compelled by the undeniable scientific data and testimony
Off the Shelf 226 – Terry Modica This week I am joined by fellow podcaster Terry Modica. She has a fantastic new 5-part study guide on
Joy, which was the small publicity of the pagan, is the gigantic secret of the Christian (G.K. Chesterton). The first time my husband and I
Angel of God, My Guardian Dear Annoying and persistent, the thumping sound of a disco dance dragged me out of deep sleep. Blearily I forced
Prayer can take place in a variety of settings and conditions, and address what is uppermost on our minds at any given time. Events and
I came across a feature story in one of our leading newspapers detailing how Filipinos can get started with another 500 years of Christianity. It
The word “catholic” means universal or all-inclusive. You find out how true this is if you write about different saints. I have written articles about
I‘m getting on in life, and I think it’s finally time to plan ahead and speculate on what heaven is like. All I was told
Off the Shelf 225 – Adam Blai It’s been a while my friends! After a brief hiatus for high school tennis I am back! This
As we struggle to find our way, it is easy to go astray, especially when we are bombarded with inevitable contradictions of life. Usually, we
Somehow, for some reason, Christ’s teachings have been watered down over that last 50 or 60 years. Today Christianity seems to be all about loving
Common sense dictates that a solid is denser than a liquid. Common sense dictates that a molecule made of atoms which are gaseous should also
Salve Readers! My name is Tito Edwards and I am the operator of Catholic Stand. Catholic Stand falls under the Little Vatican apostolate umbrella. Little
