Simple question. What is the most important thing about your Catholic faith? Answers may vary, but really there is only one…at least there should be.
Only the Easter Story gives the Christmas Story its fullest meaning. My 2019 Christmas Story was a testimony to God Who never abandons us. This
This exposition is the fifth article in my Revelation series and concludes the study. In this segment, we will examine the latter part of John’s
These days I am home a lot, probably like most of you. Though we do have caregivers that help with my mom and dad, the
God is good! All the time! The love of Jesus is far beyond anything we can imagine. During His ministry, Jesus always taught forgiveness. Matthew
The article on Garabandal, Garabandal: Believe the Miracles, published last week on Catholic Stand raised many interesting comments. These could be divided into two broad
The trees are green again and the days are long. Now that spring has fully arrived and summer is following soon, I can sit in
The good Sisters who taught me in grade school knew how to use language correctly. One of my earliest teachers was a Franciscan Sister. As
I read an excellent piece the other day where the author writes about her childhood dream of being an archeologist. When asked why she explained
Off the Shelf 213 – Father Boniface Hicks We are full swing into the year of Saint Joseph as declared by Pope Francis. This week
Despite what a popular yard sign asserts, kindness is not everything. But kindness is one important form of love in action. From the point of
By Tara K. E. Brelinsky My son wanted us to visit his college campus last year. Though I’d seen the expansive university grounds and the
The abbey where I live faces east, like many older churches. In the winter this detail goes unnoticed but, as spring comes and the sun
For some time now my family and I have been attending Mass in the Extraordinary Form – also known as the Tridentine Mass or the
I do not know who the Jones’s are, but I keep hearing how everyone wants to keep up with them. I have to wonder ‘why?’
How would you react if your 17-year-old son or grandson announced that he was homosexual? How would you respond if your 17-year-old daughter or granddaughter
Mother’s Day has come and gone. I used to be glad when it was over. Not anymore. My mother died 60 years ago. She had
With a long stretch of Ordinary Time coming, the faithful often loses vigor once the intense seasons of Lenten penitence and Easter celebrations finish. However,
June 18th is the sixtieth anniversary of the first vision in Garabandal. The events were controversial from the start, largely because of the negative evaluation
I still vividly remember my best friend’s speech on domestic violence for the Speech and Debate Club in high school I also participated in. It
Since stricter lockdowns were imposed in certain regions of the Philippines two months ago, I’ve thought about how the saints in heaven would have coped
Off the Shelf 212 – Cy Kellett Many people seem to have a personal notion of who they THINK Jesus is but it’s not exactly what
Once I finished university, I started working in a large city. It took forever to find an apartment at a fair price but I finally
Many Catholics and Christians today are confused about the true nature of angels and demons. Too often, our understanding of these spiritual beings comes from
