In the process of seedtime and harvest, there are many steps necessary to produce “bumper crops.” Bumper, as it pertains to farming, refers to a
For many people, the past two months have been nothing short of a recurring nightmare on more levels than they want to assess. A transcendent
“Sometimes God answers our prayers for more time in unexpected ways.” That is what my parish priest said to me when I told him how
Is your parish considered “nonessential” in this time of lockdowns and quarantines? How about the liquor stores in your community? If you live in Colorado,
Last month, the Pew Research Center released a study indicating that 68% of U.S. Christian adults believe that the Bible should have some, or a
It’s not often one goes rummaging through a long abandoned desk drawer and finds a treasure. When it does happen what is found is something
By Antonio J Galindo Aleman The time we are living in now looks like a story taken from a fiction book. The world is upside down
Walking in our quiet community in Tennessee on a recent spring day, I noticed a woman coming towards me. I immediately crossed the street. Ever
Being single during coronavirus is a totally different experience from being single in normal times. I have to say, I wasn’t prepared for all the
A lot of Catholic parish music directors today don’t seem to get it. While much of today’s “Christian Music” is uplifting and even inspirational, it
Off the Shelf 176 – Dr. Scott Hahn Death is something many dread but it doesn’t have to be that way. When we sit and
The month of May reminds all of us of Mothers’ Day, but in the Philippines it is viewed by many Filipino Catholics as Mary’s month.
By John Vrdolyak Jesus promised there would be trouble, not safety for His followers; safety was never a mandate or mission of the Church, as
Do not go gentle into that good night. Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the
As much as I want to resist doing it, it is tough to write a post without addressing the elephant in the room. The coronavirus
CALIX SOCIETY CREDO “Calix is an association of Catholic alcoholics, drug addicts, and family members and friends affected by addiction, who are maintaining their sobriety through
In the Gospels we see many instances in which our Lord commands His disciples to evangelize. One such instance is known as the Great Commission.
Off the Shelf 175 – Angele Regnier This week Angèle Regnier joins me to discuss how we can build strong Catholic families who are in the
Writing for Catholic Stand gives me a tremendous opportunity to explore my faith, and I am grateful to our Editor-in-Chief, Melanie Juneau, and my Managing
One of the things that opened my heart to a call to the priesthood was my experience of the sacrament of Confession. The liberation my
I dare say most of us have never endured such a time as we live in today. Restrictions on where we can go, what we
Catholicism is a faith of signs. We are steeped in a rich tradition of sacraments, those holy expressions of earthly realities that allow us to
We are living the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, specifically the fifth Joyful Mystery in the loss of Jesus, before his finding in the Temple
It was Easter in the 1970s that I first met my wife. I received a phone call from the local convent asking me to drive
