The topic of women and their roles in the Church can be a touchy subject. Especially sensitive is the topic of women and the ministerial
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
The semi-annual 40 Days for Life had to be suspended several weeks ago as a result of the COVID 19 quarantine. At my last shift
Last month, I published an article on how to keep the devil out of your head. This month, let’s take a look at how to
But save us by thy hand, and help me, who am alone and have no helper but thee, O Lord (Esther 4:14). My dad spent
If the devil is the prime tempter, then keeping the devil out of your head is an important step to avoiding sin. Here are some
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article explaining that the only thing that matters in the abortion debate is the humanity of fetuses. Since
I recently talked to an elderly friend who has been in a nursing home for two years. Her words struck a chord in me: “You’ll
In the era B.C. (before children), I worked as an attorney representing children who were possibly abused by a parent. As guardian ad litem, I
What is the most important thing, indeed the only thing, that matters in the abortion debate? Most proponents of abortion would say that the most
In its 2020 session, the New York State legislature, the same gang who lit up the World Trade Center tower in celebration of legalizing unlimited
It was a humid Saturday afternoon in February, thirty-eight years ago, when Lino, then my fiancé, with his parents and a handful of relatives, formally
Whenever you’re discussing abortion, there’s only one question that matters: Are the unborn human? If the unborn are not human, then what’s all the fuss
As Christians our duty and our joy is lighting candles in a very dark world. In the 1950’s, Father James Keller of the Christophers used
Western society has progressively embraced secularism over time. Two big problems have been created as a result: authentic faith has been (and continues to be)
What a great man was Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. He was probably the most visible Catholic to many Americans in the 1950’s. He helped reduce
In an interesting talk between Bishop Barron and Jordan Peterson, Jordan Peterson talks about how people fill up auditoriums by the thousands to hear him
Researchers are now “coaxing” human stem cells, in the lab, to grow into beings that are similar to a human embryo. There are innumerable questions
The practices of physician assisted suicide (medical aid in dying) and euthanasia are being increasingly accepted throughout the world. This acceptance is becoming all too
In medicine and in our culture, there is a growing acceptance for what is now being referred to as “medical aid in dying.” The term
An immense scientific study has pulled the rug out from under the argument that some gene or targeted set of genes causes people to engage
A new kind of “hook up” culture is on the rise. It won’t be about connections between people but about individuals connecting with computers and
We human beings have always played around with our nature. But there is a point where the playing goes too far. We like to alter
Does it fit within our Christian values to manufacture a human baby? More specifically, does it fit within our Catholic values? Our children will inherit
