Our Creator on the Cross
Richard Auciello
May 26, AD2021
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When our churches were closed, I learned to use the Stations of the Cross visibly displayed outside of my local church as a catalyst for
God’s Completion: A New Heaven and Earth
Susan Skinner
May 25, AD2021
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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
The Gift of Grief
Laurika Nxumalo
May 25, AD2021
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Grief is almost the same as open-heart surgery. Nothing can hurt us, disintegrate us, heal us, or teaches us more valued soul lessons like grief.
Pentecost – A Night in the Holy Sepulchre
David Torkington
May 24, AD2021
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“If you want old ideas, read new books, but if you want new ideas read old books.” With these words my spiritual director gave me
Generational Spirits – Fact or Fiction?
Ray Sullivan
May 24, AD2021
21 Comments
Several priests have written books on the phenomenon known as generational spirits and the “Healing of the Family Tree,” which is a process to eliminate
Healing through Forgiveness
Deacon Steve Greco
May 23, AD2021
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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
Stand Inside the Fire
Melanie Jean Juneau
May 23, AD2021
3 Comments
Part One of the Catechism explains each phrase of the Creed we recite at mass. Every week we announce, “I believe in the Holy Spirit”,
It’s Not the Technology, It’s What We Do With It
Charlette Mills
May 22, AD2021
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Television and social media are not evil in themselves. However, we need to be wary of the purpose behind what we watch or interact with,
Garabandal Miracles: Responding to Comments
Edward Benet
May 22, AD2021
23 Comments
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 Beauty of Christian Friendship
Masha Goepel
May 21, AD2021
2 Comments
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
Controlling Language to Hide Sin
Genesius
May 21, AD2021
12 Comments
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
What Dreams May Come
Ida Adams
May 20, AD2021
8 Comments
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
Through the Heart of Saint Joseph: Off the Shelf 213 with Father Boniface Hicks
Pete Socks
May 20, AD2021
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Off the Shelf 213 – Father Boniface Hicks We are full swing into the year of Saint Joseph as declared by Pope Francis. This week
True Kindness is Love in Action
Mark Belanger
May 19, AD2021
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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
Finding a Friend in Saint Anthony of Padua
Diana Ragsdale
May 19, AD2021
17 Comments
Saint Anthony of Padua is one of my favorite saints. He has a very special home in my heart because he has touched my soul
God On the Mountain
Guest Contributor
May 18, AD2021
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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
Pentecost: The Coming of the Kingdom
David Torkington
May 18, AD2021
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Throughout his life on earth, Jesus made it clear that the Kingdom he promised had not yet come. The question is then, when would this
Being Transparent about Transparency
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer
May 17, AD2021
8 Comments
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
Tradition and Charity: The Face of Renewal
Rob Marco
May 17, AD2021
2 Comments
For some time now my family and I have been attending Mass in the Extraordinary Form – also known as the Tridentine Mass or the
Creation and Scientific Evidence
Maurice Williams
May 16, AD2021
8 Comments
Those who control our culture no longer believe God’s revelation or respect Church authority to teach what God revealed, so I am just going to
Can We Know God Is Real? Part I
Marty Dybicz
May 15, AD2021
4 Comments
We can know God is real, and we can do so without Faith. We can know, from Reason alone, that God exists. Recall that Faith
Your Eternal Destiny is Found Where Your Eyes are Looking
Gabriel Garnica
May 15, AD2021
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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?’
