In 1985, Father Bob Bedard founded the priestly order of the Companions of the Cross (CC). The order is dedicated to renewing the Church through
The theme of discipleship comes up often in the Gospel of Matthew. What does it mean to be a disciple? Matthew Shows Us Matthew’s own
If Catholic Stand included subtitles, this post’s would be “Why Catholics Need to Know Their Faith and History.” In the past few weeks, I have
“What I want people to know is that prayer does work. And miracles are still happening today.” These are the words of my friend Fr.
For years I deceived myself into believing that I was totally devoid of the racism that afflicted others until the moment of truth that all
In an increasingly fractious world, we often hear appeals for tolerance. It is assumed that tolerance has an obvious rightness: and so no sane or
Things like the Second Coming of Christ and the end of the world cut across lines drawn by creeds. It captures our curiosity, our anxiety,
Before I explain my thoughts on why prayer should not be used as a punishment for children, first I need to explain what I specifically
Off the Shelf 186 – Brandon McGinley How do we bring people back to Church and at the same time how do we return the
Recently I transitioned to new ministries. In the process of unpacking, setting up my cell and becoming familiar with my new ministerial responsibilities, I am
Everyday events bombard us with what seems to be bad news compounded by bad news. Fear becomes more of a factor in our lives. Fear
God is the knowledgeable initiator of serial probabilities, according to a recent essay. In consideration of the contingency of existence and the corresponding probability of
I hate masks. I wear them because of my close proximity to my elderly parents. I feel as though they remove real relationships and we
As I was preparing to write this review of Dr. Peter Kwasniewski’s latest book, Reclaiming Our Roman Catholic Birthright: The Genius and Timeliness of the
Just as Christ, the Lamb of God, was both the victim assuming the sin of all humanity, as well as the priest offering the sacrifice
My high school soccer coach had a line that he would repeat so often that it almost became unbearable to hear, and yet years later
The foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. — 1 Corinthians 1:25 Most certainly,
Some people have a ‘leave well enough alone’ attitude. They don’t like to ‘make waves’ or ‘rock the boat.’ Today, however, it appears that more
I do not have a green thumb. I am not able to grow beautiful, healthy plants in my garden. I wish I could and I
“And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love, / Yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our love.” If you’re a
We live in a self-centered world. People are always looking for ways to fill up their hearts with material things as well as seeing what
A recent news article reported a spike in opioid overdose deaths since the COVID-19 isolation orders began. The article said depression resulting from loneliness, and
