The Black Plague in the Middle Ages was during medieval times. You know, before modern medicine and the industrial revolution and technology. Even the Spanish
Despite the damage it does to our health, we seem to willingly stress ourselves out, especially during this recent epidemic. Stress can be blamed for
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
As a cradle Catholic, the value of suffering and its place in life are concepts I have accepted without question. When difficulties both large and
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
Two false arguments for God’s existence are an old one, the a priori argument of St. Anselm, and a current one, the argument from probability.
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
The word socialism is freely tossed around in the public square, especially on social media. Too often, though, it’s either a misnomer for some government
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
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present (Bil Keane, American cartoonist).
Ours is an age of social disruption, isolation, and atomization. Rates of suicide among young people, rich and poor, along with instances of clinical depression
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
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
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
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
When the doors were locked, where the disciples were … Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.”
Reform of the American medical care system is necessary not only from the perspective of Catholic social teaching but also from the economic standpoint as
“Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm. With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful
