A recent essay here at Catholic Stand focused on the importance of art as a “gateway” to the soul. I heartily concur. The author, Evangeline
Thinking of bells often evoke memories of little kids with bells tied to their shoe laces, bells that are rung by the Santa standing by
On the Prayer of the Little Tasks There are fresh flowers in the vases that dot the apartment. Picked from the various curbsides and grassy
Patrick Coffin is a voice for unbiased truth. He uses his expertise to help people navigate politics, faith, and reason in today’s secular world. Patrick’s
Grandparents Connect Kids to Their Family History The Catholic Grandparents Association explains their view of the role of grandparents: What could be greater or more
Walking through a cemetery can be quite educative. Reading the various inscriptions on the headstones, one can get an idea of the person. The age,
The Vatican website contains English translations of the documents of Vatican II. However, there are a number of problems in those translations. The problems extend
The world was surprised and filled with joy when the Chicago born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the 267th pope of the Catholic
Msgr. Charles Pope writes, “Of all the theological errors commonly held today, the most popular is surely the denial of the doctrine of hell.” This
One of the most important teachings in Christianity is simple to say but very hard to do: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Jesus Christ taught
The moment I knelt in the confessional at the start of this past Lent, I knew it would be a breakthrough in my spiritual life.
To read Part I In this Catechism’s section on the Eucharist, Part Two, Section Two, Chapter One, Article 3, the Catechism never refers to the
At a dinner party in 1950, Mary Flannery O’Connor [“Flannery” to her friends and now to countless appreciative readers], heard then-famous author [never heard of
Rotten eggs explode. I learned the hard way. It all started when I moved our family out to the country. The house next to my
Fasting has always been a part of the world God created. As St. Basil the Great tells us “It was the first commandment that Adam
Sometimes I feel like a cartoon character with an angel on one shoulder and the devil on the other. Which one will rule the day?
The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for May 2025 is made clearest by Catholic Doctrine. God communicates most clearly to us through Catholic Doctrine.
When I was a young stay-at-home mom, I earned a little income and kept myself intellectually active by giving guitar lessons. Sometimes, as often happens
Many people possess a profusion of plans for “fixing” the Church, the government, the economy, and other folks. But rarely do we give priority to
Clad in soft purple scrubs, ready to begin her sixteen-hour night shift, Christine gazes into the cell phone camera held by her young son at
As we begin the Easter season and mourn the passing of Pope Francis, a particular virtue repeatedly sprang into my mind: the virtue of humility.
On How the Physical Unites us to the Spiritual Christian artwork, whether Protestant or Catholic, becomes “a gateway” into Faith: take, for example, Ciseri’s Ecce
