And when the last law was down, and the devil turned round on you—where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country’s
I don’t think Mr. Hogg would have been employed in the first place had his predecessor not suddenly dropped dead on his way to school.
The second way of proving the existence of God by St. Thomas Aquinas is that of efficient causality. It is not just any old efficient
After roughly three years of public ministry, Jesus took Peter, James, and John up a mountain and revealed His glory to them. They had spent
“All gracious God, may the prayers of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother and Queen of Carmel, protect us, and bring us to your Holy Mountain,
Dr. Taylor Marshall had a recent post on the state of the priesthood by the numbers. The “priest to Catholics” ratio (taken from the Center
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens, as
The art of civilized decency and scholarly discourse is diminishing, giving way to tactics aimed at shaming the faithful. I must admit that I was
Some of us may be old enough to remember the opening line of Elvis Presley’s song, “Are you lonesome tonight…?” As it turns out, a
I cannot deny that there are moments when my inner attitude gets filled with feelings of awe, reverence, gratitude, and/or love when I consider who
Pete Socks, the former book reviewer for Catholic Stand is now managing Breadbox Media, a Catholic-based, spiritually-focused, national podcast network. He will be posting podcasts regularly
An Unfair Reputation Why have the emotions earned such a poor reputation? Perhaps, the reason is that the emotions are always present in our vices,
When I first read Bob Drury’s article, “Bayesian Reasoning in Religious Studies”, I remarked to him tongue-in-cheek that Bayesian reasoning proves the reports of
Anyone who has been living the Christian life for a while has their habits and devotions, which are used as aids along the way.
Real love involves real hatred: whoever has lost the power of moral indignation and the urge to drive the Sellers from the Temple has lost
I have been to Heaven because I have been to a Divine Liturgy. In order to explain what a Divine Liturgy is, we must
I was told that my First Holy Communion day would be the happiest day of my life. I found it difficult to believe that it
Dr. Raphael Lataster is a university lecturer in religious studies and a strong advocate of Bayesian reasoning. His work’s central theme is the inauthenticity of
During my thirties, I began putting on extra weight. Since I was a tiny, skinny child I really paid no heed until it was ‘too
Thomas John Paprocki is the Bishop of Springfield in Illinois. The occasion of this interview was the recently-completed Springfield Diocesan Synod, the first since 1963.
Thomas John Paprocki is the Bishop of Springfield in Illinois. The occasion of this interview was the recently-completed Springfield Diocesan Synod, the first since 1963.
Many non-Catholics regard the Church with perplexity or dislike because of “myths,” or misconceptions, about her, or about her teaching or practice. I used to
