Catholic Stand will be featuring a podcast by Patrick Coffin once a month. Patrick was blessed to moderate debates and discussions about the most important
“Always be ready,” Scripture tells us, “to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you”
Trees I THINK that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth’s sweet
Yesterday my husband and I celebrated our three month anniversary of marriage, and as those three months have passed, I have learned much about the
Since Netflix began to air the series, 13 Reasons Why, the subject of suicide, particularly among adolescents, has become a prominent subject of conversation nationwide. The current statistics in the
Catholics are fortunate in having many ways to pray, e.g. the rosary, the mass, meditation and contemplation, Lectio Divina, or simply reciting the Jesus prayer.
We often ask ourselves if God hears our prayers and what we have to do when He’s not talking. When someone asks me these questions
If you strengthen your relationship with the Blessed Virgin Mary, you will almost certainly build an even greater relationship with Jesus and the Father. Many
This past Lent and Easter I spent a lot of time at a Byzantine (Ruthenian) Catholic parish near my home. As someone who often gets
The words “Be Not Afraid” are written 365 times in the Bible. That’s one for every day of the year. The fact that God has
To the casual observer, I appear to be a devoted Catholic mother who has lived a sacrificial life worthy of a modern saint. Little
Long, long ago, in the primeval depths of Chaos, a hideous monster was spawned. The sin of Adam unleashed it on the earth, permitting it
April 22 was the annual Earth Day celebration and many valuable seminars, lectures, and exhibits were provided around the country to increase the awareness of
We all face difficult moments of darkness and anxiety when things can become difficult. Some may become disillusioned with life and lose hope. During these
Faith is introduced in daylight. But it actually becomes faith in the darkness, where we find ourselves vulnerable to every doubt and desire. Eventually, when
There may be evidence for a Big Bang, but there is no evidence that there was simply nothing, ‘no- thing’ whatsoever before it. What went
Memorial Day is upon us. For many, this is a time to prepare the backyard pool, warm up the grill, and invite family and friends
Surely she had never asked God for anything except that He should let her have her will. And every time she had been granted what
On this particular day, before he made his way through the cube farm to his desk, Josh stopped by my carpeted cell on the way.
I have always had a special attraction to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Ever since I was a child, there was something about seeing a statue
Catholicism and baseball would seemingly have little to do with each other. However, many have compared devotion to the cross and to the baseball diamond.
For many years, I enjoyed Stephen Colbert’s The Colbert Report. Colbert was funny in a positive way, never was vulgar, and was always respectful of
