I had the recent and fascinating pleasure of getting myself confused on-line with a fellow Catholic and so-called “seer” from Colorado named Charlie Johnston.* The reason
Editor’s Note: Catholic Stand columnists, Tom and Kari Curran, and the parents of nine, yes, nine beautiful children, are offering a free webinar: Wednesday, November 4th
Opportunities to help appear anywhere. Some years ago, while I was making rounds as part of my nursing home ministry, I saw one of the
St. Thomas Aquinas, in his ability to know Who and What God is, chose a unique path in which to travel. Many are familiar with
Latin is a delectable puzzle of never-ending wordplay, deeper meanings, and historical wonder. My students like to learn it because it is filled with innumerable
In case you are one of the five people on earth who has not yet viewed the trailer for the new Star Wars movie, let
“All men need enough solitude in their lives to enable the deep inner voice of their own true self to be heard at least occasionally”
Recently I had the opportunity to speak with Catholic novelist Ruth Logan Herne about her latest novel “Refuge of the Heart”. Ruth is a gifted
Many authors take on the enormous task of transporting us back to a simpler time in life. Johnson does an impeccable job of establishing her
This essay proposes (1) that the perennial philosophy posits a distinction between intelligibility and matter, but also an integration, (2) that consistent with this integration,
“Jesus Christ is Lord!” I can still hear the booming voice echoing through Dowd Chapel on the campus of Boys Town in Omaha, NE. The
In my previous column, I shared how hospitals can develop burial programs for babies who die prior to birth. There are as many as
Halloween, often feared by Evangelicals, is not the satanic celebration of evil it is sometimes portrayed to be. Catholics know this is a day to
Dear Cardinal Kasper, There’s something I don’t think you understand about the whole divorce, remarriage without an annulment, and receiving the Eucharist thing. There are
The Holy Rosary is often mistaken for mere vain repetition, racking up points by saying as many “Hail Marys” as possible. This could not be
According to Cosmopolitan magazine, “feminist” activist Gloria Steinem said the following about Pope Francis: I had this thought that we should have this massive education
Pope Francis has become one of the most talked about popes since Pope St. John Paul II. He’s also one of the most controversial popes
Protestant apologists will often pose this question to Catholics: If your Church is really infallible, why does it not just interpret every last verse of
A few weeks ago in the Gospel of Luke (9:46-50), the disciples were arguing about who was first — who was best — to Jesus.
The Pope’s prayer intention for the month of October is that “human trafficking, the modern form of slavery, may be eradicated”. Having grown up in
Today, I say goodbye to a little boy whom I have never met but whose very existence touched hearts around the world. This story
Author’s Note: This is a slightly updated Halloween reprint and I hope to finish an extra article on exorcism before Halloween itself, but you just know
A dangerous prayer At the beginning of this Christian journey, a blossoming new-life ethic was not overwhelming, but it was hard. It was a light
According to pop culture’s definition of ‘soulmates’, I didn’t marry mine. When my husband and I met, our eyes didn’t simultaneously gaze across a crowded
