It would be beneficial throughout this new year for us to spend more time in adoration. Not just because the Lord asks us to do
We humans are complex creations. It cannot be denied that we are “fearfully and wonderfully” made by our God. The earthly bodies He gave us are
Culture is a word with a depth of meaning – a mixture of pain, joy, pride, love, restriction, and tradition. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary,
Yesterday evening at bedtime for the little ones, I was preparing to brush my three year old’s teeth. He insisted repeatedly that he be able
Last month, I wrote a 7-part apologetic (or “defense”) of the Immaculate Conception. Since I basically spammed the homepage of Catholic Stand for a week,
The word in the air and on the streets, both actual and virtual, is justice. People are gathering and protesting, chanting and yelling for justice.
Why do we fear coming to God? Why does turning to God come only once we have no where else to turn in our trials?
My days were frantic preparing for a two-week trip to Turkey; before I left I had to have my home, kids, dog, and get everything
Remember when you saw a group gathered together on the school playground that surrounded a kid. You rushed over to them because it looked like
Another year has been given to us by God. For many of us, this could be our last. So while we can, let’s make some
If you asked a typical Catholic, “Are you stealing God’s job?”, they would laugh out loud at such a ridiculous question and emphatically deny it. I
In America, we are conditioned to vote with our dollars. The classical economic concept of Adam Smith‘s “invisible hand” is deeply engrained in American society,
We have all heard the expression “making lemonade out of lemons” as an illustration of positive thinking. Certainly, we need such thinking in this world
It seems that people are less likely to recognize sin these days. So given that committing a sin requires a person to know it is
Merry Christmas to all! I do hope you are continuing to celebrate the entire season of Christmas. The traditional twelve days of Christmas climaxes with
As the year ends, I always recall my confirmation saint, Saint Thomas Becket, the holy, blessed martyr, whose feast day falls on December 29. His story
While a recent Planned Parenthood study notes that the highest rate of unintended pregnancies occurs between young teen girls and adult males at least six
It is like it happened yesterday, even though 4 long years have passed since that fateful December day. If I allow myself, I can see
This may be the worst Advent I’ve ever had. Just after the First Sunday of Advent, my six-month pregnant wife and I were informed that
In contrast to science, which depends for its advancement upon the gradual temporal development of the technology of instrumentation, philosophy depends upon common human experience
“Do not say ‘It is the Lord’s doing that I fell away’, for he does not do what he hates. Do not say ‘It
Christmas has always been my favorite day of the year, so hearing we were due to have a baby on Christmas Day thrilled me beyond
