“Does it hurt?” asked the Rabbit. “Sometimes,” said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. “When you are Real you don’t mind being hurt.”
We’re those people. In our families and social circles, we are usually considered to be the über-Catholics. We pray before meals, even when we’re dining out. We plan
The Cumulative, Ordered List of Themes, Questions, Musical Warm-Ups, Movie Links, and Meditations No. Theme Question Musical Movie Meditation Warm-Up
I strayed away from Catholicism, the faith I was born into, because I never did understand it. Doctrines and dogmas never bothered me much, I
In my public policy work on behalf of Kentucky’s Catholic bishops, I often have the opportunity to speak and write about the principles of Catholic
Previously, John invited readers to join the quest for Catholic Stands in his blog Where to Start the Quest. In his first HOW TO FIND FAITH AT
I saw a pin on Pinterest that said, “You are a perishable item. Live accordingly.” and thought, “Whaaat…?” This is exactly one of those situations when the
During a Latin lesson with my daughter some years ago, we were discussing English derivatives of her Latin vocabulary for the week. The word in
I was planning to write a post today about intellectual virtue, but that plan was postponed when I received word that Pope Benedict XVI had
Well, these days that is rather less likely than when Kipling wrote it. In the US in 2009 there were fewer than a thousand deaths,
Momentous news this morning—Pope Benedict XVI announced that he is resigning as of February 28, 2013. It’s the first time in nearly 600 years that
With the announcement of Pope Benedict XVI\’s resignation, this image was being shown on the ABC Special Reports. What struck me most, aside from
[A non Christian asked me unabashedly about Christianity in this way: “What’s in it for me?” More on that here. I wrote the following in response. My
There is a report just in that Pope Benedict is resigning on February 28. VATICAN CITY) — Pope Benedict XVI has announced that he
I’ve been paging through Hillary Clinton’s It Takes a Village, and, to my surprise, agreeing with much of it. I’ve heard so many of my
Back in the 1970s, psychologists thought that the effects of divorce on children were minimal and temporary. It was assumed that, if the divorce was
Feel like ranting? Feel like complaining how hard life is? Feel like rambling about how people don\’t understand you? Feel like tearing up because people
NPR recently covered a kerfuffle going on in Utah. It seems that an intolerant guy named Derek Monson suggested in an article that the State of Utah
(First in a four-part series) Jesus cautions us about going into battle against a better-armed opponent, and again about starting to build a house which
Early last week, I had a rough day. I was tired of commuting, tired of working, tired of constantly feeling like I couldn\’t keep up
For my first post at Catholic Stand, I will introduce you to a combination of two things you may not be accustom to seeing together:
Kurt Schlicter wrote a post on Breitbart\’s Big Hollywood blog where he challenges conservatives to suck it up and watch Lena Dunham\’s HBO program, Girls.
