This Lent I had the blessing of reading M.C. Holbrook’s book of reflections on the daily Mass readings, The Safe Haven: Scriptural Reflections for the
Part I Let me return to telling the wonderous experience I had in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. After the midnight Office I went
St. In Luke 10:41-42, Jesus speaks to his friend and hostess, “…Martha, Martha, you are anxious and upset about many things, when only one thing
Stretching from Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday, Holy Week is the pre-eminent week in the Church’s entire year, with its final days plus Easter Sunday
It happened again. My words upset the one who heard them. Why is it so? That I am unable to control my emotions and my
This is the sixth in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and
Discouragement is common among human beings, a feeling very much encouraged by our enemy, the devil. When we hurt, and experience emotional pain, Satan wants
When I was a young man, I received a phone call from Fr Kenneth Campbell, a Franciscan Priest whom I first met after a talk
One of my favorite saints, who I personally believe is one of the greatest saints in history (and I know others will surely agree), is
I was randomly mulling over poetry recently and the words to the short poem My Garden by Thomas Edward Brown came to mind: A garden
We abstain from meat at a parish fish fry by enjoying a heaping plate of fries, crispy double-battered haddock with tartar sauce and a coke
Bob Blundell, a former columnist at Catholic Stand has written a book, “Crossroads – A Journey from Communist China to Christ”. Bob brings one of
Being all-knowing is one of the many attributes ascribed to Almighty God. This attribute underscores the reality that God is constant, thus never changing. Today,
Of all the words to describe the process of death, victory would be the last one on the list for most of us. Death to
This is the fifth in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and
“My name is Patrick. I am a sinner, a simple country person, and the least of all believers. I am looked down upon by many.
St Catherine of Siena said that patience isn’t so much a virtue as the test of all true virtue. If you haven’t any patience at
Is it feasible to be pastoral in one’s outreach to others, bereft of Gospel Truth, Judeo-Christian moral code, and the Magisterium of the Catholic Church?
We all enjoy decorating our homes for each season, from orange pumpkins and wreaths of red and yellow in the fall to purple irises and
I recently discovered an anti-Catholic tract on the windshield of my Silverado. The tract stated that the Eucharist, Penance, Baptism, and performing works “of the
Bob Blundell, a former columnist at Catholic Stand has written a book, “Crossroads – A Journey from Communist China to Christ”. Bob brings one of
Click here to read Part I of this article. Punishment What is punishment? The Catholic Dictionary defines punishment as, Any ill suffered in consequence of
