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Bring ‘Em Back! Part 4

Gene M. Van Son March 11, AD2024 6 Comments

This is the fourth in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and

The First Confession

Gabriel Garnica March 10, AD2024 5 Comments

All Christians should be well aware of the details of Our Lord’s Passion. One small part of Passion, His interaction on Calvary with the two

The Secret to Life-Changing Prayer: An Interview With David Torkington

Patrick Coffin March 9, AD2024 6 Comments

David Torkington is a Spiritual Theologian, Author, Lecturer and Broadcaster who specializes in Prayer, Christian Spirituality and Mystical Theology. For the past fifty years, he

Lenten Post 5 – Be Prepared to be Purified in Prayer this Lent

David Torkington March 8, AD2024 No Comments

When I first decided to spend my life searching for God I visited the great Carthusian monastery, St Hugh’s Charterhouse, Parkminster in Sussex, Southern England

Did Vatican II Correct Trent’s View of Tradition?

Rory Fox March 8, AD2024 10 Comments

The problem of the Biblical Canon (or the problem of Canonicity) is the question of which books and textual passages count as inspired Scripture, and

On Knowing God in His Name – Part II

Dr. Pamela Mandela March 7, AD2024 1 Comment

Part I Jehovah-Nissi: The Lord Is My Banner In chapter 17 of the Book of Exodus, another of God’s names is revealed. During Israel’s wandering

Introducing “Crossroads – A Journey from Communist China to Christ”

Bob Blundell March 6, AD2024 4 Comments

Bob Blundell, a former columnist at Catholic Stand has written a book, “Crossroads – A Journey from Communist China to Christ”. Bob brings one of

Grace And Our Response to It

Nate Guyear March 6, AD2024 9 Comments

Many people, including my past self, say the word grace without knowing exactly what it is or what it does. We sometimes think of it

The Only True Way to Self-Identify Is as a Child of God

Dan Fitzpatrick March 5, AD2024 6 Comments

Nothing is more distorted from the truth these days and also attacking children in unprecedented numbers than the craze of so-called transgenderism. “Transgenderism” is not

Acedia: The Overlooked Vice

Tom Thomas March 4, AD2024 6 Comments

The Holy Father, Pope Francis continues to focus on the vices. This time it is on Acedia, a most appropriate topic as we head into

Bring ‘Em Back! Part 3

Gene M. Van Son March 4, AD2024 10 Comments

This is the third in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and

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Look Up to the Mountains

Tom Collingwood March 3, AD2024 2 Comments

Have you ever noticed how ‘mountains’ have a prominent place in Scripture? The readings for the second Sunday in Lent, for instance, tell the story

A Bruised Reed He Will Not Break Until He Brings Justice to Victory (Matthew 12: 20)

Joe Tevington March 2, AD2024 5 Comments

Background On Patient Justice We can see the patient justice of Jesus in the peace that Irish and Italian Americans achieved: So many people share

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The Sunday Readings for March 2024 and Catholic Doctrine

Marty Dybicz March 1, AD2024 1 Comment

The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for March 2024 is made clearest by Catholic Doctrine. Doctrines are the Magisterium’s authoritative, essentially unchangeable clarifications of

Lenten Post 4 – Devotion to the Passion of Christ

David Torkington March 1, AD2024 2 Comments

A forebear of mine, a Catholic priest called Richard Torkington, was made the Rector of the local Parish by the Lord of the Manor, a

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Sound of Silence

Carol Monaco February 29, AD2024 6 Comments

The 24-hour news cycle, the multitude of TV and movie channels, music, smartphones, plus traffic congestion and all the other noises, fill our days and

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From The Heart

Todd Federici February 28, AD2024 No Comments

Our salvation and that of loved ones, friends, those near to us, and even enemies should be the first thought in our minds on this

Lenten Meditations on the Passion of Jesus

Ray Sullivan February 28, AD2024 2 Comments

Meditating on the Passion of Jesus Christ is a great way to advance spiritually. The great spiritual masters tell us that there are three levels

On Knowing God in His Name: Part 1

Dr. Pamela Mandela February 27, AD2024 3 Comments

We typically think of God as Lord, Father, and God. We know His name is to be honoured and not taken in vain (Exodus 20:7).

Bring ‘Em Back! Part 2

Gene M. Van Son February 26, AD2024 8 Comments

This is the second in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and

Posting: What is a Christlike Response?

Diana Ragsdale February 26, AD2024 2 Comments

It is easy in this digital age for everything to get posted as quickly as the idea comes to us. But to be prudent, we

Embracing the Love, Mercy and Blessing of Christ

Deacon Steve Greco February 25, AD2024 No Comments

In multiple places in Scripture, we are admonished to persevere despite difficulties. In the story of Christ and the Syrophoenician woman, for example, recounted in