The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for October 2023 is made clearest by Catholic Doctrine. Let’s join the Psalmist in proclaiming, “O Lord, in
As regular readers of Catholic Stand may have noticed, although I live and work in Italy, I frequently spend time in the Middle East. The
In a talk that I have just recorded in a series I am giving on prayer, I tell how, as the Director of the Diocesan
The television series The Chosen has inspired many since its first season in 2017. It is truly an exceptional television series. Unlike some attempts to
Much to everyone’s surprise – and my own as well – when it came time to pick a patron for my reception into the Roman
When we hear the voice of Jesus, how do we respond? This question has two parts. We first have to hear the voice of God.
This summer, Bill Maher, a well-known comedian and anti-religious atheist, hosted Dr. Jordan Peterson on his show, ‘Club Random with Bill Maher’. Maher, who created
I was in high school at a Steubenville Youth Conference in Ohio. It came time for some Saturday night Eucharistic Adoration. In other words, Jesus,
The leaves are turning and there’s a bit of chill in the air. The days are slowly shortening – in the early morning, when I
If faithful Catholics were asked what is the most pressing issue of the day that they wish the Church hierarchy would tackle, the top answers
In the four Gospel accounts, Jesus refers to himself as the Son of Man over 80 times. But the term did not originate with Jesus.
As part of the Eucharistic Revival mentioned in my previous post, our Archdiocese initiated a nine-day prayer and reflection vigil to prepare our hearts for
St. Alphonsus Liguori (ϯ 1787) was born in Naples, Italy in 1696 and was the son of a sea captain. In addition to being a
During my freshman year in college, my assistant professor in Composition 101 once went on a seemingly random rant against what was then a relatively
The source of all miracles is love. All true love comes from God, for God is love. We have come to know and to believe
I have always been the worrying type. Ever since I can remember, I had one eye on the past and the other eye on the
After God created the angels and showed them a vision of the future Christ as God’s beloved Son made man, Lucifer refused to accept that
It’s time for a change of seasons. But instead of going from summer to autumn, it appears that it’s time to return to COVID season.
By: Unknown Centurion For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control (2 Timothy 1:7). A
Live with an outward focus, making God’s will and others’ needs the targets of your attention. God wants to use each of us for His
The need for truly Catholic schools is urgent. Catholic schools have always needed to be the schools that God wants them to be, which is
Some words from the Holy Bible have found themselves in our everyday vocabulary, and it is interesting to study their origins when they were first
