You Can’t Run Away
Tom Collingwood
October 25, AD2022
1 Comment
While driving back home from a 40 Day for Life shift I got annoyed at all the political ads on the radio station to which
Did Vatican II Cause the Catholic Church to Decline?
Rory Fox
October 7, AD2022
13 Comments
This is a complicated question because there are so many variables which are potentially relevant. To simplify the issues, just three aspects will be considered:
Dear Sacred Heart of Jesus
Diana Ragsdale
September 23, AD2022
3 Comments
On July 29th, 2022, I wrote my first handwritten letter to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in a blue prayer journal that my sister bought
Is There a Perpetual Right to the Tridentine Rite?
Rory Fox
September 6, AD2022
17 Comments
The Tridentine Rite of Mass is the Latin Mass which was celebrated prior to the 1969 introduction of the new form of Mass (the Novus
Apologizing for Slavery and Other Misdeeds of our Forebears
Gene M. Van Son
August 11, AD2022
5 Comments
Shaming is all the rage these days. Shame on any white person who refuses to apologize for slavery and other misdeeds of the past. The
Vatican II: Did Ancient Popes and Saints Violate Religious Freedom?
Rory Fox
August 6, AD2022
21 Comments
This question is prompted by views like the following: The saints have never hesitated to break idols, destroy their temples, or legislate against pagan or
Our Lady Answered the Consecration
Peter Darcy
July 10, AD2022
17 Comments
In the life of faith, we don’t always see the tangible fruits of our prayers, and that is as it should be. Faith requires trust,
Magisterium: Blessing or Curse?
Rory Fox
June 6, AD2022
17 Comments
There are two main types of authority: governance and magisterium. A governance is the power to impose and enforce behavioral standards. Clubs, businesses and nations
St. Bede the Venerable: A Patron for Joyful Souls
Masha Goepel
May 21, AD2022
1 Comment
If you spend any time reading your way through history, it’s likely you’ve met The Venerable Bede (c. 672–735). He wrote on everything, it seems:
False Teachers Denying Divinely Revealed Truths
Gene M. Van Son
May 10, AD2022
11 Comments
It’s okay to question ordinary Church teaching on some issues. Questioning Divinely Revealed Truth, however, is another matter altogether. So when a Cardinal of the
Who and What Should We Trust?
Tom Collingwood
May 3, AD2022
7 Comments
A recent Catholic Stand essay raises the issue of the fidelity of Popes and bishops. The essay brought to mind an old game show of
Truth Has to be Repeated Constantly
Charlette Mills
March 17, AD2022
6 Comments
Truth has to be repeated constantly, because Error also is being preached all the time, and not just by a few, but by the multitude.
I Believe
Carol Monaco
January 30, AD2022
3 Comments
When we are open to the Word of God, our Lord takes hold within us and transforms our lives by way of the Holy Spirit.
Ecumenism: Did Vatican II Make a Mistake?
Rory Fox
January 6, AD2022
27 Comments
Before the Second Vatican Council (1962–65) Catholics approached Ecumenism (Christian Unity) with an apparent negativity. Non-Catholics were seen as in error. They needed to correct
At Mass: Together as One
Carol Monaco
December 1, AD2021
3 Comments
Last month, I shared a story with you about my father, a physician, who wrote “Anatomy of the Mass” before he died. For this project,
“Let’s Go, Brandon!”
Nate Guyear
November 14, AD2021
26 Comments
“Let’s go, Brandon!” has become a popular euphemism for a derogatory chant directed at President Joe Biden. It began in early October when NASCAR driver
Pray for Our Priests, They Too Are Under Attack
Genesius
October 27, AD2021
7 Comments
Last month I wrote about how many Catholic Churches are being vandalized or burned. While writing that article I began to reflect on another topic
Watered Down Christianity Only Gets it Half Right
Gene M. Van Son
October 8, AD2021
21 Comments
Somehow, for some reason, Christ’s teachings have been watered down over that last 50 or 60 years. Today Christianity seems to be all about loving
Of Course Churches Are Burning
Genesius
September 22, AD2021
8 Comments
Catholic Churches in the United States and Canada and even in other parts of the world are under assault. But one must look hard to
Reclaiming Catholic Culture: Popular Piety in the Modern World
Masha Goepel
September 21, AD2021
1 Comment
“How can we reclaim our Catholic culture?” a friend asked recently. Like so many millennial Catholics, he wanted to offer his kids more than the
Loyalty: Vice or Virtue?
Rory Fox
September 3, AD2021
8 Comments
Loyalty and disloyalty are familiar ideas. Employees who keep company secrets are loyal. Friends who gossip behind your back are disloyal. It is easy to
To Vax or Not to Vax – is the Covid Confusion Driving You Crazy?
Gene M. Van Son
August 28, AD2021
70 Comments
As if the world didn’t have enough problems we now have Covid confusion. It would be nice if the only options were vax, don’t vax,
