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Pope Judging 101

Pete Socks March 10, AD2016 25 Comments

There seems to be a rather disturbing trend in what I would call papacy bashing. This recent trend is fueled by a media that is

George Washington and Catholics

Donald R. McClarey March 1, AD2016 4 Comments

America has been blessed by God in many ways but I suspect no blessing has been greater than His granting us George Washington to lead us in

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Hymns or Heresy?

Birgit Jones February 28, AD2016 18 Comments

This will be short and sweet. Yours truly is weary of church songs, masquerading as hymns, portraying something other than Church teaching. It’s bad enough

The Zika Virus and the Demographic Winter

Todd Nolan February 20, AD2016 1 Comment

Stories concerning the Zika virus have been all over the news, lately, and for good reason. I am all in favor of informing the public

The Natural Desire for God

Kevin Aldrich February 8, AD2016 14 Comments

Hunger to know St. Thomas Aquinas teaches that we have a natural desire for God. This desire has its origin in our intellects, so it

Crucifix or Cross? Why the Difference Matters

Birgit Jones February 7, AD2016 11 Comments

Among the differences between Catholics and Protestants, is the use of the crucifix or cross. This was keenly brought to my attention when a faithful

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The Almighty Has His Own Purposes

Donald R. McClarey January 28, AD2016 3 Comments

The problem of God allowing terrible things to happen to innocent people used to be of merely philosophical interest to me until my 21 year old

Discerning Private Revelation: Part Two

Kevin Symonds January 23, AD2016 2 Comments

In the light of my previous article, Discerning Private Revelation: A Particular Pitfall, it seems right and just to offer another discussion on a particular

Marching On

Todd Nolan January 22, AD2016 2 Comments

The Roe v Wade decision still remains unsettling to many. Since that day a culture of death has permeated society, and the world. Nevertheless, many

The Glorious Mysteries of the Holy Rosary

Paul Senz January 18, AD2016 4 Comments

Here we come to the end of our series on the Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. Having prayed and reflected on the conception, birth, life,

Discerning Private Revelation: A Particular Pitfall

Kevin Symonds January 16, AD2016 46 Comments

Over the course of my now fourteen years of studying and working with the Catholic Church’s theology of private revelation, I have come to understand

Truth: Not What You Think

Kevin Aldrich January 12, AD2016 7 Comments

A FaceBook friend recently posted this: What I fear has become the new “progressive” orthodoxy is this, that there is no such thing as truth.

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Discernment through Experience

Peter Lyons January 6, AD2016 17 Comments

Discernment is a process that every serious Catholic man must commence at some point, during which he will petition and receive from the

The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary

Paul Senz December 29, AD2015 No Comments

This is the third installment in our series on the Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary. Today we look at the Sorrowful Mysteries, those

Saint Thomas Becket, Sin and Contrition

Donald R. McClarey December 29, AD2015 8 Comments

Today is the feast day of my confirmation saint, Saint Thomas Becket, the holy, blessed martyr. His story tells us how foreign to our time

Beware the Red Kettle: The Salvation Army and Abortion

Birgit Jones December 21, AD2015 85 Comments

[Editor’s Note: This article was first published on Catholic Stand, December 12, 2014. We are republishing here for your holiday consideration, since the message is

Abba or Allah: 2 Views of the 1 God

Fr. Matthew Schneider, LC December 16, AD2015 125 Comments

I have always loved science: when most boys said they wanted to be policemen, I wanted to be a paleontologist and study dinosaurs. Now as

Contemplate the Unborn Christ

Kevin Aldrich December 16, AD2015 1 Comment

The Gospel for next Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of Advent, is the meeting between Our Lady and her elderly pregnant cousin Elizabeth. Mary set out

Advent and Christmas Traditions for Dads

David Roney December 11, AD2015 No Comments

Advent and Christmas are very special seasons, and offer terrific opportunities to grow in and live our faith as Catholics. Often though, both seasons