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
August is passing away quickly. I’ve a pile of new-to-me old schoolbooks on the table and an empty planner awaiting structure. Today, the kids are
There is a view that Vatican II (1965) was a theological catastrophe. This view sees it as a capitulation to Modernism, sinking the Church into
St. Paul is recorded as saying that “wives should be subordinate” (Ephesians 5:22; Colossians 3:18) and “under the control” of their husbands (Titus 2:5). Some
When I was younger, I made a lot of mistakes, especially as a young father. I think this is because I really had no mentor
Christ is Risen, Alleluia! He is Risen and the whole world rejoices. At the Easter Vigil we sat in darkness as our tiny candles flickered
I am an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion (EMHC). I bring Holy Communion (Christ truly present in the consecrated Host) to Catholics who are homebound,
Easter Sunday is fast approaching. That glorious day is the focal point of our faith. It is the day that all of us who have
Original Sin is a complex doctrine which has variously been misunderstood as claiming that “babies are evil” or “women wrecked the world.” Creationists and Evolutionists
The restless search for God, who is our ultimate end, has occurred in all societies since the beginning of human history. The study of world
The light over the confessional turned green, and I took a deep breath to calm myself as I entered. Though I was 43 years old,
Anyone 35 or older should remember the “WWJD” bracelet trend that swept the U.S. for a time in the 1990s. It’s too bad the trend
“Well, if it’s a symbol, to hell with it.” This was Flannery O’Connor’s flustered response to the claim that the Eucharist is only symbolic. She
What follows highlights the marriage of close friends of mine, Roger and Helena Cartier. Both Roger and Helena passed away not too long ago. In
‘Pets in heaven’ is a topic people seem to fret about. Here at Catholic Stand there are three articles about pets and heaven in the
When I was someplace between ages 3 and 5, my imaginary friends were Crocodile (the ticking one, from Peter Pan) and the Baby Jesus. Years
Maybe Pope Francis is just too affable. In the Kevin Costner film “Wyatt Earp,” Wyatt tells Ed Masterson that he is too affable. In Masterson’s
Would you like to learn more about what the Catholic Church teaches in regard to Mary the Mother of God? If so, a new, free,
In 1965 Vatican II published Dignitatis Humanae (the Declaration on Religious Liberty). Ever since, there has been controversy about whether that document contradicted the Catholic
I’m sitting at the tattoo parlor, waiting while my husband sits in the chair. There’s a slow, casual conversation: life, kids, art, homesteading – punctured
Jesus, the Light of the World, was perfect man and perfect God. It is one of those mysteries that drive some people wild. How can
Have you read the Bible? It’s kind of astonishing that many Catholics, and even many other Christians from other denominations, have never taken the time
