Sometimes the debate between Catholics and Protestants is based on the issue of righteousness or justification. What is needed for a person to be justified
In this season of Christmas, we celebrate the greatest miracle of all, the Incarnation of the Second person of the Trinity in human flesh. It
Imagine a scene from the first century. Emperor Nero has persecuted every Christian that can be rounded up in Rome. By his decree, they are
A while ago, I wrote an article about the way that “The Chosen” depicts Mary at the wedding of Cana. The article was positive about
The Rosary is a beautiful prayer that has brought countless spiritual blessings on humanity. If you find it difficult to concentrate on the mysteries, why
The first part of this post suggested a Scriptural key to assisting with praying the Rosary, and we already used it for the Joyful and
Struggling to stay concentrated while praying the Rosary? Your mind starts to wander like a runaway train as soon as you hear the words, “Thou
The Lord is working miracles continuously but there are only three hundred and sixty-five days in the year. Therefore, every date on the calendar can
Setting the Scene: The Church in Fourth-Century Rome It is 321AD, just a few years after Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan. Christians are
The article on Garabandal, Garabandal: Believe the Miracles, published last week on Catholic Stand raised many interesting comments. These could be divided into two broad
June 18th is the sixtieth anniversary of the first vision in Garabandal. The events were controversial from the start, largely because of the negative evaluation
Part I The Assumption of Our Lady It is generally agreed that the dogma of the Assumption has less foundation in Scripture than the Immaculate
A Catholic is expected to consent firmly to the articles of the Creed – the Trinitarian nature of God, the incarnation of Jesus, his passion,
The world is at a critical moment in her history. In the midst of a global pandemic which is decimating the health, educational and economic
Something is awry with Western culture. The civilisation that inherited the intellectual riches of ancient Greece, that founded the university system and gave rise to
In Part I and Part II, we discussed how Pope Francis – no doubt with sincerity and good intentions – has sometimes failed to keep
“Compassion” can be used to justify anything In part one we saw how Amoris laetitia tries, valiantly enough, to take a middle ground between rigorism
Whether or not you are a fan of Pope Francis, there can be no denying that he has sometimes been a divisive figure since his
Last month, we published an article in two parts on the story of Garabandal. This sought to explore two questions. Firstly, what reasons have we
In part 1, we saw that there are powerful reasons for accepting the authenticity of the apparitions of Garabandal. We deliberately avoided the subject of
Humanity has been blessed with many visitations of the Blessed Virgin. False “apparitions”, however, have also abounded. In the aftermath of the appearances at Lourdes,
My father-in-law’s friend, Richard, is a good man. If you didn’t know which religion he professed, you might be inclined to think he was a