Sign from God?
During Christmas Eve Mass, an unexpected visitor was in the church. A cardinal flew in earlier in the day and spent most of its time
During Christmas Eve Mass, an unexpected visitor was in the church. A cardinal flew in earlier in the day and spent most of its time
Now that I have your attention: The above title is taken from an article earlier this year in the New Oxford Review; “Will There Be
There is a subtle view, widely held by people of faith, that heaven will be experienced in the same way, by all those deemed worthy
On November 10th at 6:30 a.m. God called my Mother safely home. A woman of deep faith with a heart of gold, I have no
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
Ice Cream: A sweet frozen dessert, typically made from flavored cream or milk which includes a sweetener, e.g. sugar, or a sugar substitute, and can
Everyone but atheists wants to know what the afterlife will be like. Athests seem to think that you just cease to exist when you die,
Some weeks ago I went to a special Mass prepared by a group of lay people to ask for God’s mercy on them and their
A short time ago, I travelled from Italy to Holland to give a couple of conferences regarding Saint Thomas Aquinas, Saint John Paul II, and
The study group I am a part of began a tour through Dante’s “Divine Comedy” this week. This tour has led me to think about
We all have heard of the doctrine of the Mystical Body of Christ. I wonder how well we and the world understand it. It means
Each year in September, at the start of Faith Formation classes, I begin the very first class by asking the students, “Why do we exist?
As my son, Henry, and I were returning from a seminar on “The harvest is ripe, but the laborers few” (Mt.9:35-38 NAB), he asked me,
How many times have we heard human misconduct shrugged off with the excuse, “That’s human nature?” In my conversations with others, when I cite human
Belief in heaven, after this earthly life, is a belief in mystery. We say out loud, publicly, on a regular basis, not that “we know,”
This Gospel reading for Wednesday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time (Year II) consists of only two sentences (Matthew 13:44-46). However, in these verses,
The Church is one in the integrity of the life of the Blessed Trinity, Whose life is shared with Man as sanctifying grace through baptism.
Talking about the spiritual life runs the risk of staying on the platitude level. Who would argue, for instance, that we should love others and
The above title could easily describe a romantic song or poem. The object of one’s affections brings a heavenly aura anywhere that person happens to
Everyone knows that if you put in the hard work, rewards will follow. This nugget of truth and wisdom originates from Sacred Scripture. “Make no
Who gets into heaven? Now that is a really good question. For sure, Jesus Himself said that we must enter heaven through the narrow gate,
For the best of all New Years’ resolutions, look to Our Lord and Savior. Be filled with Christ and allow Him to transform every corner