St. Augustine – Catholic Stand

The Early Church Was… CATHOLIC!

Ray Sullivan August 20, AD2024 3 Comments

I have been meeting with a Protestant friend of mine for the past five months at a local diner to discuss the Bible and theology.

Lessons Learned at Home

David Torkington July 17, AD2024 3 Comments

My mother taught me to say my Morning Offering the moment I woke up in the morning. But above all she showed me how to put

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Thoughts from the Eclipse

Masha Goepel April 24, AD2024 2 Comments

On April 8th, my little family drove north a few hours to greet the eclipse at its totality. We arrived early in the morning and

Lenten Post 6 – The Waiting Game

David Torkington March 16, AD2024 2 Comments

St Catherine of Siena said that patience isn’t so much a virtue as the test of all true virtue. If you haven’t any patience at

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Lenten Post 2: The Way – A Spiritual Journey

David Torkington February 16, AD2024 3 Comments

Christianity was originally called a ‘Way’, or rather, ‘The Way’. In other words, it is a journey, an expedition, a great adventure. And it is

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Septuagint or Masoretic Text: Which Is the True Version of the Bible?

Rory Fox June 7, AD2023 21 Comments

Biblical texts like the book of Genesis exist in a Septuagint version, and they exist in a Masoretic Hebrew version. Unsurprisingly, that has led to

Let’s Move Closer To The City of God

Paul A. Escott February 20, AD2023 1 Comment

With the imminent arrival of Lent, an observance that American Catholics might consider during this time of introspection and penitence would be to acquire a

Pondering the Nature of God

Mary Ennis Meo November 18, AD2022 3 Comments

Recently, I had the honor of presenting to our parish RCIA group on the topic: Christology, the Holy Spirit, and the Trinity. It was a

The Spirituality of Anonymity

Sydney Sadowski June 13, AD2022 4 Comments

Anonymity is not popular in today’s world. Instead, self-promotion is pushed as the path to success. Social media platforms are filled with people trying their

Why I Remain Catholic

Adam June 7, AD2022 2 Comments

I was raised lovingly by my parents in the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). From 6th grade to 8th grade, in preparation for confirmation, I

Is Marriage No Longer a “Remedy for Concupiscence”?

Rory Fox February 6, AD2022 15 Comments

In the 1917 Code of Canon Law, marriage is defined, partially, as a “remedy of concupiscence” (1013). When the Second Vatican Council (1962–65) reflected on

Confusion, Contradictions, and Clarity

Daniel Mark October 10, AD2021 6 Comments

As we struggle to find our way, it is easy to go astray, especially when we are bombarded with inevitable contradictions of life. Usually, we

Truth and Beauty

Daniel Mark September 18, AD2021 1 Comment

I went to Byzantine Catholic vespers at the Ukrainian Catholic Church near my city recently. It was the first time I had gone, and I

We All Seek Two Things in This Life: Joy and Love

Dom Cingoranelli February 5, AD2021 No Comments

A wonderful retreat master, a holy priest, told our retreatants’ group that we all seek two things in this life—joy and love. Lacking in either

Virtues and the Intellectual Life

Christian Daru September 13, AD2020 3 Comments

There has been at times a tension in Christianity between an “active” and a “contemplative” life. This distinction was particularly prescient in medieval debates regarding

Our (Not My) Father

Guy McClung January 17, AD2020 1 Comment

When one of Jesus’s disciples asked Him to teach them how to pray, Jesus responded with the Lord’s Prayer (Lk 11:2-4; Mt 6:9-13). In Matthew’s

Exchanging Bad Habits for Good Habits

Dom Cingoranelli December 16, AD2019 4 Comments

We can always benefit from exchanging bad habits for good habits, no matter when we begin. And any time in Advent is a great time to do

St. Augustine and St. John Paul II on The Fall and Original Sin

Sabrina Vu October 6, AD2019 2 Comments

“I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.” Thus begins the Apostle’s Creed. The world today remains far from the original

St. Monica Struggled to Surrender Her Son to God

Sabrina Vu June 25, AD2019 4 Comments

The primary source of information about St. Monica comes from St. Augustine’s writings of her in Confessions. The case for her canonization came about through