Vatican II – Page 3 – Catholic Stand

The Errors of “Novitiate”

Cecily Lowe July 20, AD2018 6 Comments

While flipping through a magazine from 2017 a few months ago, I noticed a “staff pick” feature for a movie that was soon to be

Conciliar Reform in the 1960s: Politics Become Religion

Anthony S. Layne September 15, AD2017 2 Comments

Why do many Roman Catholics put up so much resistance to reintroducing traditional liturgical elements to the Mass? In two recent articles, Catholic Stand

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A Byzantine Look at Worshipping Ad Orientem, Part II

Nicholas LaBanca September 12, AD2017 3 Comments

This is the second and final interview with a duo of Byzantine Rite Catholic priests on the benefits of traditional elements in worship; principally, the

A Byzantine Look at Worshipping Ad Orientem, Part I

Nicholas LaBanca August 29, AD2017 3 Comments

Last year, Robert Cardinal Sarah urged pastors the world over to “return as soon as possible to a common orientation, of priests and the faithful

Peter, Paul and Collaborative Ministry

Deacon Greg Lambert July 1, AD2016 No Comments

In the 1930’s, Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house that many consider his most beautiful. The owner had requested that the waterfall on the property

The New Evangelization Is Missing Men

Matthew James Christoff September 18, AD2015 6 Comments

It has been almost 50 years since the New Evangelization was launched at Vatican II. Despite a growing enthusiasm for evangelization, there is a serious

“A Beautiful Work of the Holy Spirit”

Melanie Jean Juneau January 30, AD2015 33 Comments

Man likes to be in control, especially of the Holy Spirit. Of course, most of us would deny trying to box in the Almighty, because

Blessed John Paul II: First Pope of the Catholic Resurgence

Donald R. McClarey March 25, AD2014 10 Comments

Sometimes a great historical figure is not as recognized as such during his lifetime. Other historical figures are recognized as monumentally important even while they