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7 min read 2021-06-19 14:00:07

Now That She Has Died, What Do I Do?

Karen and I would have celebrated our 48th wedding anniversary later this month. She died on May 13, the feast of the Ascension and of Our Lady of

3 min read 2021-06-16 14:00:37

Would you willingly invite an ax murder into your house in the late evening? How about inviting in a rapist? How about inviting in a crime lord,

7 min read 2021-06-04 14:00:19

The object of my desire was both gloriously complex and orderly at the same time. Just as the balance of order and diversity in a beautiful nature

6 min read 2021-06-04 14:00:00

Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God; you

6 min read 2021-05-29 14:00:00

So what if Richard Dawkins can’t count to seven? He is still a mathematician in accordance with the adage, “There are three kinds of

7 min read 2021-05-24 14:00:13

Several priests have written books on the phenomenon known as generational spirits and the “Healing of the Family Tree,” which is a process to

8 min read 2021-05-22 14:00:24

The article on Garabandal, Garabandal: Believe the Miracles, published last week on Catholic Stand raised many interesting comments. These could be

8 min read 2021-05-11 14:00:23

June 18th is the sixtieth anniversary of the first vision in Garabandal. The events were controversial from the start, largely because of the

5 min read 2021-04-07 14:00:10

One of the most nostalgic comedy skits is Bud Abbott and Lou Costello’s “Who’s on First.” The confusion caused by miscommunication is quite

6 min read 2021-03-26 14:00:08

The “doctrine of double effect” has a pleasing ring to it. It is regarded by some as the cornerstone of any sound approach to end-of-life issues

1 min read 2021-03-21 14:00:09

In this video, the first of a three-part series, I explain the biblical and philosophical basis for the Catholic Church’s teaching on

6 min read 2021-03-19 14:00:14

It is all very well to say that the first and most important of the commandments is that ‘we should love God with our whole minds and hearts and

3 min read 2021-03-13 14:00:28

The idea that your eternal destiny is secure — that you’re absolutely certain you’re going to heaven no matter what you do — is a very

6 min read 2021-02-20 14:00:25

Once you admit that ‘prayer’ is merely the word we use to describe the practical way we go about allowing God’s love to enter into our lives,

1 min read 2021-02-07 14:00:34

Bas Rutten was basically the small skinny guy in the Charles Atlas comic book advertisement, “The insult that made a man out of Mac.” Bas