Catholic Stand

Yes, the amazing pun (intended!) in the title does have a lot of meaning. Most of us love sports, and the similarities between fighting to win in them and our fight to beat Satan in this world are many. A lot of athletes spend hours repeating the same movements, exercises, swings, shots, throws, runs, and more over and over again so as to make them second nature during the ga...

Have you ever wondered what your particular judgment is going to be like when you die?  With each passing week/month/year, I’m getting closer to mine, so I can’t help but wonder what it’s going to be like.

I know I’m not a saint, so I can’t say I’m looking forward to my particular judgement.  I’m thinking I’ll probably end up in Purgatory for some time.

But I al...

In the tapestry of the Catholic Church, woven by the hands of countless saints and martyrs, certain lives shine with a light that not only guides but invites us deeper into the heart of faith. Saint Maximilian Kolbe is one such radiant thread. Renowned across the world for his heroic sacrifice at Auschwitz, he was first and foremost a lover of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist, a...

Scripture seems to say that belief can be blameworthy. For example, one text states:

Whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. (John 3:18)

Theologians like St.

When I started leatherworking as a hobby more than a decade ago, one of my early projects was making belts for an entire monastery of Carmelite nuns. They sent me one example belt and a bag full of old belt buckles. Carmelites are ever frugal.

The belt was in the medieval style: long enough to tie over itself and leave a hanging tail. In the tip of the belt was a littl...