Guest Contributions

 

CURRENT STATUS: Guest Contributors

Thank you for your interest in Catholic Stand. At this time, we are considering guest contributions. Guest contributors are often published authors, columnists, high profile bloggers, members of the clergy, etc. who provide a unique perspective on a particular issue or area of theology.  These individuals offer a one time contribution, and are not part of the staff. Please read the information below carefully before contacting us. We cannot respond to inquires that fail to comply with the submission guidelines. 


Who are we?

Catholic Stand, an online publication presenting essays, offering substantive resources with thoughtful insights into how to live the Truth that the Church teaches. We are owned by Little Vatican Media, Houston, TX. We were recognized by Our Sunday Visitor as one of the best, must-read Catholic sites on the Internet.

Interested in Contributing as a Guest?

Query us first with your interest. Please contact the Editor-in-Chief, Melanie Jean Juneau. In your query, you should:

  1. Tell us a little about you and why you want to contribute to Catholic Stand.
  2. Identify any credentials you posses that uniquely positions you as a contributor.
  3. Provide links to published work, if any, such as other websites, print publications, your blog, or simply acknowledge that you are just beginning your journey as a writer.
  4. If you have written for other publications, we ask that you provide us with a reference.
  5. Provide a writing sample, if you have never published any work, following the submission criteria below. 

♦  You submission should be between 1,500 and 2,000 words of one of these topics:  1) Why I Remain Catholic; or 2)  Share a time when your faith was challenged and how you persevered.

♦  Your manuscript should be in an 8-1/2 x 11 format, double spaced, saved as a PDF file and attached to your email query. Do not cut and paste your manuscript into the body of the email message.

♦  Place you name and email address in the top left hand corner. Place the word count in the top right corner.

Review and Recruitment Process

Once you supply the information listed above, we will evaluate your submission to discern if your writing style is a good match for our publication. If you are approved, we will ask you to give prayer consideration to this commitment before proceeding. Then if you still feel led by the Holy Spirit to write with us, we will begin processing you into our system.

Please read the following carefully and prayerfully consider your obligation in writing with us . . . before you contact us.

Our Identity and What We Publish

  1. Our articles/essays bear a distinct voice of our brand. We are interested in articles that educate, motivate, inspire, heal and unify. IMPORTANT: We do not publish articles that launch personal attacks, or nit-pick the opinions/positions of another person by name. However, we do encourage citing opinions and offering contrasting points-of-view within the structure of intelligent dialog, such as apologetics and theological comparisons.
  2. We have one paramount rule: No heresy! We are a group of faithful, orthodox Catholics. We respect the Magisterium. We don’t tolerate or condone “Pope bashing”, calling out and publicly chastising other Catholic apologists and evangelists by name who are not faithful to Church teaching, or promoting apparitions, visionaries or private revelations that have not been sanctioned by the Church.
  3. We support well-written, theologically sound prose that unites the faithful. Catholic Stand columnists may write their own blogs, and write for other Catholic publications/websites. However, their tone and respect for the Church should be consistent with what they present on Catholic Stand. Columnists who deviate from the character and integrity they present on Catholic Stand when writing for other publications/websites, and thereby produce work for others that is clearly in stark contrast both in tone, language and/or respect for the Magisterium, are grounds for dismissal. Your brand is your integrity; both for the writer and Catholic Stand.
  4. We will only work directly with the writer; not his representative, family member or assistant.
  5. We only publish original articles and essays.
  6. We do not publish fictional stories, poems, or plays.
  7. We do not publish filler material—anecdotes, jokes, speeches, parodies.
  8. We do not publish content that contains profanity, or commentary designed to ignite or agitate controversy.
  9. Plagiarism is not tolerated; grounds for dismissal.

How We Operate

  • Our online publication is nonpartisan; it is Catholic. Our global target audience is Catholic citizens of all ages, professions/vocations; both believers and seekers. We publish articles that inform, instruct, and inspire. Each of our writers has a unique voice and is true to their message be it theological, personal testimony, or commentary. The editors routinely check the content, edit punctuation, grammar, spelling and spacing, but do not generally edit to the point of changing your writing style. Upon joining the staff, you will receive a copy of Catholic Stand Policy and Standards Manual for more specific instructions.
  • Feature articles are typically 1,200 to 2,000 words. We increasingly are publishing shorter pieces, as well, no less than 800 words.
  • A more reader-friendly and accessible writing style is preferred. Our global audience consists of believers and seekers. Articles should contain links to sources, and/or links to endnotes in order to give readers additional information for discernment.
  • Reprint requests from other publications are approved at the discretion of the writer. Publications requesting reprint approval should include byline with writer’s name, CS title, any credentials and identify Catholic Stand as the originator of the piece.
  • We never consider articles submitted simultaneously to other publications. We request first right of refusal. After your article has published on Catholic Stand, you are welcome to post on other sites.
  • We will only reprint articles previously published outside of Catholic Stand, based upon merit, at the discretion of the Executive Editor.

Thank you,

The Editorial Staff

9 thoughts on “Guest Contributions”

  1. May I share a piece on moral suffering over loss of home and family and as it relates to the Catholic Church, which is my refuge? There is no blaming God but a trail of graces that affirms the Gospel is a living document. It’s less a story of tragedy than one of the value of morality in living a spiritual life under the roof of the Catholic Church. My writing has been published of which all trace is gone; I am “free lance” with no reference. God gave me a love for writing; he did not promise I would be published. My experience begins with loss of home, family, personhood to depending upon Jesus, to grief, healing, recovery and ultimately to redemption to which my confessor affirms only God could have taken my suffering away. I write this experience now that my suffering is gone and am guided in a spiritual life in light of the Church to encourage the faithful to seek out the truth of moral suffering which has no salve other than the Word that tells us do not fear and do not fight.

  2. I have journeyed from priesthood to family-hood. After 14 years of seminary formation [i started as a first year high school seminarian) i was ordained on October 25, 1980. Then, i served as a Catholic priest in different depressed areas of my country for 10 years. In 1990, i submitted to Rome my request for dispensation. In 1993, i got married and now, after 27 years, i am a father of 7 children. is it ok if i submit an article on Why I Remain a Catholic After My Priestly Ministry?

  3. Good morning. I am Fr. Bernard Santiago. Recently I wrote an article for our parishioners on Covid 19 as a blessing or curse from God? If you are interested to read and if you think that can be published, I will be happy to share with you

    1. Hello, my name is Phil Orta. I’ve been attending the same church for 50 years. 20 of those years I’ve been involved with prison ministry. Ministering to remorseful inmates have changed my life. Recently thinking about how the virus has changed our lives. I’m convinced that it’s a truth serum from above. How we really think about each other is manifesting itself daily on the global stage. For the first time since Jesus walked the earth a WORLDWIDE INTERDICT was ordered by the Catholic Church. This has to mean something.
      God Bless, Phil Orta

  4. I wrote an article about ‘Why I have not left the Church’ and was asked to become a regular contributor. My reply stated that I would write occasionally but not on a schedule. I am still waiting for reply. 0r it is a case of ‘many are called but few are chosen’?
    Pete

  5. Stephen Arabadjis

    To whom it may concern,

    My name is Fr. Stephen Arabadjis. I am a member of the Society of St. Pius X. But I am going on my 4th year of Sabbatical.
    Therefore I was hoping your magazine could take a prayer request anonymously. You could write, “A priest who is suffering requests a 54 day rosary novena for his intentions. But any prayers and sacrifices would be greatly appreciated.” I know Our Lady will reward you generously for this.

    In Our Lady,
    Fr. Arabadjis

    P.S. Thanking you in advance, since I don’t always get all my communication.

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