Bring ‘Em Back! Part 4
This is the fourth in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and
This is the fourth in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and
All Christians should be well aware of the details of Our Lord’s Passion. One small part of Passion, His interaction on Calvary with the two
David Torkington is a Spiritual Theologian, Author, Lecturer and Broadcaster who specializes in Prayer, Christian Spirituality and Mystical Theology. For the past fifty years, he
When I first decided to spend my life searching for God I visited the great Carthusian monastery, St Hugh’s Charterhouse, Parkminster in Sussex, Southern England
The problem of the Biblical Canon (or the problem of Canonicity) is the question of which books and textual passages count as inspired Scripture, and
Part I Jehovah-Nissi: The Lord Is My Banner In chapter 17 of the Book of Exodus, another of God’s names is revealed. During Israel’s wandering
Bob Blundell, a former columnist at Catholic Stand has written a book, “Crossroads – A Journey from Communist China to Christ”. Bob brings one of
Many people, including my past self, say the word grace without knowing exactly what it is or what it does. We sometimes think of it
Nothing is more distorted from the truth these days and also attacking children in unprecedented numbers than the craze of so-called transgenderism. “Transgenderism” is not
The Holy Father, Pope Francis continues to focus on the vices. This time it is on Acedia, a most appropriate topic as we head into
This is the third in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and
Have you ever noticed how ‘mountains’ have a prominent place in Scripture? The readings for the second Sunday in Lent, for instance, tell the story
Background On Patient Justice We can see the patient justice of Jesus in the peace that Irish and Italian Americans achieved: So many people share
The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for March 2024 is made clearest by Catholic Doctrine. Doctrines are the Magisterium’s authoritative, essentially unchangeable clarifications of
A forebear of mine, a Catholic priest called Richard Torkington, was made the Rector of the local Parish by the Lord of the Manor, a
The 24-hour news cycle, the multitude of TV and movie channels, music, smartphones, plus traffic congestion and all the other noises, fill our days and
Our salvation and that of loved ones, friends, those near to us, and even enemies should be the first thought in our minds on this
Meditating on the Passion of Jesus Christ is a great way to advance spiritually. The great spiritual masters tell us that there are three levels
We typically think of God as Lord, Father, and God. We know His name is to be honoured and not taken in vain (Exodus 20:7).
This is the second in a series of articles aimed at helping you to get your lapsed Catholic loved one going to Church again and
It is easy in this digital age for everything to get posted as quickly as the idea comes to us. But to be prudent, we
In multiple places in Scripture, we are admonished to persevere despite difficulties. In the story of Christ and the Syrophoenician woman, for example, recounted in