March 2013 - Catholic Stand

We Cannot Have Dissent!

Sherry Antonetti March 30, AD2013 7 Comments

In reading the various news bits over the past few weeks, I noticed a trend — an assertion born of certitude and used to justify

Same Sex “Marriage” Has Ruined Dr Who For Me

Larry D March 30, AD2013 15 Comments

Cross-posted at Acts of the Apostasy. The second half of Season Seven of Doctor Who starts this Saturday evening [March 30] on BBC America, and

Filling the Bucket of Self Esteem

Chelsea Houghton March 29, AD2013 9 Comments

Self esteem. A modern essential. Self esteem was a term invented by Sigmund Freud. The concept has taken wing since then, enhancing other modern philosophies.

Appetites vs. Hierarchy of Needs

Jared Tomanek March 28, AD2013 6 Comments

In 1943, a psychologist, Abraham Maslow, offered a paper called “A Theory of Human Motivation.” I think just about every introduction class for college psychology and

HOW TO FIND FAITH AT THE MOVIES: Encountering Your Wise Ones (Part Two)

John Darrouzet March 27, AD2013 7 Comments

Previously, in John’s series of posts, HOW TO FIND FAITH AT THE MOVIES, he described the ordinary world of the person seeking to decide about

HOW TO FIND FAITH AT THE MOVIES: Encountering Your Wise Ones (Part One)

John Darrouzet March 27, AD2013 8 Comments

Previously, in John’s series of posts, HOW TO FIND FAITH AT THE MOVIES, he described the ordinary world of the person seeking to decide about

Divine Intersection

Christina Weber March 27, AD2013 6 Comments

CNN’s Pierce Morgan attempted to entangle Senator Rick Santorum into pledging alliance to the potentially new Church Doctrine under Pope Francis that condom use would

Report to the Emperor-First Draft

Donald R. McClarey March 26, AD2013 5 Comments

I thank you Marcus for taking on the onerous task of acting as my secretary, in addition to your regular duties as my aide, in

Getting the Marriage Conversation Right

Patti Maguire Armstrong March 25, AD2013 34 Comments

“This disgusts me, how sick for you all to discriminate against same sex marriage…Its [sic] 2013 [sic] can\’t you guys grow up and see the

The Homicide of Terri Schindler-Schiavo

Debi Vinnedge March 25, AD2013 21 Comments

“Why Have You Forsaken Me?” As Holy Week begins and we reflect on the passion of Jesus Christ, it is especially appropriate to remember another person who eight

What it is Really Like to Be Submissive to Your Husband

Leticia Adams March 23, AD2013 13 Comments

I was watching CBS This Morning and they had a segment about feminism. It seems that Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg has a new book out called

5 Habits That Are Hazardous To Your (Spiritual) Health

Gary Zimak March 22, AD2013 2 Comments

Although Lent is winding to a close, there is still plenty of time to work on the many bad habits that hurt our relationship with

Meet the Darlings of Class Action Lawsuits

Anabelle Hazard March 21, AD2013 10 Comments

What has me scratching my head like a dandruff shampoo commercial is the popularity of organic foods to maintain healthy, digestive systems inconsistently co-existing with

Should We Be “Desirable” … or “Sexy”?

Anthony S. Layne March 21, AD2013 12 Comments

Sexy adj. /ˈsɛksi/ From sex (Middle French sexe < Latin sexus (“gender”); thought to be connected with Latin seco, secare (“divide, cut”) by the concept of division,

Confessions of a Wanna-Be Orthodox Catholic High School Teacher

Francis March 20, AD2013 124 Comments

Have you ever felt like a nobody in the world? To be in the world but not of the world is surely a frustrating reality

The Miracle of a Sunset

Michelle Fritz March 20, AD2013 3 Comments

The other day I was in the car with my 14 year old headed home from the store. The sun was beginning to set and the

The Latex and the Killer Virus in Africa

Obianuju Ekeocha March 19, AD2013 5 Comments

A few months ago I had a series of email correspondence with a South African man over the reality and trajectory of humanitarian aid and

Inadequacy is My Constant Companion

Tammy Ruiz Ziegler, RN CPLC March 19, AD2013 4 Comments

This column is about the profound feeling of inadequacy that can come from caring for the bereaved. I ask you to not simply jump to

So You Think You Know How the Morning After Pill Works?

Stacy Trasancos, PhD March 18, AD2013 9 Comments

So did I. Stay with me to the end, I argue that we reject any use or further testing of the morning after pill (MAP) completely.

A Wager About Satan

Val Bianco March 18, AD2013 9 Comments

Though it certainly doesn’t make for pleasant reading, approved transcripts of certain exorcisms are a riveting window into the reality of the absolute spiritual warfare

The Two Shall Become One Flesh

Joel Schmidt March 16, AD2013 10 Comments

There may be no better commentary on marital unity than the following excerpt from the Exhortation Before Marriage, which was once commonly used at the

Suffering the Insufferable Fools

Jennifer Hartline March 16, AD2013 14 Comments

The hardest Lenten penance yet has been having to listen to the pompous fools who dominate the television, radio and internet news media in the