Apologetics – Page 5 – Catholic Stand

Observant

Garrett Hines November 15, AD2023 No Comments

Looking to what could be as a means to give what is. A homemade box crafted from spare delivery packages and a piece of my

Ordination of Women In the Church

Nate Guyear October 27, AD2023 23 Comments

Before I get going on the ordination of women, I just want to be clear that I am not against female leaders. In fact, I

A Letter to a Mother About the Synod on Synodality

David Torkington October 23, AD2023 6 Comments

A Letter to a young mother of four who asked my opinion on the current Synod of Synodality which she is finding unfathomable. When I

The Sacrament of Reconciliation: The Fulfillment of the Day of Atonement

Deacon Frank October 13, AD2023 1 Comment

This past month, our Jewish Brethren solemnly celebrated Yom Kippur, a Day of Atonement, to atone for their sins as prescribed by God in the

Remembering Old, Beautiful Catholic Churches

Richard Auciello October 10, AD2023 9 Comments

Something New, Something Different, Something Wrong Having overslept, my wife and I missed the daily Mass at our Parish. We went to another Catholic Church

It’s More than Okay to Celebrate Christopher Columbus Day

Dan Fitzpatrick October 9, AD2023 15 Comments

Today, attention is focused by many school teachers, most journalists, and the entire woke culture solely on the negative-connected history of Christopher Columbus and not

The Last Warrior-Monk?

Guest Contributor September 13, AD2023 13 Comments

By: Unknown Centurion For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control (2 Timothy 1:7). A

What is Truth? A Modern Day Tower of Babel Story

Deacon Frank September 9, AD2023 9 Comments

At the present hour, humanity is reaping the harmful consequences of relativism and subjective truth. In tandem, they are doing tremendous damage to our culture

Why Did Jesus Preach to Spirits in Prison?

Nate Guyear September 3, AD2023 9 Comments

In my previous article, we looked at why Jesus descended to Abraham’s Bosom but not to Gehenna after His Crucifixion. After exploring this topic, questions

The Three Crosses

Rob Greving August 24, AD2023 8 Comments

When Our Lord tells us to “take up your cross daily,” what does He mean? What do we, or what should we, mean when we

Why Didn’t Jesus Go to the Abode of the Damned?

Nate Guyear August 20, AD2023 25 Comments

A few weeks ago, a friend asked me why Jesus did not go to the abode of the damned during the time between His Crucifixion

Three Benefits to Acquiring “Two Tickets to Paradise”

Deacon Frank August 18, AD2023 6 Comments

In 1977, Eddie Money had his iconic and signature hit song “I’ve got two tickets to paradise”, which was released to great fanfare. I remember

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Making Sense of the Five Senses

Guest Contributor August 9, AD2023 5 Comments

By: Markelle M.ED., M.A. At this very moment, as you engage with these words, you are partaking in an insightful experience made possible by the

What Does Freedom Mean To Me?

Tom Thomas August 8, AD2023 4 Comments

Everyone values freedom. But what does freedom mean to a Catholic? Let us take a closer look. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) has

The Sign of the Cross – The Prayer of Power

Guy McClung July 16, AD2023 5 Comments

St. Bernadette & the Sign of the Cross Our Lady, the Blessed Virgin Mary, appeared several times to St. Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France in

Reorientation Before Revival

Guest Contributor July 5, AD2023 18 Comments

By John Vrdolyak Many well-informed Catholics can quote the sobering statistics concerning belief in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist – with 69%

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She Sees Dead People

Garrett Hines July 4, AD2023 4 Comments

A Convert’s Response to Allie Beth Stuckey The first Catholic claim I took seriously as a protestant centered heavily on the intercession of the Saints.

Seven Arguments For the Historical Resurrection of Christ-Part II

Deacon Frank June 29, AD2023 4 Comments

We continue with the seventh argument which addresses the physical evidence of Christ’s resurrection from the dead that is still in existence today. (To read

Seven Arguments For the Historical Resurrection of Christ-Part I

Deacon Frank June 28, AD2023 8 Comments

It is quite obvious to most Christians, that in the present hour, Christianity is under attack from a sector of our society, which hates what

Richard Dawkins: Falling Down Mount Improbable

Bob Drury June 10, AD2023 6 Comments

Richard Dawkins’ identification of others as intellectually deluded concerning the existence of God is based on an argument that succumbs to the logical analysis reductio