Can We Know God Is Real? Part I
Marty Dybicz
May 15, AD2021
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We can know God is real, and we can do so without Faith. We can know, from Reason alone, that God exists. Recall that Faith
Trains and Chains and God as First Cause
Bob Drury
May 9, AD2021
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Trains and chains are popular analogies used to illustrate the argument for a First Cause, whom we call God. See: Reasons to Believe (p. 32)
Is God He or She?
Nate Guyear
April 30, AD2021
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A couple of months ago, U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell, while addressing the House of Representatives about a second President Trump impeachment trial and the GOP’s
By Baptism The Laity Are Members of the Priesthood
Laurika Nxumalo
April 29, AD2021
5 Comments
Not too many years ago very few Catholics spoke about the priesthood of the laity. The concept simply was not known outside theological circles and
Can We Know the Resurrection Happened?
Marty Dybicz
April 26, AD2021
5 Comments
We can know the Resurrection happened. Assenting to the reality of the Resurrection, like assenting to the objective truth of all Catholic doctrine, does not
Science has Proven the Real Presence
Gene M. Van Son
April 17, AD2021
45 Comments
Dr. Ricardo Castañon Gomez is not well-known to many Catholics. But he should be. Atheist Richard Dawkins has apparently never heard of Dr. Ricardo Castañon
Never Again! An Open Letter to our Bishops
Guest Contributor
April 14, AD2021
56 Comments
Disclaimer: At Catholic Stand, seek to further the spirit of charitable discussion. In matters of Church teaching, we tolerate no dissent; but in matters which
Justin Martyr and The Mass
William Hemsworth
April 14, AD2021
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I was not always Catholic. Those who knew me before my conversion may be laughing because I was trying to drag them out of the
How Private Revelations Have Influenced the Church- Part II
Edward Benet
April 11, AD2021
16 Comments
Part I The Assumption of Our Lady It is generally agreed that the dogma of the Assumption has less foundation in Scripture than the Immaculate
How Private Revelations Have Influenced the Church- Part I
Edward Benet
April 10, AD2021
6 Comments
A Catholic is expected to consent firmly to the articles of the Creed – the Trinitarian nature of God, the incarnation of Jesus, his passion,
The Created World Is God’s Temple
JP Nunez
April 8, AD2021
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When most people today read the seven-day creation story in Genesis, they usually have one of two reactions. Either they see it as a piece
Catholicism is True
Hunter Leonard
March 31, AD2021
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When asked to explain his Catholicism, English writer G.K. Chesterton mused, “The difficulty of explaining why I am a Catholic is that there are ten
The Transfiguration and Our Comfort Zones
Rob Marco
March 20, AD2021
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A few years ago I got involved with a Catholic street evangelization apostolate that sought to proclaim the Gospel in the public square and advance
A Simple Explanation of the Catholic Faith
Tom Collingwood
March 17, AD2021
11 Comments
A very common and challenging question I often got in the RCIA program to encourage “reverts” to come back to the faith is, “Can you
It’s Great To Be a Catholic Woman
Melanie Jean Juneau
March 15, AD2021
8 Comments
People of faith who want to understand their identity as men and women must look deeper than answers provided by our ever vacillating culture. As
The Destruction of Man vs. The Truth
Guest Contributor
March 14, AD2021
4 Comments
By: Antonio J. Galindo Aleman More and more our society looks similar to the time of the Judges where everyone did what was right in
Turning an Argument Against Jesus’ Divinity on Its Head
JP Nunez
March 8, AD2021
2 Comments
If you’ve ever had the chance to speak with Jehovah’s Witnesses missionaries, you know they have some clever arguments for their most distinctive belief: their
Baptism Is Not a Human Work
Nate Guyear
February 27, AD2021
7 Comments
Have you ever had a conversation with a Protestant who rejects water baptism as necessary for salvation? This belief stems from the false faith-alone doctrine
The Church Wields the Ultimate Force of Truth
Paul A. Escott
February 13, AD2021
3 Comments
A few weeks ago, my editor sent an email describing a recent anti-Catholic encounter he had in a local coffee shop. It reminded me of a
Does Bodily Autonomy Justify Abortion?
JP Nunez
February 9, AD2021
13 Comments
Does bodily autonomy justify abortion? At first, that may seem like a ridiculous question. Of course it doesn’t. The right to life trumps every other
Taking on a Popular Pro-Abortion Argument
Nate Guyear
February 1, AD2021
28 Comments
In 1971, the Philosophy and Public Affairs journal published a pro-abortion argument titled “A Defense of Abortion”, commonly called the “violinist argument”, which quickly gained
With Freedom Comes Responsibility
Glenn Slaby
January 30, AD2021
1 Comment
Americans have the right to freedom of faith, speech, and religion but we should keep in mind that we do not have the freedom to
The Two Ways to Know the Truth: Reason and Faith
Marty Dybicz
January 29, AD2021
4 Comments
There are two ways to know the truth, which we need so badly during these difficult times. “Unity” is a buzzword now. Real unity can
Is Pope Francis Guilty of False Compassion? Part I
Edward Benet
January 19, AD2021
1 Comment
Whether or not you are a fan of Pope Francis, there can be no denying that he has sometimes been a divisive figure since his
