How About Those Apples?
Ken Kniepmann
October 13, AD2016
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When I lived in the Midwest, Fall was the time when my wife and I headed to the local orchard to pick apples. We would arrive at
God’s Perspective on Popularity
Anne DeSantis
October 12, AD2016
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Fall, A Time of Change The beginning of the school year is upon us. Families, children, teens, young adults and working adults are in full
New Truth? Jesus’s Mistakes? God’s Errors?
Guy McClung
October 12, AD2016
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In the article “The Ideal and the Real” discussing the Exhortation, Amoris Latetia (Joshua J. McElwee, Nat’l Cath. Reporter April 22- May 5, 2016), what
Strengthen Our Seminarians
Pete Socks
October 11, AD2016
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Fred Craddock passed away in 2015. He was professor of preaching ay Candler School of Theology, one of 13 seminaries of the United Methodist Church.
On Heresy, Dissidence, And Scandal
Gene M. Van Son
October 10, AD2016
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Catholics who disagree with some Catholic Doctrine or Doctrines may not be formal heretics. They may only be material heretics. Or they may just be
Are Children at Mass A Blessing or an Annoyance?
Steffani Jacobs
October 9, AD2016
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Sunday mornings can be tough for parents. Getting the kids up and ready for Mass is always a challenge, but then the real adventure
Striving For Sainthood
Karen Reep
October 8, AD2016
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Every morning I take time to read about the Saint of the Day on the Laudate app. What inspirations the saints are! For those
The Master of Conflict in Film: “A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing”
Jamey Brown
October 6, AD2016
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Do you ever wonder how our world has gotten so upside down in just the last few years? Men in girls’ bathrooms, same-sex “marriage,” racial
Being a Good Neighbor Every Day
Deacon Greg Lambert
October 5, AD2016
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National Good Neighbor Day, September 28th, will have come and gone by the time this article posts. I haven’t checked, but something tells me there
Is There Room In The Modern Mind For Miracles?
Brandon Schild
October 2, AD2016
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Is there room in the modern mind for what we would call ‘biblical miracles?’ Today, we lean on modern medicine, doctors, science as the answers
How Many Kinds of Prayer Are There?
Dan Byron
October 1, AD2016
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Some large number of years ago, actually, a very large number of years ago, I recall watching a late night TV show and one of
Making the Most of The Year of Mercy While We Can
Anne DeSantis
September 29, AD2016
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A World-Wide Celebration On December 8, 2015, Pope Francis declared the current liturgical year to be a celebration of God’s mercy by proclaiming it as “The
Trump Is in the House
James Hooper
September 29, AD2016
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In my last article, “Welcome to the House of Moral Dilemma,” I presented the many reasons why a serious Catholic in good faith could not
How the Devil Deceives Us
Ray Sullivan
September 28, AD2016
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Most of the readers of Catholic Stand are probably aware of the wicked deception going on today in the world. St. Paul warned us about
“I Love the Catholic Church, But …”
Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg
September 28, AD2016
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I can’t believe how often I hear people who call themselves Catholic make explicit statements of unfaithfulness. It usually goes something like: “I love the
Rejoice Always! Really?
Guy McClung
September 27, AD2016
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This seems to be impossible. St. Paul tells us: “Rejoice always, pray continually, in all things give thanks.” (1 Thess 5:16-18). No Joy In Pain
Angels: God’s Servants and Messengers
Nada Mazzei
September 27, AD2016
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Angels have always played prominent roles in biblical stories. Over the years, they have inspired art, literature, and films. Saints have spoken with them. St.
Refining Gold
Pete Socks
September 26, AD2016
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We go to Mass, we go to confession frequently but we are not quite perfect are we? We are inherently human. We slip, we fall,
Misconceptions About Wearing a Chapel Veil
Birgit Jones
September 26, AD2016
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I Am Not More Holy than You Many people these days look at women who choose to practice the devotion of veiling as ‘holier than thou’ –
Glowing in the Dark: Teens On Fire
Paul Oakes
September 25, AD2016
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Speaking to tens of thousands of teenagers and young pilgrims at a candlelight vigil in the city of Freiburg, at the end of his
The Mass: To Know, To Love, To Serve
Denise J. Hunnell, MD
September 24, AD2016
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How does the Mass compete? The scenes from World Youth Day in Poland give hope that all is not lost. There is still a zeal
The Explosion of Love Unlimited
David Torkington
September 24, AD2016
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Although Jesus was full of love and could communicate it to others whilst He was on earth, God’s plan was initially limited. In other words,
In-Between Sets of Doors
Sr. Christina Neumann
September 22, AD2016
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918 From the very beginning of the Church there were men and women who set out to follow Christ with greater liberty, and to imitate
The Problems with Christian Film
Patrick Malone
September 21, AD2016
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This past August, Maclean’s published an article called “What would Jesus watch? Behold a new era in Christian film,” by Jaime Weinman, in which he
