Your Heavenly Home
Pete Socks
June 17, AD2016
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Commercialism is all around us. It stares us in the face as we watch TV. Buy this fancy new vehicle and you will have a
The Small World of the Narcissist
Cynthia Millen
June 17, AD2016
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My Language Arts students are currently finishing up their respective research papers. One of the instructions which I give them is that they are not
Bringing Back What Is True and Good
Todd Nolan
June 16, AD2016
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Religious values are constantly under attack today. Truth and order have been replaced by confusion and chaos. The former offered direction and purpose. The
Pope Francis and Holy, Undignified Joy
Melanie Jean Juneau
June 16, AD2016
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A Christian is one who is invited… to join in the feast, to the joy of being saved, to the joy of being redeemed, to
A Father Creates an Image of God in His Child
Ramon Antonio A. Aldana
June 15, AD2016
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Father’s Day is fast approaching. It is that time of the year when we stop to thank and celebrate the wonderful role that our own
Bearing One’s Cross
Ken Kniepmann
June 14, AD2016
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The question of human suffering casts a long shadow on the human experience. If you talk to people long enough, they’ll get around to telling
Why Is My Faith So Fragile?
H. L. Duncan
June 13, AD2016
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Why do we expect to find truth, goodness, and love, in a Judas before we know that he is a Judas? When we do not
An Unfulfilled Dream and a Fulfillment of Trust
Cecily Lowe
June 13, AD2016
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In my last article, I wrote about my Rome semester. Obviously, my journey through the Eternal City contained lots of different experiences, both good and
In Defense of the Journey
Julie Machado
June 11, AD2016
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I think getting married early, even as early as 18 or 20, is a wonderful thing. Maturity doesn’t necessarily come with age and there is
Jane Austen’s Paradigm: Family As Gospel
Guy McClung
June 8, AD2016
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It is remarkable that for over two centuries now, and in our present time, Jane Austen’s writings are still popular. Why is this so? This
A Light, Silent Sound
Dan Byron
June 5, AD2016
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Many of the articles which appear on Catholic Stand are correctly concerned about the election, abortion, medical issues, technology which blurs reality, the general economy, and the
Me, Myself, and, I
Melanie Jean Juneau
June 5, AD2016
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If we are brutally honest, most Catholics must concede we view the world as if we stood at the centre of the universe with everyone
Catholic Men and the Holy Rosary
Dom Cingoranelli
June 4, AD2016
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On May 13, 2016, the Catholic Church celebrated the 99th anniversary of the first apparition at Fatima. During the Fatima apparitions to the three shepherd
The Spiritual Life by Analogy
Ray Sullivan
June 4, AD2016
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An analogy is a comparison of one thing to another. There are many spiritual analogies out there, ways in which we can illustrate how Christians
Handling Criticism
Pete Socks
June 3, AD2016
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It seems no matter what our station in life we are bound to be the object of criticism at some point. Perhaps you are a
Catholic Spirituality – Scripture and Tradition
David Torkington
June 3, AD2016
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Forty years ago I was challenged by a Canoness. I had just finished a weekend course on personal prayer at the retreat centre that I ran
Like a Voice Crying Out in the Wilderness
Birgit Jones
June 2, AD2016
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You have probably heard the old philosophical question, “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there, does it still make a sound?”
Book Review: Everyday Sacrament and Interview with Laura Fanucci
Anabelle Hazard
June 2, AD2016
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When I saw that the eloquent Laura Fanucci, who blogs at Mothering Spirit, had written a book “Everyday Sacrament” published by Liturgical Press, I had
Prayer to the Saints: One in The Body
James Hooper
June 1, AD2016
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One of the major criticisms that Catholics often receive from most Protestants and others outside of the faith is that we worship the saints. The
The Dangers of Cliques and Superior Attitudes in the Church
Anne DeSantis
June 1, AD2016
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A Quote From the Holy Father Pope Francis “May the Church be a place of God’s mercy and hope, where all feel welcomed, loved, forgiven
The Military and the Catholic Faith: Training
Brandon Schild
May 31, AD2016
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This article is the third in a series called, “The U.S. Military and the Catholic Faith: A Comparison”, which examines the comparisons between the U.S. Army
Born Into a Romance: Building a Civilization of Love, the Vocation of the Family
Sarah Huntzinger
May 30, AD2016
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“Get thee to a nunnery; why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?” The line from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Act III, Scene 1, is spoken
God’s Power and Mercy
Stephanie H. To
May 30, AD2016
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In the Summa Theologiae, II-II, q. 30, a. 4, St. Thomas Aquinas writes: “It is proper to God to exercise mercy, and he manifests his
Make a Heartfelt Connection to the Eucharist
Lilla Marie Lottinger
May 29, AD2016
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How often do we hear of a spouse (usually the wife) struggling in their marriage because of a lack of deeper, heartfelt connection? And
