A Kindness to My Papi
Victoria Gisondi
August 25, AD2014
7 Comments
We all thought Papi was being a big baby when he stopped leaving the house. In the past year, he had become needy, asking us
Pro-Life Messages in Ten Popular Movies
Anna Rose Meeds
August 24, AD2014
9 Comments
Often Christians lament the darkness in the world around us. War, abortion, euthanasia, and murder are regular occurrences even in our own communities. No wondering
NFP: When Is It Permissible to Avoid Pregnancy?
JoAnna Wahlund
August 20, AD2014
31 Comments
On Facebook, I’m in several Natural Family Planning (NFP) groups, and the same question pops up on a regular basis: “What reasons justify using NFP
Fetal Homicide is Not Health Care
Cynthia Millen
August 8, AD2014
7 Comments
A Health Care Thought-Experiment Just imagine if there were a morning after pill to rid ourselves of the eating and drinking we consumed the night
The Feminine Genius is Not Just Barefoot and Pregnant
Anabelle Hazard
August 7, AD2014
5 Comments
“I could never stay home barefoot and pregnant with kids all day,” my twenty-four-year-old law student self thought. “I’d be so bored; I’d go crazy!
Everyone Is Wrong About Sex
Matthew Tyson
August 4, AD2014
72 Comments
In case you missed it, I used my debut post on Catholic Stand to suggest that contraception may not be the great and mighty liberator
But I Don’t Know How to Pray – Being God’s Mouthpiece
Kerri Lynn Bishop
August 2, AD2014
8 Comments
I lay there, cuddled in bed with my littlest guy and reminded him that we needed to say bedtime prayers before our story. He looked
Catholic Dads Must Read Scripture!
Matthew James Christoff
July 28, AD2014
9 Comments
Jesus was a master teacher, the greatest teacher who has ever lived, for He is the Only Son of God. There can be no human
Evangelizing for Life – Chemo While Pregnant
Birgit Jones
July 25, AD2014
16 Comments
Pope Francis has repeatedly urged us to evangelize. His oft repeated message calls us to share the word of God where we are, saying, “The
Contraception: Sexism’s Greatest Ally
Matthew Tyson
July 24, AD2014
85 Comments
Something I have always found so intriguing within the parameters of women’s rights debates and feminist issues is how incredibly sacred contraception is to so
NFP Saved My Life and My Marriage
JoAnna Wahlund
July 23, AD2014
2 Comments
The following is a series of blog comments posted by Heidi in the comboxes at the blog Little Catholic Bubble. I found her story so moving and inspirational that
In Defense of the Elders
Michael Lane
July 22, AD2014
21 Comments
Action, fantasy, westerns, or any movie including a hero and a villain will usually peek my interest. The Marvel films captured my imagination’s child-like side.
Is This Love? Surrogates, Same-Sex Couples, and Motherless Babies
Jennifer Hartline
July 22, AD2014
192 Comments
The story of two homosexual men in Texas who became fathers of twin boys via a surrogate appeared in my Facebook feed a couple of weeks
There Are Tiny Catholics Among Us
H. L. Duncan
July 21, AD2014
19 Comments
We have seen them in our imagination when we first hear of a pregnancy. We may see them in an ultrasound and marvel as they show
It Is Good That You Exist
Leticia Adams
July 12, AD2014
26 Comments
I have been reading Elizabeth Scalia’s blog for a year or so now and she always gets me thinking. Lately she has repeated the words
Spouse-Sexual
Julie Machado
July 11, AD2014
7 Comments
There is a lot of talk about “heterosexual” and “homosexual” out there. They are terms and notions so causally tossed around that to question them
The Secret to Converting Your Friends and Family
Anabelle Hazard
July 10, AD2014
14 Comments
There’s someone out there you want to see safely home in the Catholic Church, right? Someone you know would be the next St. Augustine, if
A Father’s Blessing
Lisa Shefferly-Gillay
July 9, AD2014
10 Comments
My daughter entered a local monastery to start off on her path in life as a cloistered Carmelite nun. Since she was a little girl,
The Fragility of Human Life
Melanie Jean Juneau
July 7, AD2014
6 Comments
A couple of months ago, I realized how fragile human life really is when I almost lost a daughter during childbirth. During labor, she almost bled
What Truly Belongs To You?
Kerri Lynn Bishop
July 5, AD2014
5 Comments
Ownership – it’s a funny thing human beings have struggled with since Adam and Eve. Since Creation we have never had enough. It is the desire to have more
Buckle Up! Riding the Marriage Roller Coaster
Joel and Lisa Schmidt
July 5, AD2014
4 Comments
Roller coasters are a centerpiece of the amusement park, a common summer vacation destination for many families including ours. While there is some danger involved
A Feast of Catholic Learning
Kevin Aldrich
June 30, AD2014
6 Comments
I just returned from a retreat for Catholic educators sponsored by the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education (ICLE) and hosted by St. Agatha Academy of Winchester, KY. Thirteen of
