Social Justice – Page 16

Male and Female He Created Them

Autumn Jones November 27, AD2013 6 Comments

“God created mankind in his image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them” – Genesis 1:27 A couple

On The Altar of Success

Melanie Jean Juneau November 13, AD2013 9 Comments

To all people raised to be a success in a Western capitalist society: Have you sacrificed all on the altar of success? Since preschool, society has

Mary Wagner: A Rose is Just a Rose Except in Canada

H. L. Duncan November 11, AD2013 15 Comments

Imagine this scenario: You are a young girl. You are full of love for others from the tiniest and most defenseless to their mothers who

THANK YOU, WENDY DAVIS! I Join You in Prayer

John Darrouzet November 4, AD2013 5 Comments

Surely Wendy Davis has been saying her prayers and with the latest Federal Judge ruling the Texas anti-abortion law unconstitutional in key parts, perhaps she

I\’m Not an Angel and Neither is She

Tammy Ruiz Ziegler, RN CPLC October 29, AD2013 11 Comments

I will sheepishly admit the first few times I was called an \”angel\” in the course of my work, I probably internally basked in whatever

Ave Maria, Florida: An Interview

Julie Machado October 25, AD2013 5 Comments

I wrote about the small town of Ave Maria, Florida last month here at CatholicStand, but I was still curious about a lot of things

Autonomy Gone Wild!

H. L. Duncan October 14, AD2013 6 Comments

In this modern era, all faithfully Christian people run up against a concept that is often hard to overcome and not always a conscious part

Pope Francis: A Modernist Heretic?

Melanie Jean Juneau October 11, AD2013 129 Comments

Why do Faithful American Catholics Label Pope Francis: A Modernist Heretic? Every time Pope Francis speaks, the papers are filled with sensational headlines; he does not

Double Vision; What is Your Focus?

Patti Maguire Armstrong October 9, AD2013 52 Comments

Two people can look at the same thing and see two very different things. For instance, what do you think of when you see the

Transcript of Pope Francis’ 2005 Pro-Life Homily Shows His Candor

Robbe Lyn Sebesta October 8, AD2013 5 Comments

Taken from: OrderofMercy.org (with permission) (Sep 16, 2013) With surprising candor, the man who was to become Pope Francis warned his fellow Christians of the

Only Real When Shared

Autumn Jones October 6, AD2013 2 Comments

Last year I re-read the popular novel Into the Wild for one of my graduate classes. The book confronts adventure, solitude and the search for

Is Atheist Richard Dawkins Being Responsible In His Statements?

H. L. Duncan October 4, AD2013 96 Comments

One of my favorite clichés to refer to when talking about atheism has been that human cliché Richard Dawkins. Nobody just reads his books, we

On Human Indifference

Philip A Dzialo October 2, AD2013 4 Comments

Editor\’s Note: This is a guest contribution from reader Philip A. Dzialo, and it accompanies Tammy Ruiz\’s article, Be Not Afraid, Be Not Mean. It

Ave Maria, Florida

Julie Machado September 26, AD2013 22 Comments

What if you could create the ideal town, based on your Catholic beliefs? What if you could build a town centered upon prayer, open to

Making the Most of Aparecida

Fr. James Melnick September 18, AD2013 4 Comments

Pope Francis has been handing out the concluding document from the 5th General Conference of Latin American Bishops, a.k.a. \”Aparecida\” to many diplomats and leaders

Pope Francis Has Single-Handedly Destroyed Catholicism

JoAnna Wahlund September 18, AD2013 958 Comments

…or so you’d think if you got all your information about Catholicism from blog comboxes. Not surprisingly, Pope Francis has been in the news lately.

The Effects of Depression and the Universal Remedy

Robbe Lyn Sebesta September 16, AD2013 19 Comments

On December 8,1992, an article appeared in the science section of the New York Times under the headline \”A Rising Cost of Modernity: Depression.\” The