Catholic Stand – Page 101 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

A Catholic Worthiness Score?

Deacon Greg Lambert November 27, AD2021 5 Comments

It is a common practice to pull a credit report on a person applying for a job or a loan. In fact, your credit score

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A Queen Most Powerful

Al Costa November 26, AD2021 3 Comments

In June 1941, an expedition led by Russian anthropologists Tashmuhammed Kari-Niyazov and Mikhail Gerasimov begin excavations in the “Gur-Emi” at the burial site of Timur

Small Children Remember Their Life in the Womb

Melanie Jean Juneau November 26, AD2021 9 Comments

The scientific community is finally beginning to grasp what the ancient Hebrews understood thousands of years ago; an unborn child thinks, feels, and remembers. There

Risk All For Christ

Daniel Mark November 25, AD2021 10 Comments

If we do not risk anything for God, we will never do anything great for him (St Louis de Montfort). Recently, I went to the

Thanksgiving: Give Thanks In All Circumstances

Sr. Christina Neumann November 25, AD2021 1 Comment

As the American holiday of Thanksgiving approaches, I am reminded of how important thanksgiving is at every Mass we celebrate. As the Catechism of the

Preparation for Truth

Christian Daru November 24, AD2021 3 Comments

In the Gospel for Sunday, October 31st this year, Jesus tells a scribe that he is “not far from the Kingdom of God” (Mk 12:28-34).

Grieving: Dreams Can Bring Closure

Ida Adams November 24, AD2021 3 Comments

I belong to a particular club that no parent wants to belong to. The one titled “I lost a child.” It really doesn’t matter whether

Eucharistic Coherence vs. Episcopal Incoherence

Guest Contributor November 23, AD2021 18 Comments

By: Unknown Centurion The American shepherds met last week to draft a document to make the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus and His

The Spiritual History of the Catholic Church

Neil Jopson November 23, AD2021 4 Comments

History involves change. Change can be sudden, it can be slow, but like taxes and death, change is guaranteed. Working out how and why it

Trust in Jesus

Diana Ragsdale November 22, AD2021 4 Comments

Trust in Jesus Jesus knows us through and through. As Catholics, He knows and forgives our past mistakes through the sacrament of Reconciliation. He leads

The Spider Who Saved Christmas: Off the Shelf 230 with Raymond Arroyo

Pete Socks November 22, AD2021 1 Comment

Off the Shelf 230 – Raymond Arroyo As we head into Advent we will soon see the signs of the current war on Christmas raising

Ghosts, Hauntings, and Unanswered Questions: A Guide to Our Restless Dead

Masha Goepel November 21, AD2021 3 Comments

We who are on uncovered ground, Voices sounding in the desert, We the desert, we deserted, We who are sure of our suffering.[i] This Sunday,

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Even A Grouchy Curmudgeon Can Be Called To Service

Mark Belanger November 21, AD2021 5 Comments

It does not take a bible scholar to guess that when I refer to a grouchy curmudgeon in service to God, I am thinking of

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The Gen Z Dilemma and Challenge for the Church

Paul A. Escott November 20, AD2021 4 Comments

Springtide Research Institute, a newly formed research center that is focused on Gen Z, recently released a study on attitudes of adolescents and young adults

Perseverance

Brian McShane November 20, AD2021 3 Comments

Why did Thomas Edison not give up trying to invent the light bulb after testing thousands of materials that would not make the right filament?

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The Rosary, Pro-Abortion Politicians, and the Eucharist

Edward Benet November 19, AD2021 7 Comments

Imagine a scene from the first century. Emperor Nero has persecuted every Christian that can be rounded up in Rome. By his decree, they are

“Cooperation” and Parishes Partnering with Amazon

Joe Tevington November 19, AD2021 14 Comments

This evening, I happened to notice a fundraiser which encouraged people to designate a Catholic parish whenever they make an Amazon purchase. While ostensibly helping

Ignatian and Carmelite Spirituality – Complementary or Contradictory?

David Torkington November 18, AD2021 10 Comments

In order to shed some light on the complementarity between Ignatian and Carmelite Spirituality that is being discussed at present, I would like to say