Catholic Stand – Page 11 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

What If…

Richard Auciello October 21, AD2025 6 Comments

When the priest says, “Take this, all of you and eat of it, for this is my body which will be given up for you,”

Faith As Small As A Mustard Seed

Pamela Mandela October 20, AD2025 2 Comments

There are times when I feel as if I have enough faith, and others when I wish I had a little more. But more faith

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I Saw Satan Laughing With Delight…

Ray Sullivan October 19, AD2025 13 Comments

Satan will laugh with delight once he has convinced your intellect that good is evil and evil is good.

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Happiness is More Than A Warm Puppy

Mark Belanger October 19, AD2025 4 Comments

Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz is credited with the phrase “Happiness is a warm puppy.” It was, perhaps, a foretaste of the internet meme. The phrase

The Both And of Immigration

Timothy McHugh October 18, AD2025 2 Comments

The media, pundits, and activists on the left and the right still cannot figure out the Catholic Church and its teaching. Each time a statement

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Is Every Human Being Unique and Unrepeatable?

Rev. Kenneth M. Dos Santos MIC October 17, AD2025 5 Comments

Are all human beings biologically identical, or, is each person distinct – one from another? Are there not many shared similarities in terms of biological

Pilgrimage to Camino de Santiago

Alexandra Greeley October 16, AD2025 No Comments

What is a pilgrimage? Many people may think of a pilgrimage as a journey to some celebrity destination. But for most Catholics, a pilgrimage is

St Francis of Assisi: Part 1- The Second Christ

David Torkington October 15, AD2025 3 Comments

In 1209 St Francis of Assisi who the medievals called The Second Christ presented his first rule, totally based on the Gospel, to the great Pope Innocent III

Your Way of Acting Should Be Different from the World’s Way

Dom Cingoranelli October 14, AD2025 4 Comments

St. Benedict, in his rule for monasteries tells monks, “Your way of acting should be different from the world’s way.” (RB 4: 20) That’s good

Give Us This Day Our Daily Prayer

Deacon Greg Lambert October 13, AD2025 1 Comment

Our daily prayer, even more important than our daily bread, is vital in maintaining our relationship with God and neighbor. The two great commandments that

Bring Back the Celebration of Christopher Columbus Day

Dan Fitzpatrick October 12, AD2025 4 Comments

Nowadays, many journalists and public school teachers, along with the entire woke culture, focus solely on the negativities surrounding Christopher Columbus and not his positive

On Losing a Child.

Nathan Krupa October 11, AD2025 1 Comment

In January, I attended my final session of the Alleluia School of Spiritual Direction. The topic of the two-week session was spiritual healing, and after

Is the Church Now Okay with Heresy?

Joe Tevington October 11, AD2025 7 Comments

Of course not! God entrusted the Catholic church with safeguarding the truth that sets us free. Incredulity is the neglect of revealed truth or the

Distraction and Misdirection: The Demonic Shell Game

Gabriel Garnica October 10, AD2025 1 Comment

Two essential elements of magic are misdirection and distraction. These two elements enable the magician to perform all sorts of “magic” tricks. Confidence tricksters also

The Sacraments are Critical to Our Spiritual Growth

Deacon Steve Greco October 9, AD2025 No Comments

Now, if when He lived in this world, He healed the sick by the mere touch of His garments, what doubt is there but that

Theological Meaning: Understanding ‘Eodem Sensu Eademque Sententia’

Rory Fox October 8, AD2025 4 Comments

The Latin formula eodem sensu eademque sententia is a traditional theological way of describing sameness-of-meaning. The formula is often quoted as part of an insistence