Catholic Stand – Page 114 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

Dealing With an Ingrate Can Be Trying

Dennis Dillon June 6, AD2021 6 Comments

Of all the things a human being can be, an ingrate is one of the worst. At least that’s my opinion. When good things happen

Jordan and Diana: A Thirteenth-Century Love Story

Rory Fox June 6, AD2021 3 Comments

The annals of medieval history contain many love stories. Most of the well-known tales involve romantic love, such as the troubled and tragic twelfth-century account

Some Modesty, Please! Jesus Is In the Building

Dom Cingoranelli June 5, AD2021 16 Comments

We need to demonstrate some modesty in the presence of His Majesty! Jesus Christ, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, condescends to reside

Why Catholics Need to Return to the Catechism

Abigail C. R. Gripshover June 5, AD2021 12 Comments

The Catechism: An Underrated Resource The Catechism of the Catholic Church may not seem like a priority in these crazy times. Keeping up with breaking

Your Only Answer to Transhumanism

Steve Smith June 4, AD2021 15 Comments

The object of my desire was both gloriously complex and orderly at the same time. Just as the balance of order and diversity in a

Keeping the Sabbath Wholly Holy

Cynthia Millen June 4, AD2021 8 Comments

Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath

How Not To Be a Martyr

Rob Marco June 3, AD2021 2 Comments

A friend once told me, “You don’t have to go looking for suffering; if you’re living the Christian life, it will find you.” Zeal is

Why Are We Praying for Peace So Much?

Nate Guyear June 3, AD2021 7 Comments

Since returning to the Catholic Church nearly ten years ago and attending numerous Catholic Churches due to employment-related travels, I have heard many prayers for

Deer in the Headlights of the Mass

Betty Parquette June 2, AD2021 2 Comments

I was like a deer caught in the headlights eighteen years ago while attending my first Mass as a questioning adult. In the past I

Reclaiming Our Sense of Agency and Rediscovering Our Connections

B.J. Gonzalvo June 2, AD2021 1 Comment

Lessons and Stories of the Past Year Over a year has gone by since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. We have been through on

Revelation’s Warning: Orthodoxy Is Not Enough

JP Nunez June 1, AD2021 11 Comments

The book of Revelation is probably the hardest book in the entire Bible to interpret. It is full of bizarre visions and fantastical imagery, and

Tradition, Custom, and Continuity of the Faith

Anthony S. Layne June 1, AD2021 6 Comments

When I originally wrote “Not Of the World: Catholic Tradition and Separation” in 2018, I had in mind the devotional and disciplinary practices that filled

Confession: A Source of Peace and Joy

Barbara Padolina May 31, AD2021 1 Comment

Stories about how different people are coping with this over a year-old “new normal” are rife, ranging from (mis)adventures in baking bread to binge-watching nearly

When You Want to Give Back to God

Laura DeMaria May 31, AD2021 3 Comments

You may look at your life, especially as we get further from 2020, and think, “How blessed I am!” Even in a year like the

The Trinity:
Can We Understand It?

Bob Kurland May 30, AD2021 10 Comments

“Bring me a worm that can comprehend a man, and then I will show you a man that can comprehend the Triune God.”—John Wesley, founder

Thank You, Holy Spirit

Carol Monaco May 29, AD2021 8 Comments

Dear Holy Spirit, Thank you so much for the fruits you give me. Charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, generosity, gentleness, faithfulness, modesty, self-control, and

jargon, math, probability, Bayes' theorem

Probability and Gullibility in Dawkin’s Lock

Bob Drury May 29, AD2021 6 Comments

So what if Richard Dawkins can’t count to seven? He is still a mathematician in accordance with the adage, “There are three kinds of mathematicians:

When Will You Believe?

Pamela Mandela May 28, AD2021 1 Comment

As I write this, we are in the 8th week of ordinary time. However, I want to take us back a little, reflecting on the

Mystery of the Altar

Pete Socks May 28, AD2021 7 Comments

Simple question. What is the most important thing about your Catholic faith? Answers may vary, but really there is only one…at least there should be.

Creatio ex Nihilo, invisible, Divine Providence

Creation: The Full Story

Maurice Williams May 27, AD2021 8 Comments

Our culture is fascinated with creation, which seems strange when our scientists have come up with a seemingly better explanation of how everything came to