Never Underestimate a Word of Welcome
Mark Belanger
April 23, AD2021
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More years ago than I care to remember, I was settling into my seat in my high school Algebra II class when one of my
Truth Without Love And Love Without Truth
Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer
April 22, AD2021
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As the only native English speaker in a community replete with Italians and Argentinians, I often get requests to clarify the pronunciation of certain English
Catholic Stories of Faith and Hope
Pete Socks
April 22, AD2021
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With the past year we have gone through one of the big questions on the mind of many is simply “why”? Why all the suffering?
Pure in Heart
Susan Skinner
April 21, AD2021
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Blessed are the Pure in Heart for they shall see God (Matthew 5:8). The past several months have been a whirlwind of suffering, beauty, and
Why Hell Is Real and Forever
Maurice Williams
April 21, AD2021
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Many people argue that God is not going to send those who refuse to love Him and obey Him to everlasting hell like He has
Ars Moriendi – Learning to Die Well
Masha Goepel
April 20, AD2021
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Christ is Risen, Alleluia! He is Risen and the whole world rejoices. At the Easter Vigil we sat in darkness as our tiny candles flickered
The Grace of Deification: Becoming One With Jesus
Ray Sullivan
April 20, AD2021
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So many people think that the goal of Christianity is to follow Jesus. That, in itself, of course, is a wonderful thing. But that is
Why Does God Allow Suffering?: Off the Shelf 209 with Steven Hemler
Pete Socks
April 19, AD2021
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Off the Shelf 209 – Steven Hemler This week on Off the Shelf Steve Hemler returns to discuss the third book in his apologetics trilogy, Catholic
Race, Racism, and the Public Enemy Within
Cynthia Millen
April 19, AD2021
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Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it. (Attributed to Abraham Lincoln) They watched him closely and sent agents pretending to
The Man Mistaken for a Gardener
David Torkington
April 18, AD2021
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It was at Easter in the 1970’s that I first met my wife. I received a phone call from the local convent asking me to
Life and Prayer
Rob Greving
April 18, AD2021
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We pray the way we live and we live the way we pray. It’s some of the best advice I’ve ever been given. Our “regular
Science has Proven the Real Presence
Gene M. Van Son
April 17, AD2021
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Dr. Ricardo Castañon Gomez is not well-known to many Catholics. But he should be. Atheist Richard Dawkins has apparently never heard of Dr. Ricardo Castañon
The Kiss of Peace and the Holy Fist Bump
Deacon Greg Lambert
April 17, AD2021
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The Kiss (or Sign) of Peace has been in place in some form since the early Church. From the intimate gatherings of the first century
Ordinary Men and Women Recognized As Companions of Jesus
Dom Cingoranelli
April 16, AD2021
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“Uneducated, ordinary men…companions of Jesus.” (Acts 4:13) That’s how the Jewish leaders characterized Peter and John after they cured the crippled man at “the Beautiful
Glorifying God Is Easier Than You Think
Kendra Von Esh
April 16, AD2021
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How do you glorify God in your life? Unfortunately, many believe it is harder than it really is. During the season of Lent, I created
When We Pray for the Souls in Purgatory, Let’s Remember the Priests There
Patty Knap
April 15, AD2021
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A few years ago I suddenly began thinking about a priest I knew who had died about ten years earlier. We remember the special priests
Catechism of the Seven Sacraments
Pete Socks
April 15, AD2021
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The great thing about books is they can be revisited. There is something about walking over to a bookshelf and pulling down a book you
Never Again! An Open Letter to our Bishops
Guest Contributor
April 14, AD2021
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Disclaimer: At Catholic Stand, seek to further the spirit of charitable discussion. In matters of Church teaching, we tolerate no dissent; but in matters which
Justin Martyr and The Mass
William Hemsworth
April 14, AD2021
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I was not always Catholic. Those who knew me before my conversion may be laughing because I was trying to drag them out of the
Unforgettable, That’s What You Are –
Ida Adams
April 13, AD2021
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Or not. That old song has been spooking me. Have you ever entertained the unwelcome thought that God had forgotten you? Followed by the even
I am an EMHC and Honored to be One
Larry Peterson
April 13, AD2021
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I am an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion (EMHC). I bring Holy Communion (Christ truly present in the consecrated Host) to Catholics who are homebound,
Real Religion: Off the Shelf 208 with Father Jeffrey Kirby
Pete Socks
April 12, AD2021
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Off the Shelf 208 – Father Jeffrey Kirby We live in a pretty messed up world and the only thing that will fix is to
