Thankful to God for Family
Diana Ragsdale
September 23, AD2025
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The life of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux is an example for us of how our own family life prepares us for our individual vocations.
Thoughts After the Murder of a Good and Faithful Servant
Genesius
September 23, AD2025
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This past week Bishop Baron’s YouTube podcast “Bishop Barron Presents,” was left without a guest. Evil snuffed the life out of the young civil rights
For 2,000 Years Catholicism Has Not Changed
Gene M. Van Son
September 22, AD2025
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For centuries every Catholic knew that Catholicism was the one true faith. They also knew that non-Catholics would probably end up in hell when they
A Death in the Family
Masha Goepel
September 21, AD2025
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My mother died at the end of August. She’d been diagnosed with cancer in 2021, and for the next four and a half years she’d
Bring Joy
Evangeline Lothian
September 20, AD2025
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On the Over-Seriousness of Today The current age, with its technologies, its wars, its uncertainties and anxieties, is a gloomy and worried age. Rates of
The Principle of Subsidiarity: An Abdication of Authority, Or, the Decentralization of Functions?
Rev. Kenneth M. Dos Santos MIC
September 19, AD2025
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Is the principle of subsidiarity employed, that local governments and communities assume ultimate authority over functions which could be undertaken by a higher level of
Offer Up Your Heart To God
Taylor Willis
September 18, AD2025
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As God’s people, we were all given free will to choose if we are for or against Him. A common question I hear often is
Google Explodes with ‘How to Be Catholic’—Here’s Why That Matters
Patrick Coffin
September 17, AD2025
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After the election of Pope Leo XIV, Google searches for “how to be Catholic” skyrocketed across the globe. But why? In this powerful episode, Patrick
Celebrate St. Padre Pio With Rose Petal Cookies
Alexandra Greeley
September 16, AD2025
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Born in 1887 in Pietrelcina, Italy, as Francesco Forgione, Padre Pio even as a child was devoutly religious. By the age of 5, he had
How Is Security at Your Child’s Catholic School?
Dan Fitzpatrick
September 15, AD2025
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In the wake of the horrific murders of Catholic school children at Annunciation School in Minneapolis, parents throughout the country are understandably concerned that a
Connecting With Mary’s Grief
Pamela Mandela
September 14, AD2025
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September is traditionally the month dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows. We remember the moments in Our Lady’s life when she lovingly and willingly united
Answering God’s Call Through Grief and Renewal
Kendra Von Esh
September 13, AD2025
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It has been a while since I last wrote for Catholic Stand, I have missed you. Let me bring you up to date. Life has
Thoughts on Forgiveness
Deacon Steve Greco
September 12, AD2025
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The saints have no hatred, no bitterness; they forgive everything, and think they deserve much more for their offenses against God ( St. John Vianney).
Pray On and Teach Your Children About 9/11
Dan Fitzpatrick
September 11, AD2025
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A whopping 93 percent of Americans 30 years old or older remember exactly where they were on September 11, 2001. It’s not easy to forget
They’re Driving Me Nuts!
Dom Cingoranelli
September 10, AD2025
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“They’re driving me nuts!” Haven’t we all thought this at one time or another? Just how do we deal with others—in our family, our circle
A Perpendicular Paradise
David Torkington
September 9, AD2025
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Received wisdom had taught me that virtue was its own reward, until my local supermarket taught me otherwise. A simple system of points per purchase
Jiu-Jitsu with Jesus
Nathan Krupa
September 8, AD2025
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Midlife crises can be downright stupid. Mine came in the form of an inspiration to try jiu-jitsu for the summer. I’m 47. Everything started out
Two Angels
Tom Thomas
September 7, AD2025
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On a run this morning, many sights pass me, but one leaves an impression. A mother seeing her little child off to school, the school
Was Vatican II a Pastoral or a Doctrinal Council?
Rory Fox
September 6, AD2025
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Some people believe that Vatican II was a pastoral council, therefore it must have taught no doctrine. That view leads to comments, such as: Vatican
IVF & Restorative Reproductive Medicine
Joe Tevington
September 5, AD2025
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Wives and husbands have always been called by God to use their sexuality to unite and to procreate! God blessed them and God said to
The Sunday Readings and Catholic Doctrine for September 2025
Marty Dybicz
September 4, AD2025
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The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for September 2025 is made clearest by Catholic Doctrine. God speaks most clearly through Catholic Doctrine. Catholic doctrines
Sex and the Third Party
Dorothy Osanna
September 3, AD2025
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In “Catholics: You Don’t Have to Feel Bad about Reading Romance Novels,” Jill Rice asserts that the ultimate destination of these wildly popular books is
