Catholic Stand – Page 120 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

Betraying Christ With a Kiss

Betty Parquette March 26, AD2021 1 Comment

“Jesus said, ‘Judas, are you betraying the Son of man with a kiss?’ (Luke 22: 48) Lent is a time of reflection; to look deep

Covid-19 Vaccines and the Doctrine of Double Effect

Bob Kurland March 26, AD2021 21 Comments

The “doctrine of double effect” has a pleasing ring to it. It is regarded by some as the cornerstone of any sound approach to end-of-life

From the Fullness of the Heart the Mouth Speaks

Charlette Mills March 25, AD2021 2 Comments

What are the thoughts and words that fill your heart? What are the words that circle around in your brain at night when you cannot

Lent: A Time to Uproot Intransigence

Christian Daru March 25, AD2021 2 Comments

We exaggerate beyond measure the faults committed against us; worms that we are, we take the slightest pressure exerted on us to be an enormous

St. Patrick and the Souls You Hardly Save

Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer March 24, AD2021 10 Comments

With Saint Patrick’s Day having just passed, I was able to reflect on the evolution of my observance of the day. At Catholic elementary and

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Chivalry, St. Joseph, and Mother Angelica’s Knights

David Kilby March 24, AD2021 4 Comments

Among all the causes young men are drawn to fight for these days, for some reason fighting for the Church is becoming less common. Why

What Shall We Give to the Poor?

Genesius March 23, AD2021 9 Comments

As Catholics, we have an obligation to engage in the Spiritual and Corporal Works of Mercy. Pope Francis in particular talks regularly of giving to

Finding Our Calling

Diana Ragsdale March 23, AD2021 3 Comments

Finding our calling can be a challenge. A challenge we all must take on. Because we have free will and so many choices are available,

The Battle for Our Minds and Souls

Maurice Williams March 22, AD2021 4 Comments

One never learns what evil is promoted in our country until one is finally confronted with it. Here is the current law for education of

Way of the Cross: Off the Shelf 207 with Father Jeffrey Kirby

Pete Socks March 22, AD2021 2 Comments

Off the Shelf 207 – Father Jeffrey Kirby One of the hardest things we can endure is when a loved one leaves the Catholic faith.

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Lent: The Perfect Time for Confession

Masha Goepel March 21, AD2021 1 Comment

Lent is the ideal season for Confession. Of course, all seasons are ideal for Confession in their own ways; but Lent is the best. Especially

How Can Birth Control Be Wrong? Part I

Patrick Coffin March 21, AD2021 6 Comments

In this video, the first of a three-part series, I explain the biblical and philosophical basis for the Catholic Church’s teaching on contraception—by far the

The Transfiguration and Our Comfort Zones

Rob Marco March 20, AD2021 1 Comment

A few years ago I got involved with a Catholic street evangelization apostolate that sought to proclaim the Gospel in the public square and advance

Praying For Our Prodigals

Patty Knap March 20, AD2021 5 Comments

There are ministries dedicated to praying for specific intentions, such as vocations, priests, the unborn, and their mothers considering abortion, for the souls in purgatory.