Catholic Stand – Page 14 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

Offer Up Your Heart To God

Taylor Willis September 18, AD2025 2 Comments

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 3 Comments

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 2 Comments

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 2 Comments

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 1 Comment

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 5 Comments

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 1 Comment

The saints have no hatred, no bitterness; they forgive everything, and think they deserve much more for their offenses against God ( St. John Vianney).

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Pray On and Teach Your Children About 9/11

Dan Fitzpatrick September 11, AD2025 1 Comment

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 5 Comments

“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 1 Comment

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 2 Comments

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 No Comments

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 12 Comments

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 No Comments

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 7 Comments

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 3 Comments

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

Ember Days in Arabia

Russell D. James September 2, AD2025 No Comments

Is the Church returning to the pre-Vatican II celebrations of the seasons called Ember Days? If a recent announcement from Rome for a missionary region