Catholic Stand – Page 142 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

Scattered and Sown in the Garden Uneven

Barbara Padolina July 29, AD2020 1 Comment

I do not have a green thumb. I am not able to grow beautiful, healthy plants in my garden. I wish I could and I

They Know We are Christians … but Not by Our Love

Anthony S. Layne July 29, AD2020 10 Comments

“And they’ll know we are Christians by our love, by our love, / Yes, they’ll know we are Christians by our love.” If you’re a

Rise Up and Reach Out

Diana Ragsdale July 28, AD2020 2 Comments

We live in a self-centered world. People are always looking for ways to fill up their hearts with material things as well as seeing what

The Real Opium of the People

Nate Guyear July 28, AD2020 10 Comments

A recent news article reported a spike in opioid overdose deaths since the COVID-19 isolation orders began. The article said depression resulting from loneliness, and

Hope. Always: Off the Shelf 185 with Kris Frank

Pete Socks July 27, AD2020 1 Comment

Off the Shelf 185 – Kris Frank If there is one thing each of us could use right now it’s a little hope. From our

The Theology Of Pastoral Care

Laurika Nxumalo July 27, AD2020 5 Comments

Through ordination, priests are called by the Church to care for the Christian Community. A pastor is obligated to preach the scriptures of the Lord

Give Us Barabbas

Betty Parquette July 26, AD2020 3 Comments

Like most people these days, I have been upset about the crises affecting our family, our city, our nation, and our world. Even we of

The Guilty Animal

Marty Dybicz July 26, AD2020 No Comments

There have been attempts over the centuries to describe the human being as a particular kind of animal. Aristotle famously described the human being as

Social Isolation and the Stations of the Cross

Richard Auciello July 25, AD2020 2 Comments

At first, I was angry; the Church doors were closed with a notice that read: “CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.” This was hard for me to

An Ecumenical Approach to Evangelization

Guest Contributor July 25, AD2020 4 Comments

By Chloe JonPaul As am an ordinary lay Catholic, I never thought much about ecumenism, preferring to leave that topic to theologians. The term, evangelization

The Young Saints Inspire Us to Witness

Daniel Mark July 24, AD2020 1 Comment

We see many buzzwords being tossed around in Church circles. It is not necessary to toss them here. But one word always seems to stick

How to Hear God

Pamela Mandela July 24, AD2020 2 Comments

I recently found myself lamenting about the unchanging status of the COVID-19 pandemic, and going on about how much prayer effort had been put for

Romans 4 from the Catholic Perspective

Briana Huddleston July 23, AD2020 No Comments

Romans 4 is one of the most hotly debated passages in scripture because it is used as a proof text for different doctrinal points on

Encourage and Strengthen One Another

Dom Cingoranelli July 23, AD2020 No Comments

“We must encourage and strengthen one another,” my friend said as we ended our conversation. The discussion itself might have been similar to present-day exchanges

The Pared Down Mass is Better

Alicia Connolly-Lohr July 22, AD2020 3 Comments

Attending Mass in recent weeks is – and will be in weeks to come – a strange experience. Every other pew is roped off. Everyone

Man’s Innate Belief in the Resurrection

Maurice Williams July 22, AD2020 13 Comments

I suppose by now everybody knows I’m a big critic of the Theory of Evolution. I had the audacity on the second essay I ever

Amazing Grace

Scott Davis July 21, AD2020 1 Comment

Our parents and catechists taught us as small children that God created us to know, love, and serve Him with the end goal of being

The Priest as Victim – Part I

Loreto Xavier July 21, AD2020 3 Comments

Venerable Fulton Sheen in Those Mysterious Priests speaks about the “great divorce of priest and victim.” We Catholics have so long been exposed to this