Catholic Stand – Page 148 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

The Sin of Rash Judgment

Lilia Borlongan-Alvarez. June 14, AD2020 8 Comments

A few years ago, I told my husband about a young woman I saw in the ladies’ room in the building where I once worked

Bringing God Out Of The ‘Friend Zone’

Mark Belanger June 14, AD2020 No Comments

In early adolescence I was prone to sudden and intense crushes that seemed to arrive out of nowhere and hit like a ton of bricks.

The Virtues: The Remedy for Our Times

Janet Meyer June 13, AD2020 No Comments

Lately, the daily news is full of images of burning and looting in our cities. Prior to that, it was becoming difficult to express our

Pray Like a Pirate: The Lord Will Answer

Dom Cingoranelli June 13, AD2020 2 Comments

“Maybe you ought to pray like a pirate over this one.” My spiritual director suggested this to me some years ago as I shared with

Rediscovering Downtime While Sheltering in Place

B.J. Gonzalvo June 12, AD2020 No Comments

Life as we know it has changed since this COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. The norm that we were used to, that fast-paced, hectic, high adrenaline, and

devil, demon, Satan, evil, temptation, swearing

Satan’s In the News, 24 Hours a Day

Cynthia Millen June 12, AD2020 10 Comments

Satan’s work is rarely obvious. We like to think that we will spot his devilish efforts, much like the cartoons where the angel whispers in

What to Say and How to Say It

Pete Socks June 11, AD2020 2 Comments

Evangelizing can be a tough task. Many of us have faced it. How we have handled it varies. To the vast majority of Catholics evangelizing

deism, probability, risk, advice, lessons, choice, change, morality

God Uses Human Weakness to Make Saints

Paul Kniaz June 11, AD2020 No Comments

Through the Gospel reading for the ascension, the Church has reminded its flock that God uses human weakness to make saints. St. Matthew writes of

periodic table, truth, science and religion, order

When a Jewish Physicist Becomes a Catholic

Bob Kurland June 10, AD2020 6 Comments

INTRODUCTiON I am an agnostic Jewish scientist who became a Catholic in his senior years, to the horror of many colleagues, the amazement of his

How to Start to Pray

David Torkington June 10, AD2020 1 Comment

I used to run a retreat and conference centre in London. As I had to run the place on a shoestring, I tried to do

Jesus, Good Shepherd, salvation, evangelizing

Proselytizing Is Not a Bad Thing

David Kilby June 9, AD2020 3 Comments

As a Star Trek fan, I am fascinated by the faith of the Bajorans. If you’ve watched Deep Space Nine, you know the Bajorans are

Rely on Sound Doctrine, Then Keep Calm

Birgit Jones June 9, AD2020 5 Comments

The times, they are a-changing’. We are in a moral crisis mode unequalled in history. Certainly, there have been depraved and godless societies before us

Anastasia Means Resurrection

Richard G Evans June 8, AD2020 4 Comments

Anastasia Marie Imagine naming your child for both the Resurrection of Christ, and the Blessed Mother. My sister, Anastasia Marie Evans, left us just before

Is the Gospel of Matthew Anti-Semitic?

JP Nunez June 8, AD2020 12 Comments

Is the Gospel of Matthew anti-Semitic? You may have never thought about this question before, but it is an important one that we need to

With God in Russia: Father Walter Ciszek

Donald R. McClarey June 7, AD2020 1 Comment

Perhaps there are braver men than Walter Ciszek, but they don’t come readily to mind. Hard enough to be brave for a short period when

Walking in His Footsteps in Word and Truth

Richard Van Kirk June 7, AD2020 1 Comment

We know that God is in control of our lives, our families, our nation and our planet. We know that He has promised to come

race, bias, critical race theory, Liberation Theology

A Perspective on Civil Unrest and Riots

Tom Collingwood June 6, AD2020 7 Comments

The protests and rioting surrounding the George Floyd death has brought back some tough memories. I had personal experience in the integration riots of the