Catholic Stand – Page 154 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

Looking Death In The Eye

Melanie Jean Juneau March 8, AD2020 7 Comments

Exactly six years ago, I finally became cognizant of how thin the line between life and death really is when I nearly lost one of

From Chaplain to the Queen to Catholic Convert—Gavin Ashenden

Patrick Coffin March 7, AD2020 No Comments

The Patrick Coffin Show podcast features weekly interviews with A-list influencers and outliers in the effort to recover the Judeo-Christian roots of the culture. Patrick

Euthanasia Circles Back to Mothers

Julie Machado March 7, AD2020 4 Comments

I recently talked to an elderly friend who has been in a nursing home for two years. Her words struck a chord in me: “You’ll

romance, Valentine, sexuality, love, large families

Cohabitation in the Various Forms of Its Practice

Paul Kniaz March 6, AD2020 8 Comments

In this piece, I am going to tackle the subject of cohabitation in the various forms of its practice. First, I’d like to ask whether

Consecrating Ourselves to St. Joseph – There’s Still Time

Dom Cingoranelli March 6, AD2020 4 Comments

When the topic arises, some people ask why we should consider consecrating ourselves to St. Joseph. Father Donald Calloway’s new book, Consecration to St. Joseph, answers this, and

The Healing Miracle of Confession

Edward Monti March 5, AD2020 6 Comments

If you’re looking for new spiritual reading this Lent, I highly recommend Bathe Seven Times, a contemplative look at the seven capital sins, written by

Religion and Conflict: Fight, Flight, or Talk?

Dennis Dillon March 4, AD2020 3 Comments

The old adage of dealing with conflict was “fight or flight.” As humans, we learned about fight or flight in our anthropological heritage. When threatened, we weren’t

Freeing Up Space During Lent

Deacon Greg Lambert March 4, AD2020 No Comments

These days, if you want to record a program on TV, you can simply press a button to make it happen. Not so in the

False Starts, Conversions and Evangelization

William Hemsworth March 3, AD2020 5 Comments

Like most converts, becoming Catholic was the last thing on my mind. The first church I ever attended was Sunset Wesleyan Church in La Puente,

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Svalbard and the Deposit of Faith

Rob Marco March 3, AD2020 1 Comment

Somewhere between Norway and the North Pole, in a remote, permafrost-covered area of the Arctic called Svalbard, lies a vault. Named the “Global Seed Vault”,

Discerning Spirits: Off the Shelf 166 with Dan Burke

Pete Socks March 2, AD2020 No Comments

Off the Shelf 166 – Dan Burke This week on Off the Shelf Dan Burke joins me to discuss a powerful and much needed topic……the

The New Goth is the Original Goth

Anthony S. Layne March 2, AD2020 7 Comments

Goth is passé. Although the goth subculture has shown more staying power than did the “flower children” of the 1960s, its “counterculture” largely shows up

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The Sanctity of Our Lives

Carol Monaco March 1, AD2020 No Comments

Consider this: We should not think that holiness is only meant for a select few. We are all called to be holy, but how many

Catholic Vote’s Use of Geofencing

Gene M. Van Son March 1, AD2020 5 Comments

In January, over at the National Schismatic Reporter (as Fr. John Zuhlsdorf calls it, AKA Fishwrap), one of its ace reporters was not happy. He

Loving Our Enemies Is Not An Option

Richard Van Kirk February 29, AD2020 No Comments

Like most people, I learn from experience. When I’m told not to touch the hot stove because it is hot and will burn me, I

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The Blessing of St. Maurus: An Ancient Aid for Today’s Ills

Dom Cingoranelli February 29, AD2020 2 Comments

Although some Catholics may know of St. Maurus, the blessing of St. Maurus appears to be something of a well-kept secret. It seems that few

Memento, Homo-Thou Art Dust

Barbara Padolina February 28, AD2020 No Comments

Do not love the world or the things in the world. The love of the Father is not in those who love the world; for all

joy, dance, abandon, retreat, attitudes, life

God Created Them Male and Female

Marty Dybicz February 28, AD2020 4 Comments

God the Son became human in Jesus Christ in order to bring the fullness of life (e.g., John 3:16, 10:10, 15:11). Jesus’ mission is not

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Lent Is a Season of Sight

Father Nicholas Blackwell O. Carm. February 27, AD2020 No Comments

The humility God has shown to humanity never ceases to astound me. The Incarnation of the Lord is the poignant foundation stone of that spirit

The Jewish Roots of the Papacy: Part Two

Briana Huddleston February 27, AD2020 1 Comment

One of the most common objections to the Catholic faith concerns the papacy. Critics say that the papacy is nowhere to be found in history

Intercessory Prayer is Powerful

Susan Skinner February 26, AD2020 30 Comments

And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before (

The Extraordinary Latin Mass—Archbishop Alexander Sample

Patrick Coffin February 26, AD2020 14 Comments