Catholic Stand – Page 159 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

Becoming Holy, One Virtue at a Time

Pete Socks January 9, AD2020 No Comments

If you are looking for a sure-fire way to grow in your faith, I can think of no better way than to do a deep

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How to Listen to God:
The Oxford Group’s Two-way Prayer

Bob Kurland January 8, AD2020 2 Comments

And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind

A Carmelite Insight Into Framing Your New Year’s Resolutions

Father Nicholas Blackwell O. Carm. January 8, AD2020 No Comments

Even as a religious order priest, I live in the world. But the world I find myself in currently focuses a great deal on the

Reflecting on the Christmas Season: Discipleship

Pamela Mandela January 7, AD2020 No Comments

Advent came (and went), bringing with it the opportunity to prepare oneself to a renewed relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. The Christmas season is

Edward Feser: Science Needs Aristotle to Explain Nature

Anthony S. Layne January 7, AD2020 11 Comments

Slowly but surely, philosopher Edward Feser contends, philosophers of science are rediscovering a need for teleology in the universe over three and a half centuries

Exalted: Off the Shelf 158 with Sonja Corbitt

Pete Socks January 6, AD2020 No Comments

Off the Shelf 158 – Sonja Corbitt Fresh off the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Sonja Corbitt and I sit down to discuss her

Resolutions for the Real New Year

Mark C. McCann January 6, AD2020 No Comments

With the ending of the Christmas holiday, many people begin focusing on making changes for the New Year — the calendar New Year that is.

An Invitation to Those Who are Far From Prayer

Edward Monti January 5, AD2020 1 Comment

So many things in our lives are necessary but challenging, and perhaps none more so than prayer. Prayer sustains the life of our souls, yet

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The Fight and Flight of The Holy Family

Deacon Greg Lambert January 5, AD2020 1 Comment

When [the magi] had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his

Renewal of Family Life

Christian Daru January 4, AD2020 2 Comments

The Sunday after Christmas was the Feast of the Holy Family. It is a fitting celebration to have after Christmas and it serves as a

Epiphany: Christ’s Manifestation of His Divinity

Lilia Borlongan-Alvarez. January 4, AD2020 1 Comment

We’ve all heard the story of the dog that saw a large white rabbit run by him and chased after it. Along the way, other

A Letter to Our Bishops

Guest Contributor January 3, AD2020 8 Comments

Who’s going to save our Church? It’s not our bishops, it’s not our priests and it is not the religious. It is up to you,

The Magi’s Quest for the Christ Child

Nada Mazzei January 3, AD2020 1 Comment

The Epiphany takes place days after the secular world has already taken down Christmas trees, lights and festive decorations. Radios and stores have stopped playing