Catholic Stand – Page 167 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

The Mustard Seed of Faith

Deacon Greg Lambert October 14, AD2019 1 Comment

… [T]he apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” The Lord replied, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would

How to Keep From Losing Your Mind – Off the Shelf 146 with Deal W. Hudson

Pete Socks October 14, AD2019 1 Comment

Off the Shelf 146 – Deal W. Hudson We live in a fractured society. If you haven’t noticed it is a very “us versus them”

Lapsed Catholics and Catholics Who Do Not Believe in the Real Presence

Gene M. Van Son October 13, AD2019 15 Comments

The news cycle is fickle. A big news story is only big until a new big story comes along. This is true even with Catholic

Catholic social teaching, humility, humble

Sometimes Our Patron Saints Pick Us

Richard G Evans October 13, AD2019 6 Comments

Recently we celebrated the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Reflecting on him and his place in my life, I realized that sometimes we pick

5 Essential Elements for Peace on Earth

Dr. Allison Low October 12, AD2019 5 Comments

When we look around there seems to be great unrest everywhere in the world. This unrest manifests itself in sadness, emptiness, uncertainty, anxiety, fear, lawlessness, disorderliness,

The Transformative Power of Pain

Christian Daru October 12, AD2019 3 Comments

Pleasure and pain are commonplace in human life. However common they may be, we always seem to be seeking ways to deal with and/or lessen

Church Leadership Should Serve and Protect

Tom Collingwood October 11, AD2019 2 Comments

“To serve and protect” is the motto of most law enforcement agencies. In many respects it should serve as a byword for the hierarchy of

Lessons From the God-Fearing Hezekiah

Pamela Mandela October 11, AD2019 2 Comments

By our Baptism, we receive three offices as priest, prophet and king. As kings, we are called to participate in the Kingship of Christ. A

Loving Discomfort: The Essence of Following Christ and Serving God

Gabriel Garnica October 10, AD2019 1 Comment

Saint Teresa of Avila has provided us with many inspirational quotes and meditations which can guide us to a closer connection with God. I would

Educate Yourself…..Classically

Pete Socks October 10, AD2019 1 Comment

Let’s face it……our society is broken. There I said it. In some ways, we have come so far. Who would have ever thought that computers

Fighting the Good Fight

Richard Van Kirk October 9, AD2019 1 Comment

It’s hard being Catholic these days. The enemy continues to push, pull, and agitate, taking our minds off what is true and offering wonderful things

Pro-Life Concern over Artificial Embryos

Christopher Reilly October 9, AD2019 No Comments

Researchers are now “coaxing” human stem cells, in the lab, to grow into beings that are similar to a human embryo. There are innumerable questions

Heaven’s Splendor – Off the Shelf 145 with Sister Mary Ann Fatula, O.P.

Pete Socks October 8, AD2019 1 Comment

Off the Shelf 145 – Sister Mary Ann Fatula Has your mind every turned to contemplating what heaven will be like? Have you considered the

confess, repent, Confession, forgiveness

Catholic Thoughts on Yom Kippur, Redux*

Bob Kurland October 8, AD2019 2 Comments

For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken

Waiting on Childbirth: The Agony in the Garden

Julie Machado October 7, AD2019 7 Comments

I am 40 weeks and 3 days pregnant as I write this. This is my fourth time around pregnancy and childbirth, and all my other

St. Augustine and St. John Paul II on The Fall and Original Sin

Sabrina Vu October 6, AD2019 2 Comments

“I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.” Thus begins the Apostle’s Creed. The world today remains far from the original

Falling from Grace:
Hitler’s Catholic Henchmen

Daniel Demers October 5, AD2019 7 Comments

Yet I planted you a choice vine, A completely faithful seed. How then have you turned yourself before Me into the degenerate shoots of a

At My Mother’s Side

Barbara Padolina October 5, AD2019 11 Comments

Young children, from my experience, are practically fearless. Their vision of the world is both simple and fantastic. Take this tall tree we have smack