Catholic Stand – Page 188 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

There’s something about Mary

Pete Socks February 14, AD2019 2 Comments

Amazing stories of conversion abound. It’s always a joy to read a book that puts these stories to paper for many to read. Of Men

“The Culture of Death,”
The Suicide of the West*:
Abortion, Infanticide, Euthanasia

Bob Kurland February 13, AD2019 3 Comments

We’re all human, aren’t we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.” J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Human life is

Finding Fulfillment and Joy as a Religious

Sr. Christina Neumann February 13, AD2019 3 Comments

Often people wonder how someone can find fulfillment as a consecrated religious without having a family, being a wife or husband, a mother or a father.

Exhortation Alone Won’t Help Others Grow in Their Faith

Dom Cingoranelli February 12, AD2019 1 Comment

An exhortation to develop an interior life or to deepen one’s relationship with Jesus—is, in and of itself, good. Yet, simply attempting to persuade someone

Communion, Eucharist, Eucharistic, Blessed sacrament, Mass, EMHCs, Offer it Up

Problems in Contingency I: Serial Contingency and Polytheism

Bob Drury February 12, AD2019 2 Comments

The argument for God as the first cause of serial contingency is an argument for polytheism. However, the argument fails because God cannot confer on

It is Always Time for Faith

Richard Van Kirk February 11, AD2019 No Comments

Saint Paul writes a message of hope in time of great trial in his Second Letter to the Corinthians. He calls the body a tent,

Through the Year with Maria Von Trapp- Off the Shelf 111 with Rob Kenney

Pete Socks February 11, AD2019 No Comments

Off the Shelf 111 – Rob Kenney This week Rob Kenney and I discuss an incredible resource that Sophia Institute Press has breathed new life

God Owns Me

Jim Dougherty February 10, AD2019 3 Comments

God told me one night that He owned me. I heard this interiorly, without any words being spoken. I had been watching a television show

love, cross, Lent, sanctity, repentance for sins, trust

Jesus Christ’s Perfect Letter of Love

Mark C. McCann February 10, AD2019 1 Comment

What does it mean to love? It seems like a simple question. In a very real sense, for a believer in Jesus Christ, it is

Refuting a Clever Denial of Jesus’ Divinity

JP Nunez February 9, AD2019 7 Comments

Have you ever discussed the divinity of Jesus with a Jehovah’s Witness or anyone else who claims to be a Christian but denies this essential

Mass in Harmony With Scripture Part II: The Form and Frequency

David Hogg February 9, AD2019 No Comments

This article is the second in a series on the Mass which focuses on the scriptural basis of the Catholic Celebration of the Eucharist, the Breaking

Friends and Tolerance

Paul Kniaz February 8, AD2019 10 Comments

This article is going to be a rough response to the comments I got on my article on dating outside of the Church. I got

From Christmas to Candlemas: The 40 Days of Christmas

Cynthia Millen February 8, AD2019 7 Comments

[Editor’s note: Although this article is late, Catholic Stand is publishing it because it has useful information. Please bookmark it and refer back to it

Promoting the Proper Use of Social Media

Pete Socks February 7, AD2019 1 Comment

When social media platforms arrived on the scene we were all a bit confused on what to do with them. Was this a fad? As

boy scouts, masculinity, virtue, scouting

Femininity, Masculinity, and the Toxic Ditches

Anthony S. Layne February 7, AD2019 3 Comments

Suppose you were to see a boy or young man wearing a shirt which boldly proclaimed, “51% Gentleman, 49% Bastard.” What would be your reaction?

mass, prayer, petition, funeral, worship

The Curious Case of Fr. Edwin Dwyer is a Lesson for U.S. Catholics

Gene M. Van Son February 6, AD2019 26 Comments

Catholics in the U.S. learned three important lessons recently. We learned these lessons from our bishops. The first lesson was if you are teenaged Catholic