Catholic Stand – Page 206 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

Saint Michael, Help Me With My Diet?

Birgit Jones July 24, AD2018 2 Comments

During my thirties, I began putting on extra weight. Since I was a tiny, skinny child I really paid no heed until it was ‘too

An Interview With Bishop Thomas John Paprocki (Part II)

Kevin Aldrich July 24, AD2018 1 Comment

Thomas John Paprocki is the Bishop of Springfield in Illinois. The occasion of this interview was the recently-completed Springfield Diocesan Synod, the first since 1963.

An Interview With Bishop Thomas John Paprocki (Part 1)

Kevin Aldrich July 23, AD2018 2 Comments

Thomas John Paprocki is the Bishop of Springfield in Illinois. The occasion of this interview was the recently-completed Springfield Diocesan Synod, the first since 1963.

Protestant Myths About the Catholic Faith

Sarah Carey July 23, AD2018 2 Comments

Many non-Catholics regard the Church with perplexity or dislike because of “myths,” or misconceptions, about her, or about her teaching or practice. I used to

saints, discipleship, sainthood, St. Dymphna, diversity, All Saints Day

Can We Ask for the Intercession of Non-Saints?

Laura DeMaria July 22, AD2018 No Comments

This month marks the one year anniversary of the passing of an extraordinary man, Fr. Arne Panula. While I never met him personally, I am deeply

kingdom, catholic social teaching, predestination

‘I Desire Mercy, Not Sacrifice’

Paul Oakes July 22, AD2018 5 Comments

There are so many angry, frustrated people on Facebook spewing their volatile rage these days that I try to avoid using it. But earlier this

Marriage and Family: The Secret to Joy

Sofia Abasolo July 21, AD2018 No Comments

The secret to happiness: fall in love, get married, have babies – once undisputedly known to be the key to the majority of people’s happiness,

Jesus Dwelt Among Us? Or In Us?

Guy McClung July 21, AD2018 No Comments

In John 1:14, the word “The Word was made flesh” almost always translates as: “and dwelt among us,” or some other reference to “dwelling.” Some

Why and How Catholics Should Learn about Science

Bob Kurland July 20, AD2018 No Comments

‘It looks full of hard words and signs and numbers, not very entertaining or understandable looking, and I wonder whether it will make people

The Errors of “Novitiate”

Cecily Lowe July 20, AD2018 6 Comments

While flipping through a magazine from 2017 a few months ago, I noticed a “staff pick” feature for a movie that was soon to be

My Mother Was a Priest.

David Torkington July 19, AD2018 3 Comments

We were all shocked and shattered when my brother announced that he wanted to become a priest. It was not just that he wanted to

Blueprint for Catholic Living I: Satisfying the Hungers

Mark C. McCann July 19, AD2018 No Comments

When I was six years old I had a special treasure chest. It was only an old black plastic lunchbox, the kind a man might

mass, prayer, petition, funeral, worship

The Catholic Funeral Mass: A Source of Peace

Wendy McMahan July 18, AD2018 No Comments

This past May two of my relatives passed away within a few days of each other. One had a Catholic funeral Mass, or the Mass

Some Morals Make Bad Law

Patrick Malone July 18, AD2018 No Comments

Last month, I responded to George Weigel’s commencement address to the law students of Ave Maria University, in which he urged prospective Catholic lawyers to

A Casual Generation and the Casualness of the Saints

Paul Kniaz July 17, AD2018 No Comments

I am sometimes amazed by the casualness of this generation, sometimes called the millennial generation. In some ways casual is refreshing but in other ways,

Hell Yes!

James Hooper July 17, AD2018 No Comments

Many in the Church have made serious assertions that we can have a reasonable hope that at the Final Judgement Hell will be empty –

The Hope and Healing of Humanae Vitae

Pete Socks July 16, AD2018 No Comments

Pete Socks, the former book reviewer for Catholic Stand is now managing Breadbox Media, a Catholic-based, spiritually-focused, national podcast network. He will be posting podcasts regularly

Why Do We Belong to the Catholic Church?

Ray Sullivan July 16, AD2018 No Comments

So why are we Catholic? The world hates us, with a passion. By just about every indicator, the Catholic Church is losing its rank among

Pope Francis and the Crisis of Confusion: Bishop Gracida

Patrick Coffin July 15, AD2018 1 Comment

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

Intolerance

Tom Collingwood July 15, AD2018 2 Comments

The wrath of God is indeed being revealed from heaven against every impiety and wickedness of those who suppress the truth by their wickedness. (Romans 1:18)