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Attending Mass with the Maronites

Paul Oakes July 19, AD2017 3 Comments

A road trip on a weekend and making sure you can still get to Mass can sometimes result in a very pleasant surprise and a holy

Seeing Others with the Light of Christ

Cynthia Millen July 19, AD2017 2 Comments

While staying in a remote rural hermitage in western Ireland, there happened to be one day and night that was totally clear — a rare

Heaven, Evangelization, and Bumper Sticker Christianity

Anthony S. Layne July 18, AD2017 3 Comments

“Who did you bring with you?” That, Dear Reader, is the question God will supposedly ask us Christians when we beg admittance to the Heavenly

Edel Quinn: An Unlikely Missionary

Laura DeMaria July 18, AD2017 2 Comments

Edel Quinn was an unlikely missionary and servant of God. Young, single, female, and knowingly living out her last few years with an incurable case

Harry’s Pain & Becoming God

Guy McClung July 17, AD2017 2 Comments

My friend Harry has been around for some time, and over his life he has experienced many different kinds of physical pain. So I was

Plato, Miracles, and the Reality of Matter

Bob Drury July 17, AD2017 1 Comment

Plato realized that the intelligible is immaterial by identifying a fundamental difference between the intelligible and the material. The intelligible is universal, while the

Remembering That Christians Belong to God

JP Nunez July 16, AD2017 No Comments

In the past several years, Christians have begun to face increasing pressure to conform to the prevailing ideologies and points of view of the surrounding

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What is God’s Will and Desire For My Life?

Bart Schuchts July 16, AD2017 6 Comments

Have you ever pondered this question? “How do I know God’s will for my life”? I believe God has placed this question deep within our

Finding True Goodness as a Christian

Paul Kniaz July 15, AD2017 2 Comments

To be sure, morally or otherwise, no one is good in the sense of perfect. We are usually only good in a relative sense. We

Family Strategies for Living a Prayerful Life During Summer Vacation

Megan Dahle July 15, AD2017 2 Comments

For parents of small children, summer vacation only means one thing — a non-stop set of demands for activities. I don’t know about the other parents

Muslim Good Samaritans in War-Torn Marawi

Ramon Antonio A. Aldana July 14, AD2017 2 Comments

As I write this article for Catholic Stand (July 6, 2017), the battle to free one of the cities in the southern part of the

Recognizing Neighbor in Today’s World

Birgit Jones July 14, AD2017 1 Comment

In the book of Luke, an expert in the law asks, “Who is my neighbor?” Jesus responds with the parable of the Good Samaritan.

Pray the Rosary – Especially This Year

Dom Cingoranelli July 13, AD2017 3 Comments

In conversations with Catholics from around the country, one will encounter varying levels of devotion to Our Lady. Such devotions seem to run along a

Wisdom About Suffering from St. Paul and St. Frances de Sales

Dr. Allison Low July 13, AD2017 3 Comments

There are many painful experiences that are a part of our lives this side of heaven. These can be emotional such as disappointment, heartache, betrayal,

The Five Ways of St. Thomas Aquinas, Part II

Michele Boyer July 12, AD2017 1 Comment

Last month I presented the First Way St. Thomas Aquinas explained the logical existence of God. Here is the Second Way. While this is a

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The Sin Problem

Ken Kniepmann July 12, AD2017 6 Comments

“Sign, sign, everywhere a sign Blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?” Five Man Electric

Why Most of Us Are Scapegoats, Not Saintly Martyrs

Melanie Jean Juneau July 11, AD2017 11 Comments

Every society, every culture has a tradition of a scapegoat: a person or group of people to blame and punish for the sins of that

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Do Not Be Afraid To Speak Up for Freedom

Christine Roe July 11, AD2017 1 Comment

“Do not be afraid to be holy! Have the courage and humility to present yourselves to the world determined to be holy, since full, true

Wanting Purgatory Now – A Journey Towards Holiness

Michael Cretaro July 10, AD2017 6 Comments

There are a number of things that distinguish Catholics from Protestant Christians. One of these things is a belief in purgatory. Protestants think that simply accepting Jesus

St. Kateri Tekakwitha and A Promise Kept: Part II

Alita Maria Covel Ngo, OCDS July 10, AD2017 2 Comments

In her very short and intentionally lived life, Kateri nourished and achieved the kind of total self-giving that I am only feebly struggling toward day

Discernment, Action and WDGWMTD

Deacon Greg Lambert July 9, AD2017 5 Comments

Back in the 1990’s, there was a group of initials (WWJD) that found its way across the United States and the world. Anything that could

St. Kateri Tekakwitha and A Promise Kept: Part I

Alita Maria Covel Ngo, OCDS July 9, AD2017 5 Comments

On October 21, 2012, the Algonquin-Mohawk woman, Kateri Tekakwitha, was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI, along with six other holy men and women, in St.