Catholic Stand – Page 24 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

Letting Go

Tom Thomas February 4, AD2025 4 Comments

As I sat in the Church, yesterday afternoon, and looked up towards the ornate roof, just before the Mass started, I thought about how many

Say ‘Sex’ Not ‘Gender’: Part II

Dan Fitzpatrick February 4, AD2025 4 Comments

In Part 1 of “Say ‘Sex’ Not ‘Gender’,” I discussed how in recent generations, the word “gender” moved from the grammar lessons to the sex-ed

The Truth Concerning Mary’s Perpetual Virginity

Deacon Frank February 3, AD2025 12 Comments

Most Christians, including many Catholics, do not believe in the Dogma of the Perpetual Virginity of Mary. Many point to the numerous references in the

The Battlefield of the Mind: Seven Steps Leading to Victory

Deacon Steve Greco February 2, AD2025 4 Comments

Satan is the father of lies. One of the biggest lies is that we are not forgiven. If Satan wants to remind us of our

Creatio ex Nihilo, invisible, Divine Providence

Catholic Teaching on Divine Providence

Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer February 1, AD2025 3 Comments

God’s Divine Providence was at work, as it always is everywhere, here in our diocese recently. And, as Anglican poet and hymn writer William Cowper

causality, miracle, creation, God, morality, man

The Chronicles of the Apprentice Apostle

Ida Adams January 31, AD2025 3 Comments

I Hobbled Along on My Crutch A race between a crutch and a walking stick “I dare you,” I yelled. I’d face-planted and was struggling

cross, bible, scripture, prayer, meditation, rules, theology

The Sunday Readings for February 2025 and Catholic Doctrine

Marty Dybicz January 31, AD2025 1 Comment

The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for February 2025 is made clearest by Catholic Doctrine. Catholic doctrines are the authoritative, essentially unchangeable clarifications of

The Grace of Spiritual Indifference

Carol Monaco January 30, AD2025 3 Comments

When God created the world and saw that it was good, why did He allow evil to enter? Although God is not the author of

The Bitter Divorce of Faith and Works

Deacon Greg Lambert January 29, AD2025 6 Comments

The marriage of faith and works, begun in the first century, lasted for more than 1500 years before a contentious divorce on the grounds of

Say ‘Sex’ Not ‘Gender’: Part I

Dan Fitzpatrick January 28, AD2025 13 Comments

Nothing is more distorted from the truth these days and also attacking children in unprecedented numbers than the craze of so-called transgenderism. “Transgenderism” is not

Honor Your Father and Your Mother

Gene M. Van Son January 27, AD2025 3 Comments

In the first three Commandments, God tells us how to honor Him. Then He immediately tells us to honor our fathers and mothers. Since God

Each Moment He Gives You Is The Best God Can Do

Guy McClung January 26, AD2025 3 Comments

God created time out of nothing. Before He created everything and everyone, there was no time. After the end of the world, there will be

Put Not Your Trust In Princes

Mark Belanger January 25, AD2025 3 Comments

A Bible verse is appropriate for our times right now. Psalm 146:3 says, “Put no trust in princes, in children of Adam powerless to save.”

Promoting Orthodoxy in the Face of Heresies

Joe Tevington January 24, AD2025 9 Comments

Introduction As I wrote at the start of 2024: In times of confusion, we must remind ourselves that we always have the sacraments and the

sacred heart, jesus, love, suffering, redemption, Sacred Heart of Jesus, hearts

A Saint Valentine’s Day Gift for Jesus

Diana Ragsdale January 23, AD2025 No Comments

When I walk into grocery stores and the mall now during my usual shopping trips, I can already see the heart-shaped balloons, chocolate-covered cherries, and

Catholic Pilgrimage Destinations in the U.S.

Genesius January 22, AD2025 1 Comment

In gathering spaces before and after mass, it’s common to find at least one posting for a pilgrimage abroad. Italy and the Holy Land are

The Little Things

Masha Goepel January 21, AD2025 3 Comments

Eight or nine years ago, before her memory started slipping away, my mother-in-law spent a summer sick with Lyme disease. She wrapped herself in a

Biblical Evidence of the Deity of Jesus Christ-His Works

Pamela Mandela January 20, AD2025 5 Comments

The 3rd Chapter of St. Luke’s Gospel presents the witness of John the Baptist, his call and mission (vs 1-2), his ministry (vs 3), his

Understanding Jesus Through the Lens of Genesis

Ray Sullivan January 19, AD2025 4 Comments

Numerous parallels and interesting bookends in the Book of Genesis exist when compared to the events and people of the New Testament, specifically, Jesus. Understanding