Catholic Stand – Page 248 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

Does God Favor the Prayers of a Child?

Guest Contributor April 4, AD2017 14 Comments

When I was a kid I went to a Catholic school, one of the nuns told us that God favors the prayers of a child.

The Stories of a Snack, Capris, a Mint, and a House

Julie Machado April 4, AD2017 1 Comment

I recently heard for a second time the story of why a friend feels called to be a stay-at-home mom. I had heard it before,

Two Jehovah Witnesses Rang My Bell One Day…

Edward Monti April 3, AD2017 9 Comments

Two Jehovah Witnesses rang my bell one cold February day this year. One gentleman was a former Catholic named Guy. They were two very nice

money, economy, avarice, wealth, WWJD, rich

The Sin of Usury is Alive and Well

Dan Byron April 3, AD2017 6 Comments

Usury, at least in modern times, has typically been regarded as excessive interest rates, in the order of dozens or even hundreds of percent. Those

Unburden Yourself – The Gifts of Confession and Forgiveness

Sean Morrisroe April 2, AD2017 No Comments

Many of our personal woes are driven by anxieties that seem to us to be inescapable or unmanageable. We deal with the boss that demands

despair, sadness, mourn, frustration, fear

The Second Beatitude: Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

Kevin Aldrich April 2, AD2017 2 Comments

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. What do the words of this beatitude mean? We want happiness, so we would say,

The Still, Small Voice in the Desert Days

Mark C. McCann April 1, AD2017 1 Comment

When we were born, the first thing we most likely heard was the soft, sweet voice of our mothers. It was tender and comforting, the

The New Missionaries: Family Missions Company

Nathaniel Lauer March 31, AD2017 2 Comments

missions Deep in the heart of Cajun country, in the bayous of southernmost Louisiana, mere miles off the Gulf Coast lies Big Woods, the operation

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Should the Federal Government be “Heartless, Soulless, and Cheap”?

Cynthia Millen March 31, AD2017 22 Comments

President Trump has put forth his proposed budget, and, like vultures preparing for their prey, the media are sharpening their talons. And so it begins:

A Devotional: Reflections on the Law

Sr. Christina Neumann March 30, AD2017 2 Comments

“Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill” ( Matt:5:17). This

Despair in Secular America

Dom Cingoranelli March 30, AD2017 25 Comments

A new research report shows an increase in the mortality rate (deaths per 100,000 of people) among middle-aged American men. Citing the study, this article,

Our Lady Healer of Families Heal My Broken Family

Susan Skinner March 29, AD2017 33 Comments

I work in RCIA and Adult Faith Formation ministry in my local parish. This role enables me to welcome people into the church, and to

Freedom of Religion and True Freedom

Christine Roe March 29, AD2017 4 Comments

As a cradle Catholic, I spent every Sunday morning in church, every Wednesday night in Faith Formation Classes and then as I got older, every

St. Joseph, Jesus, infant Jesus, father, parent

Submariners, St. Joseph, and Lent

Todd Nolan March 28, AD2017 2 Comments

Lent is often a struggle for me. Trying to find just the right ways to prepare can sometimes leave me unsettled. What should I give

A Brave, New, Down Syndrome Free World

Mary Pesarchick March 28, AD2017 8 Comments

In September 2013, Austin Ruse, president of the Catholic Human Rights and Family Institute (C-FAM), wrote a poignant letter to subscribers entitled, “You Can Smell

Catholics and New Age, the Occult, and Witchcraft

Wendy McMahan March 27, AD2017 10 Comments

For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with

Confiding Ourselves to Saint Joseph

Dr. Edouard Belaga March 27, AD2017 2 Comments

Who Understands St. Joseph’s Mystery? Saint Joseph is the veritable hero of the parable of the hidden treasure, it was unquestionably St. Joseph: “The kingdom