Catholic Stand – Page 249 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

The Thirst of Jesus

Nada Mazzei March 24, AD2017 4 Comments

The last words a person says before dying are cherished by those who care for him or her. They are always remembered and reflect upon,

Authentic Prayer: Battling Distractions

David Torkington March 23, AD2017 No Comments

Did you know that you can’t really pray without distractions? Don’t take my word for it, take the word of St Teresa of Avila. When

The Easter Bunny is a Protestant

Gene M. Van Son March 23, AD2017 11 Comments

Most people know that Martin Luther kick started the Reformation and got Protestantism rolling. Not too many people know that Luther also inadvertently helped commercialize Easter.

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Marian Consecration is Not a “Nice” Thing to Do

Kerri Lynn Bishop March 22, AD2017 19 Comments

Committing myself to Jesus through Mary in Consecration seemed like a nice thing to do. Growing up in a Catholic home, I went to Mass

When the Loss of a Loved One Leads to Depression

Guest Contributor March 22, AD2017 1 Comment

Even St. John of the Cross experienced depression. Take a look at Dark Night of the Soul if you’ve never read it. Mother Teresa was

Baptists at the Door!

Ray Sullivan March 21, AD2017 22 Comments

baptists The other day, some really nice young men, Baptists, came to my front door, and we had a very interesting conversation. I wish I

Lives Interrupted: Six Women and Abortion

Roseanne T Sullivan March 21, AD2017 No Comments

Every abortion is different, but the killing of a living child in its mother’s womb is never a trivial thing. The stories I’m going to

Lowering the Bar

Suellen Brewster March 20, AD2017 3 Comments

In an age of rapidly increasing technology, mass higher education, and increasing prosperity it would appear that our lives are forever getting better. Our society

Humility vs. Humiliation: The Lessons of Christ and St. Francis

Gabriel Garnica March 20, AD2017 3 Comments

I disagree with those who describe Our Lord’s Passion experience as humiliating, because I believe that they are merely projecting their perception of that situation

Soften Our Hearts of Stone and Help Us Repent

Paul Oakes March 19, AD2017 2 Comments

Most Christians know the story of Jonah being swallowed by the whale but I wonder how many recall just how and why it came about.

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Let Me Kill It: The Violence of Being More Ethical Than Your Society

Patrick Malone March 19, AD2017 1 Comment

Especially important is the warning to avoid conversations with the demon… So don’t listen to him. Remember that – do not listen. -William Peter Blatty,

The Catholic Church’s Coaching Tree

Tom Collingwood March 18, AD2017 No Comments

In the years of teaching RCIA, one of the more lively sessions concerns the issues of authority between Sacred Scripture and Holy Tradition and how

Gratitude is a Prayer

Laura DeMaria March 18, AD2017 2 Comments

While recently considering the many types of prayer we can use when talking to God, I recalled a conversation I had last fall with a

Call Me Interruptible: Finding Grace in the Unexpected

Cynthia Millen March 17, AD2017 No Comments

There is a wonderful song written by Sammy Cahn and made famous by Frank Sinatra titled “Call Me Irresponsible.” The singer plaintively begins with “Call

St. Paul and the Divinity of Jesus

JP Nunez March 16, AD2017 3 Comments

For Christians, the divinity of Jesus is almost axiomatic. It’s arguably the belief that defines Christianity and most clearly sets it apart from every other

Jane Austen’s Morality Of Marriage

Guy McClung March 16, AD2017 2 Comments

In our time, according to one of several divergent moralities, an act is a heinous hell-damning sin, while another morality will validate that same act