Catholic Stand – Page 265 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

The Nature of Woman is Gestational

Julie Machado October 6, AD2016 9 Comments

I have chosen to be a stay-at-home mom, so naturally, I spend a lot of time at home. Now that I have a newborn, though,

The Master of Conflict in Film: “A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing”

Jamey Brown October 6, AD2016 18 Comments

Do you ever wonder how our world has gotten so upside down in just the last few years? Men in girls’ bathrooms, same-sex “marriage,” racial

Being a Good Neighbor Every Day

Deacon Greg Lambert October 5, AD2016 No Comments

National Good Neighbor Day, September 28th, will have come and gone by the time this article posts. I haven’t checked, but something tells me there

Catholic Teen Sexologists?

Kevin Aldrich October 4, AD2016 41 Comments

Within the past two weeks the bishop of Nashville has come under fire for supporting his diocesan-wide high school sex education curriculum. He apparently has

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Hero of the Maine: Father John Chidwick

Donald R. McClarey October 3, AD2016 No Comments

Night, February 15, 1898, the American battleship USS Maine lay at anchor in the harbor of Havana. Although tensions were running high between the US government

Is There Room In The Modern Mind For Miracles?

Brandon Schild October 2, AD2016 3 Comments

Is there room in the modern mind for what we would call ‘biblical miracles?’ Today, we lean on modern medicine, doctors, science as the answers

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How Many Kinds of Prayer Are There?

Dan Byron October 1, AD2016 No Comments

Some large number of years ago, actually, a very large number of years ago, I recall watching a late night TV show and one of

A True Catholic Hero: Jerome Lejeune

Stephanie H. To September 30, AD2016 2 Comments

We have a dearth of public, real-life heroes. Most public figures, whether in entertainment or politics, fall far from the mark when it comes to

Making the Most of The Year of Mercy While We Can

Anne DeSantis September 29, AD2016 No Comments

A World-Wide Celebration On December 8, 2015, Pope Francis declared the current liturgical year to be a celebration of God’s mercy by proclaiming it as “The

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Trump Is in the House

James Hooper September 29, AD2016 62 Comments

In my last article, “Welcome to the House of Moral Dilemma,” I presented the many reasons why a serious Catholic in good faith could not

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How the Devil Deceives Us

Ray Sullivan September 28, AD2016 15 Comments

Most of the readers of Catholic Stand are probably aware of the wicked deception going on today in the world. St. Paul warned us about

“I Love the Catholic Church, But …”

Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg September 28, AD2016 77 Comments

I can’t believe how often I hear people who call themselves Catholic make explicit statements of unfaithfulness. It usually goes something like: “I love the

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Rejoice Always! Really?

Guy McClung September 27, AD2016 3 Comments

This seems to be impossible. St. Paul tells us: “Rejoice always, pray continually, in all things give thanks.” (1 Thess 5:16-18). No Joy In Pain

Angels: God’s Servants and Messengers

Nada Mazzei September 27, AD2016 2 Comments

Angels have always played prominent roles in biblical stories. Over the years, they have inspired art, literature, and films. Saints have spoken with them. St.