Priests: A Spiritual Fatherhood
Stephanie H. To
June 19, AD2016
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As we pause to give thanks today for our fathers, those with us and those who have gone before us, let us take a moment
Belief: In God We Trust
Dan Byron
June 18, AD2016
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Belief in God has been a constant throughout my career. As I look back over the decades, there have been very few constants, companies came
Your Heavenly Home
Pete Socks
June 17, AD2016
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Commercialism is all around us. It stares us in the face as we watch TV. Buy this fancy new vehicle and you will have a
The Small World of the Narcissist
Cynthia Millen
June 17, AD2016
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My Language Arts students are currently finishing up their respective research papers. One of the instructions which I give them is that they are not
Bringing Back What Is True and Good
Todd Nolan
June 16, AD2016
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Religious values are constantly under attack today. Truth and order have been replaced by confusion and chaos. The former offered direction and purpose. The
Pope Francis and Holy, Undignified Joy
Melanie Jean Juneau
June 16, AD2016
6 Comments
A Christian is one who is invited… to join in the feast, to the joy of being saved, to the joy of being redeemed, to
A Father Creates an Image of God in His Child
Ramon Antonio A. Aldana
June 15, AD2016
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Father’s Day is fast approaching. It is that time of the year when we stop to thank and celebrate the wonderful role that our own
Our Supersubstantial Bread, The Eucharist
Dr. Allison Low
June 15, AD2016
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A few weeks ago, we celebrated the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, calling to mind the mystery of the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.
Bearing One’s Cross
Ken Kniepmann
June 14, AD2016
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The question of human suffering casts a long shadow on the human experience. If you talk to people long enough, they’ll get around to telling
Can Arithmetic Set an Atheist Free?
Bob Drury
June 14, AD2016
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We may be wary of the truth. Rather than setting us free, we may fear it will impose an obligation. We may be reluctant to
Why Is My Faith So Fragile?
H. L. Duncan
June 13, AD2016
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Why do we expect to find truth, goodness, and love, in a Judas before we know that he is a Judas? When we do not
An Unfulfilled Dream and a Fulfillment of Trust
Cecily Lowe
June 13, AD2016
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In my last article, I wrote about my Rome semester. Obviously, my journey through the Eternal City contained lots of different experiences, both good and
In Defense of the Journey
Julie Machado
June 11, AD2016
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I think getting married early, even as early as 18 or 20, is a wonderful thing. Maturity doesn’t necessarily come with age and there is
Men and the Rape Conversation
Anthony S. Layne
June 11, AD2016
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Recent events in the story of convicted rapist Brock Turner force the conversation about rape into a deeper understand of this complicated subject. It
The Four Horsemen of the Marriage Apocalypse
Steffani Jacobs
June 10, AD2016
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There are four things which lead to an impending marriage failure: criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling. At least that’s the opinion of one marriage expert,
What Theology Teaches About Corporate Responsibility
Dawn Carpenter
June 9, AD2016
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As business people, sometimes we forget just how connected the world of work is to the work of God in the world. Without question, individual
Jane Austen’s Paradigm: Family As Gospel
Guy McClung
June 8, AD2016
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It is remarkable that for over two centuries now, and in our present time, Jane Austen’s writings are still popular. Why is this so? This
The 9 Non-Negotiables
Fr. Matthew Schneider, LC
June 7, AD2016
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For years, Catholic Answers has produced a helpful voters’ guide on the five non-negotiable moral issues for Catholics. It is good but in the years
See Something? Say Something.
Kerri Lynn Bishop
June 6, AD2016
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Ask any New Yorker, in our post 9-11 world, what “See something? Say something,” means and they’ll tell you. It’s actually a very simple idea
Sam’s Justice
Kevin Aldrich
June 6, AD2016
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Justice is simply defined as giving one his or her “due.” It means rendering to people what you owe them. What do we owe others?
A Light, Silent Sound
Dan Byron
June 5, AD2016
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Many of the articles which appear on Catholic Stand are correctly concerned about the election, abortion, medical issues, technology which blurs reality, the general economy, and the
Me, Myself, and, I
Melanie Jean Juneau
June 5, AD2016
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If we are brutally honest, most Catholics must concede we view the world as if we stood at the centre of the universe with everyone
