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The Mercy of God is a Mystery

Leticia Adams December 26, AD2015 1 Comment

The Mercy of God is a mystery. Even for someone like me who has had it poured into my life for the last five years.

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A Woman Changed by Grace

Stacy Trasancos, PhD December 25, AD2015 6 Comments

Some place very busy, some age modern, there was a woman who woke alone on Christmas Day. She was in her car. When she lifted her

On Being Human

Bob Drury December 24, AD2015 No Comments

Being human is the strangest being of any. We are material, alive, naturally intelligent and loving, but most wonderfully, we possess the gift of supernatural

Christmas: Biblical Reflections

Ray Sullivan December 24, AD2015 4 Comments

[Editor’s Note: This article was first published on Catholic Stand, December 6, 2014. We are republishing here for your holiday enjoyment.] With Christmas coming up

Home for Christmas

Denise J. Hunnell, MD December 23, AD2015 2 Comments

[Editor’s Note: This article was first published on Catholic Stand, December 2, 2014. We are republishing here for your holiday enjoyment.] So much popular Christmas

Living Out The Year of Mercy At Home

Annie Deddens December 23, AD2015 4 Comments

With the Year of Mercy just begun, I’ve been thinking more about how my husband and I can celebrate this year, participate in it, meditate

I Hope You Dance

Tammy Ruiz Ziegler, RN CPLC December 22, AD2015 5 Comments

[Editor’s Note: This article was first published on Catholic Stand, December 25, 2013. We are republishing here for your holiday enjoyment. Its beautiful message is

Beware the Red Kettle: The Salvation Army and Abortion

Birgit Jones December 21, AD2015 85 Comments

[Editor’s Note: This article was first published on Catholic Stand, December 12, 2014. We are republishing here for your holiday consideration, since the message is

Falling in Love is a Terrible Reason to Marry

Patti Maguire Armstrong December 20, AD2015 8 Comments

Falling in love happens in a cloud of emotion. It’s euphoric and all encompassing. And temporary. It is also a bad reason to marry. In

Homeschooling and Over-schooling

Julie Machado December 20, AD2015 6 Comments

Homeschooling is a radical proposition. Not sending your kids to school, an institution that has been a centerpiece and hallmark of our society for hundreds

The Year of Mercy and the Gospel of Life

Stephanie H. To December 19, AD2015 3 Comments

On April 11, 2015, Pope Francis declared a Jubilee Year of Mercy in Misericordiae vultus. When one thinks of mercy, particularly in the context of our

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Economic Apologists?

Dawn Carpenter December 19, AD2015 2 Comments

Two years before his death, renowned Catholic social scientist Dr. Rupert Ederer wrote a book entitled Economics as if God Matters. In this book, he endeavored