Catholic Stand – Page 297 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

Understanding “Social Justice”

Judith Costello July 21, AD2015 5 Comments

I was a Catholic Worker in Nebraska from 1976 til around 1980. What I can say is that working with the poor and living among

hymn, church music, chant, evangelization, Jazz

What Has Happened to Sacred Catholic Music?

H. L. Duncan July 20, AD2015 57 Comments

“…we shall lose a large portion of that wonderful and incomparable, artistic and spiritual reality, Gregorian chant. We indeed have reason for sadness and perhaps

crucifix, jesus, seder, sacrifice, triduum

Taking a Stand at the Crossroads

Steven Jonathan Rummelsburg July 20, AD2015 7 Comments

The recent United States Supreme Court decision declaring by man’s authority that two people of the same sex have the right to marry in all

The Power of Prayer While Looking for Love

Annie Deddens July 17, AD2015 6 Comments

Five years ago, I heard about a couple of other women praying to St. Anne for her intercession that they would, “find a man, as

Thank God For Tradition

Melanie Jean Juneau July 17, AD2015 4 Comments

When I became a Catholic at 19, I was overjoyed to discover a wealth of wisdom and teaching on prayer, spirituality and the faith. It

wedding, marriage, matrimony, sacrament, man, woman, couple, union, family, faith

Is Marriage a Lifestyle or Something More?

Todd Nolan July 16, AD2015 18 Comments

The Supreme Court’s recent rendering on same-sex marriage continues to be met with mixed emotions. Many feel this was the correct decision since those who

Understanding The Whole “Mary Thing”

Mike Eisenbath July 16, AD2015 5 Comments

If familiarity indeed breeds contempt, as the ages-old proverb says, then I’m bewildered in trying to explain why I have been increasingly drawn to the

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Breaking News: We Are All Going to Die!

Ray Sullivan July 16, AD2015 35 Comments

This just in . . .Everyone in the whole world will one day die! The only exception to this inevitable event is if we are alive at

Catholic Marriage after Obergefell: Doctrine and Discipline

Denise J. Hunnell, MD July 15, AD2015 11 Comments

The recent Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision declared that legal marriage must be extended to same-sex couples. This is a monumental legal decision

Diocesan Deaconate Training: Does It Reflect Christ’s Mercy and Compassion?

Gabriel Garnica July 15, AD2015 13 Comments

We are all aware of the need for increased vocations to the priesthood and deaconate in response to the growing demands and complexities of modern

That Despicable New Minion Movie

Birgit Jones July 10, AD2015 32 Comments

As is our habit for July birthdays, my adult daughter and I go to a movie to celebrate. This is a decades long tradition for

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How I Never Met Your Mother: Single Sex Parenting and Children

Cynthia Millen July 9, AD2015 28 Comments

I was curious about the logistics. How did Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka have kids? In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, they explained. “It

Same-Sex Marriage, the Pill, and the Angels

Patti Maguire Armstrong July 8, AD2015 21 Comments

So-called same sex marriage is rooted in 1960. It was then that the second most significant event in history occurred with the invention of

Our Lives: More Than a Snapshot

Michelle Fritz July 8, AD2015 4 Comments

Have you ever stopped at a stop light and noticed someone on the side of the road, cardboard sign in hand, asking for money or

Waiting Out the Storm

Autumn Jones July 7, AD2015 No Comments

“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure,

Liberty, Equality and Inconsistency

Bob Drury July 7, AD2015 29 Comments

The decision of the Supreme Court extending marriage to homosexual pairs is a contradiction, not only of revelation by God, but of human nature and of the

Bumper Sticker Wisdom: For Catholics, Too!

John McNichol July 7, AD2015 10 Comments

Most of us have had one on the bumper of our car at some point- a sticker that states an opinion or belief we find

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Love Did Not Win, But It Will!

Kerri Lynn Bishop July 6, AD2015 4 Comments

Rainbow flags, teeshirts, and banners were displayed on every possible surface as Americans cheered the Supreme Court’s approval of marriage equality. Newspaper, radio, and internet sources

Christianity “Found Difficult and Left Untried”

Anthony S. Layne July 6, AD2015 5 Comments

Of course, I mean that Catholicism was not tried; plenty of Catholics were tried, and found guilty. My point is that the world did not

In Defense of the World Apostolate of Fatima

Kevin Symonds July 5, AD2015 32 Comments

The World Apostolate of Fatima, USA Inc. recently published a biography of Sr. Lúcia—the last surviving visionary of Fátima (†2005)—entitled A Pathway Under the Gaze

Showing Christian Love in a World Gone Mad

Susan Anne July 3, AD2015 2 Comments

Our world is spinning wildly out of control with new offenses against nature such as transgender sex-changes for children, sex-based elective abortions, assisted suicide,

Who Is the Valiant Woman in the Book of Maccabees

Jeffrey McLeod, PhD July 2, AD2015 10 Comments

After the death of Alexander the Great, his generals divided his empire into regional sections. Soon, the holy land of Judaea was controlled by a dynasty