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

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

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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

Don’t Forget That Jesus Is True Man

Nicholas Senz July 2, AD2015 3 Comments

(Note: the opening paragraph of this article has been edited.) Can God be painted? This question tore apart the Eastern Christian world in the eighth and

It Doesn’t Pay to Argue on the Internet

Bob Kurland July 2, AD2015 9 Comments

“Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” -Colossians 4:6 “At BioLogos,

Birthday Cakes and Faith

Birgit Jones July 2, AD2015 1 Comment

For her birthday today, I decided to bake my daughter’s favorite – Chess Cake. It’s an old recipe, from a great-aunt who died 30 years

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Gay “Marriage”: Autonomy, Yes! God, No!

H. L. Duncan July 1, AD2015 30 Comments

First, a little background. When we look back to our country’s founding, we take pride in the reasons for its formation; a “bad king” and

Whom Will You Serve?

Jennifer Hartline July 1, AD2015 32 Comments

If somehow Catholics didn’t realize it before Friday, I hope the realization has dawned. We have a choice to make. If you’re a Catholic who

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Laudato Si: Papal Economics and the Social Mortgage

Dawn Carpenter July 1, AD2015 21 Comments

One of the enduring lessons from the most recent Papal Encyclical, Laudato Si (Praise Be to You), is the simple notion that the “natural environment

Love Is Our Mission: Who Is The Church?

Kevin Aldrich June 29, AD2015 2 Comments

This column is the ninth in a series of introductory essays on “Love is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive,” the preparatory catechesis for the

This Father’s Day: Vow to Be a Committed Catholic Father

Matthew James Christoff June 29, AD2015 3 Comments

It is mid-June, so it is time for the annual national “head nod” to fathers on Father’s Day. For many, Father’s Day will pass unrecognized;

The Relevance of Paul in the Modern Era

Anna Rose Meeds June 29, AD2015 2 Comments

When controversial writers in the Bible are discussed, Paul is often one of the first mentioned. For years, Christians clung to his words about faith,

Why Do You Remain Catholic?

Jamey Brown June 27, AD2015 54 Comments

Eight years ago now, I converted to Catholicism, because I found the Truth, and when you find that you don’t need to search any further