Catholic Stand – Page 305 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

Finish Lent Stronger Than You Started

John C. Connell March 10, AD2015 1 Comment

This year I was so ready for Lent, and that was something different for me. Many other years Lent has crept up on me, and

Chapel Veils and the Evangelization of Men

Matthew James Christoff March 9, AD2015 18 Comments

Among the many things the secular media and liberal Catholic media missed from Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke’s recent interview with the New Emangelization Project was His

The Future Depends Upon Parental Love

Kevin Aldrich March 9, AD2015 1 Comment

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

Happiness: A Capital Asset?

Dawn Carpenter March 8, AD2015 2 Comments

Ask an accountant what a capital asset is and you will be told that it is an asset owned to generate a profit, but is

The Real Tango Lesson: Responding to God’s Movement

Tya-Mae Julien, MD March 6, AD2015 3 Comments

Lent brings into sharp focus God’s direct involvement with humanity through the life and particularly, the Passion of His Son. As Catholics, we are blessed

Just the Moral Facts, Ma’am

Anthony S. Layne March 6, AD2015 3 Comments

As I write this article, former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is giving some young cyberpunks a much-needed lesson in moral facts. Here’s the story:

There Is No Pope in Islam

JoAnna Wahlund March 5, AD2015 21 Comments

Some time ago I posted on Facebook this criticism of that ubiquitous “Coexist” bumper sticker with the comment, “I need this in magnet form for

Pope Francis and Gender Theory

Brianna Heldt March 5, AD2015 33 Comments

Last month The Daily Beast published an essay that, among other things, accused Pope Francis of “dissing women”. The piece was written by university professors Candida Moss and Joel Baden, who quote an

Because Homeschooling Works: So Says A Student

Peter Lyons March 4, AD2015 3 Comments

Homeschooling moms often write blogs, stories, and articles about what they do, and I love reading those articles. However, I have a unique perspective on

To Complete the Suffering of Christ

Nick Hardesty March 4, AD2015 7 Comments

“Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of

Divorce: The Child Never Forgets

Karen Reep March 3, AD2015 4 Comments

All of us experience suffering and pain in our lives. Life is full of those unexpected curveballs for which we are completely unprepared. Death and

One Marriage, the State and God

H. L. Duncan March 3, AD2015 12 Comments

There have been perhaps a gazillion or two marriages since God ordained the Sacrament, as well as time and space and everything else He created. However, I could be

The Treasure of Silence

Susan Anne March 3, AD2015 8 Comments

One perfect Word, and a world full of noise; one perfect proof of love, yet millions of lonely-hearted souls; one perfect God, and a bewildering

The Fifth Commandment: Standing Firm on Capital Punishment

Bob Kurland March 2, AD2015 29 Comments

From “Zola Levitt Ministries” “A sign of hope is the increasing recognition that the dignity of human life must never be taken away, even in

Hard Sayings: God’s Word Never Changes

Ray Sullivan February 28, AD2015 6 Comments

This article’s title comes to us from John 6:60, and is in regards to Jesus telling his disciples that they must eat His flesh and

Lent: Experiencing the Reality of Purgatory

Melanie Jean Juneau February 27, AD2015 79 Comments

The Eastern Orthodox Church designates Lent as a time of prayer for those who have gone before us. I think this observance is an appropriate gesture,

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7 Things Not to Do For Lent

Birgit Jones February 26, AD2015 7 Comments

Lent is a time of spiritual self-discovery, renewal, and an invitation to find God’s will for us. Through sacrifice, prayer, and alms-giving we are looking