Catholic Stand – Page 309 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

On Antiphons and Music in Mass

Jenni Groft November 15, AD2014 21 Comments

This was a difficult article to write. I have felt the pull to write it for quite a while, but I’ve been hoping that someone

Our Bodies are Living Cathedrals

Anna Rose Meeds November 15, AD2014 6 Comments

When someone talks about a cathedral or church, we often think about a building. Stained glass windows, candles, crucifixes and tabernacles might come to mind.

The Test of Self

Chelsea Houghton November 14, AD2014 8 Comments

Recently, I started a site called Restless Press, an Australasian site with contributors from around Australasia and the Pacific. Things in my life had been

Remaining Tethered to God

Birgit Jones November 14, AD2014 10 Comments

Recently, I had the privilege of caring for the newest member of our family. Jacob Alexander is two months old, and his mother was returning

The Grace of Final Perseverance

Nick Hardesty November 12, AD2014 9 Comments

In this month of November, when our thoughts naturally turn towards the souls in Purgatory and the fragility of life, it is fitting that we

Infallible Does Not Mean Sinless

Leila Miller November 11, AD2014 51 Comments

A quick reminder that infallible does not mean sinless. Here are some quick facts about the papacy: 1) All of the 266 popes have sinned,

Living The Pro-Life Blessing

Melanie Jean Juneau November 10, AD2014 29 Comments

A few years ago when a journalist interviewed me for an article on Mother’s Day for our city’s major paper, she asked me if I

The Attractiveness of the Christian Message

H. L. Duncan November 10, AD2014 50 Comments

I know this is old news now, but so is the resurrection of Jesus. The Extraordinary Synod on the Family that ended on October 19,

Time For Catholics to Leave the Democrats?

Anthony S. Layne November 7, AD2014 18 Comments

The Humanae Vitae Schism Now that the election is over, the post-game analysis and forecasts for the coming sessions will occupy the media for at

All Souls Day and a 2014 Purgatory Parable

Greg Yoko November 7, AD2014 2 Comments

I attended Mass at a different local Parish last Sunday, so it was a little unique celebrating Mass with mostly strangers. In this instance, it

Catholics and the Bible

Ray Sullivan November 7, AD2014 16 Comments

I was watching the American Bible Challenge on TV one evening, starring Jeff Foxworthy. I didn’t do too well on the questions that they were

When Communion is Like Sex Outside Marriage

Patti Maguire Armstrong November 6, AD2014 8 Comments

I looked down at the half loaf of French bread that had just been handed to me. The Evangelical pastor had called it the body

Sources of the Protestant Devolution

Matthew Tyson November 6, AD2014 56 Comments

Protestant Descent Into Secularism In June of this year, the largest Presbyterian denomination in America voted to allow their clergy to perform same-sex “marriages” within

How To Handle People Who Are Negative About Your Business

Christina Weber November 5, AD2014 6 Comments

Unless you’ve kept your mom biz aspirations a secret, you’ve experienced it: those comments and looks about your dream life and business. “But, will you

Quotes Suitable For Framing: Abraham Lincoln

Donald R. McClarey November 4, AD2014 21 Comments

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that

Elections and Eternity

Denise J. Hunnell, MD November 4, AD2014 19 Comments

Election and Division The juxtaposition of All Soul’s Day and Election Day should cause us to pause and ponder. The first is a feast designed

Oppression Versus Service

Leticia Adams November 3, AD2014 6 Comments

The other day I was watching a show on the OWN network (don’t judge me, I love Oprah). The show was about single motherhood. I

When Randomness Becomes Superstition

Bob Drury November 3, AD2014 54 Comments

Randomness refers to thought. Generally, randomness designates the ignorance of order. Specifically, it is the logical process of defining a population or set of new