Catholic Stand – Page 312 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

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

The Idol of Safety

Tammy Ruiz Ziegler, RN CPLC October 31, AD2014 16 Comments

Those calls a mother dreads. I have received a number of them in the past few weeks. “Mom, I was hit by a car while

The Curse of the Planner

Abigail C. R. Gripshover October 31, AD2014 7 Comments

A Planner Plans Everything … Except Surrender Ever since I can remember, I have been a planner. When a person loves making lists and has

Being One, Holy and Catholic

Cynthia Millen October 31, AD2014 13 Comments

Holy People in Daily Life Several rolling, rural counties of Northeastern Ohio are home to the largest Amish community in the world. Ohioans are very

The ‘School’ of Life!

Todd Nolan October 30, AD2014 1 Comment

Schools serve a unique and necessary role within society. Their main purpose is to educate and inspire, yet they also serve as places for safety

A Crash Course on Purgatory (Or Why You Should Care about Purgatory)

Anabelle Hazard October 30, AD2014 21 Comments

I’ve been in jail more times than I’d like to count, and certainly more times than I intended. I’ve forgotten the names and faces of

Everything Matters in What You’re Busy About

Autumn Jones October 29, AD2014 2 Comments

It is not enough to be busy: so are the ants. The question is: What are you busy about? – Henry David Thoreau I recently

Tearing Down Your Altar to Baal

Michelle Fritz October 29, AD2014 8 Comments

In the Book of Judges, we read about the Israelites and their struggle to stay faithful to God following the death of Joshua. Many times

Why Contraception is Wrong

John McNichol October 28, AD2014 271 Comments

Biblically, the story of Onan in Genesis Chapter 38 was a blunt enough message for the first nineteen centuries of Christianity: preventing children by artificial

The Darkness of Sin and the Light of Love

Susan Anne October 28, AD2014 8 Comments

Where Senses Fail Without love, life would be miserable. Thankfully, we always have the love of God — every minute that we are alive, and

The Evil Dictator: A True Story?

Bozenna Urbanowicz Gilbride October 25, AD2014 5 Comments

Long time ago, in a far away country lived a boy, John, with his parents and one younger sister. One day his parents told him

Christianity is Freedom

Jeffrey McLeod, PhD October 24, AD2014 5 Comments

The Christian faith from the beginning is the sacrifice of all freedom…. –Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil Freedom consists not in doing what we

Stop Rushing and Be in God’s Presence

Anna Rose Meeds October 24, AD2014 18 Comments

Each day is a rush from beginning to end for many people. Scarf down breakfast, run to catch a bus, work all day, pick up

Keeping Faith When Priests Cause Scandal

Victor Ajluni, MD October 24, AD2014 25 Comments

It’s no secret that the Church is comprised of sinners. However, when we become discouraged in the Church, and are perhaps at risk of losing

Dynamic Catholic, Alive!

Andrew Kassebaum October 23, AD2014 7 Comments

Matthew Kelly identifies Dynamic Catholics as those who are devoted to prayer, study, generosity and evangelization. Yet, only 7% of Catholics are Dynamic Catholics. In

A Thought from the Synod On Mercy and Justice

Nicholas Senz October 23, AD2014 74 Comments

From confusing interim reports to troubling cardinalatial quotes, the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family provided us with a truckload of interest and intrigue

A Grandmother’s Legacy: Faith, Family, Zest for Life

Greg Yoko October 21, AD2014 2 Comments

The Good Ole Days of Family & Faith The sometimes overwhelming feeling that Catholicism, Christianity, and faith-based initiatives are being replaced by secularism, government, and