Catholic Stand – Page 313 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

The Red Sword of ISIS

H. L. Duncan September 11, AD2014 4 Comments

They bowed their heads to say grace, then started to eat a rare breakfast together when the cell phone rang. The man and his two-and-a-half

ISIS and the Just War Doctrine

Matthew Tyson September 11, AD2014 24 Comments

Let’s not go to war with ISIS. I know, radical idea; and honestly, I understand why so many people want to. The Islamic State is

Unity is Overrated and…Divisive!

Gabriel Garnica September 10, AD2014 21 Comments

Unity…wouldn’t you like a penny for each time you have heard this word praised as some Shangri-la of human goals? I think that I will

Jefferson Davis and Pio Nono

Donald R. McClarey September 9, AD2014 18 Comments

Jefferson Davis was always a friend to Catholics. In his youth as a boy he studied at the Saint Thomas School at the Saint Rose

Teaching About Vocations and Occupations

Denise J. Hunnell, MD September 9, AD2014 5 Comments

The Same Old Questions Another semester is beginning, and I am back in the classroom, teaching young college students about the parts and pieces of

St. Clare and The Morning Offering

Julianne McCullagh September 8, AD2014 18 Comments

The halls were cool. Large pale ceramic tiles lined the walls. The floors polished by Mr. Jensen every afternoon, so I thought. We knew to

How is Evangelization Judging?

Anabelle Hazard September 5, AD2014 14 Comments

“Don’t judge me!” A flabbergasted wrinkle joins my forehead. Wait. What? I was just relating to a friend how the Church changed my mind about

Tuna Melts, Meaning and Marriage

Cynthia Millen September 5, AD2014 12 Comments

What is a Tuna Melt? The bubbly nine-year-old bounced in the cushioned booth seat after glancing at the menu. “Tuna melt!” she proclaimed. “That’s what

You Can Fly With An Eternity Attitude At A Heavenly Altitude

Guy McClung September 4, AD2014 3 Comments

The old man was generous to a fault, had raised a passle of kids, and loved even more grandkids. He and one son-in-law, though so

Witness: “Viva Cristo Rey!”

Todd Nolan September 4, AD2014 4 Comments

In a time when organized religion and freedom of conscience seem to be dwindling on a daily basis, we as Catholics must make every effort

The Theology of Giving

Loye Young September 4, AD2014 2 Comments

“Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” The famous story of the rich ruler in Luke’s gospel tells us why we give:

Guest Columnist: Richard Dawkins Needs a Hug From My Daughter With Down Syndrome!

Leticia Velasquez September 3, AD2014 85 Comments

Poor Richard Dawkins! He’s a bright lad, but he just can’t help stepping in it, can he? Now he’s gone and insulted those of us

The Youth Are Not the Future of the Church

Michelle Fritz September 3, AD2014 9 Comments

Perhaps you have heard it said that the youth are the future of the church. I’m here to tell you that this statement is not true.

Hope in Front of Me

Autumn Jones September 3, AD2014 1 Comment

If there is any process that can take your sense of hope, doubt, faith and trust, put all of them in a blender and see

When Good Catholics are Bad People: How Do I Heal When Hurt by Those in the Church?

John McNichol September 2, AD2014 13 Comments

Years and years ago, I took a volunteer position at our parish. I had been impressed by our pastor’s drive and orthodoxy, leading his congregation

Time Alone With My Son

Lisa Shefferly-Gillay September 2, AD2014 1 Comment

Road Trip! One of my younger kids, my son, is going to be a high school senior this coming school year. He asked me if

St. John Paul II’s Rapprochement with Science: A Quest for Common Understanding

Bob Kurland September 1, AD2014 5 Comments

“Science can purify religion from error and superstition; religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes. Each can draw the other into a wider

A Dark Age of Reason

Bob Drury September 1, AD2014 11 Comments

Adam’s sin weakened the will and darkened the intellect of all his progeny. God promised a redeemer to remedy the human condition. Every time I

The Hell There Is!

Victor Ajluni, MD August 30, AD2014 6 Comments

We’ve all witnessed or experienced it. The screaming and squirming child that does everything in his power to thwart the parent’s efforts to love him

Know Thyself: St. Teresa of Avila on Humility

Chelsea Houghton August 30, AD2014 6 Comments

How do we gain true humility? How well do we really know ourselves? Recently, for spiritual reading I’ve been reading St. Teresa of Avila’s Interior Castle.