Catholic Stand – Page 319 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

The Jesus Labyrinth

John Darrouzet June 20, AD2014 3 Comments

When I learned that a friend of mine had gone into an alcohol rehab center, leaving her family and going to another state, for an

Family Trauma: Responding With Control or Love

Melanie Jean Juneau June 20, AD2014 20 Comments

In the past six months, my large family of eleven has been tested by multiple traumas; we have been bombarded with illness, cancer and subsequent

The ABCs of Becoming a Mompreneur (Part 1)

Christina Weber June 19, AD2014 1 Comment

When God genetically implants you with entrepreneurial DNA, even motherhood can’t flush it out. But not having a clue where to start frustrates many

Want to Start an Argument? Just Say “Yoga”

Patti Maguire Armstrong June 19, AD2014 214 Comments

Yelling “fire” in a crowded theater can get you into trouble. So can saying “yoga” in a group of Catholics. I just do it for

Marriage is for The Few

H. L. Duncan June 19, AD2014 30 Comments

The coffee is finally done! Why does the first cup in the morning always take so long to brew? Finally, it is really Saturday morning. Thank you

Christianity and Disney: It’s About Locus of Control and Life Task

Gabriel Garnica June 18, AD2014 3 Comments

Like many families, we have visited Disney World to satisfy our children’s fascination and enjoyment with all things Disney. Whether it is Buzz Lightyear for

General Longstreet, Catholic Convert, Husband of “The Fighting Lady”

Donald R. McClarey June 17, AD2014 2 Comments

Hattip to Pat McNamara of Patheos for his post on General Longstreet’s conversion which inspired this post. General Lee referred to James “Pete” Longstreet as

MARRIAGE: A Well-Defined Union

Fr. James Melnick June 17, AD2014 6 Comments

“Many well-meaning people think same-sex marriage is just about equality and spreading the benefits of marriage. Its more radical supporters know it’s about destroying marriage

5 Catholic Gifts for Dad on Father\’s Day

Birgit Jones June 14, AD2014 2 Comments

Tomorrow is Father\’s Day and dads all over the country will receive cliche gifts – ties, beer, barbecue tongs, or shirts – just to name

Longing For Love

Leticia Adams June 14, AD2014 8 Comments

All I ever wanted in my life was to be loved. I don’t really remember what age I was when I decided that being loved

Summer Readiness: 5 Things Catholics Forget

Anabelle Hazard June 12, AD2014 21 Comments

You’re on vacation, zip open your suitcase and slap your forehead when you realize that you forgot to pack your sunhat, flip-flops, band-aids, and lipstick

The Century of the Self: We the Sheeple

Anthony S. Layne June 12, AD2014 10 Comments

If you’ve got about four hours to spare — better make it five, for the occasional break — watch all four parts of the 2002

The Importance of Play

Autumn Jones June 11, AD2014 5 Comments

“It’s okay. You made a mistake. You’re still learning,” said a little boy no more than 3 feet tall. In what must have been his

Vocations: The Elijah\’s Cup

Michelle Fritz June 11, AD2014 7 Comments

At our parish, we have a beautiful practice that our priest instituted when he came five years ago. Each Sunday a family is asked to

To the Pew End-Squatters, Move Over

Tammy Ruiz Ziegler, RN CPLC June 10, AD2014 62 Comments

I love to watch the EWTN show The Journey Home where converts are interviewed and have a chance to tell their stories. It is common

The Passionate Fire of the Holy Spirit

Lisa Shefferly-Gillay June 10, AD2014 5 Comments

Pentecost, the birth of the Body of Christ, the Holy Catholic Church, where the disciples were filled with such an intense feeling and fire to

Changes in Liturgical Discipline

Bob Drury June 9, AD2014 49 Comments

If liturgical awareness begins about age six, only those of us fifty years and older remember the Latin Mass, which preceded the introduction of the

The Holy Ghost vs. The Holy Spirit

Bob Kurland June 9, AD2014 40 Comments

” . . . the Holy Ghost over the bent World broods with warm breast and with ah! bright wings”. Gerard Manley Hopkins “Your soul is the

How to be a Hero to the Long-Suffering

Susan Anne June 8, AD2014 11 Comments

Everybody loves a story with a hero’s victorious ending. Folks rally around watching with sustained interest dramatic battles between good guys and bad guys, or

What Every Catholic Marriage Prep Program Ought to Include

Joel and Lisa Schmidt June 7, AD2014 20 Comments

Joel recently completed a sacramental theology course for his diaconate studies. One of the questions on the final exam was: Outline a marriage preparation program