Catholic Stand – Page 32 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

Are We Well?

Carol Monaco September 30, AD2024 6 Comments

Jesus said: “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do” [Matthew 9:12]. Are we well? Who among us can honestly

Christians Are Called to Forgive

Deacon Steve Greco September 29, AD2024 5 Comments

Throughout Scripture, we have many beautiful stories of forgiveness. Esau and Jacob were fraternal twin brothers, but Jacob had to flee for his life after

Laying To Rest The Tiniest Among Us

Guest Contributor September 28, AD2024 6 Comments

By Elizabeth McClung While it seems as though fall has graced the rest of the world with its presence, summer is still beating down upon

Lord of the Harvest

Mary Ennis Meo September 27, AD2024 3 Comments

The grounds at the National Blue Army Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Washington, New Jersey lay serenely in the bright noonday sunshine. It

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Summer Ends and a New Academic Year Begins

Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer September 26, AD2024 3 Comments

Here in Italy, as in many parts of the world, the new scholastic or academic year has begun. And kids everywhere are jumping for joy!

Consoling Roses for Jesus and Mary

Diana Ragsdale September 25, AD2024 7 Comments

With all the suffering and pain that God and the Blessed Virgin Mary went through in Jesus’ Passion and Death, a question I like to

Judgment: An Act of Justice or Suspicion?

Rev. Kenneth M. Dos Santos MIC September 24, AD2024 2 Comments

Is it within the purview of men to form judgments? And, if so, what conditions must be met, that these judgments be deemed just? St.

Clay In Our Hands

Mark Belanger September 23, AD2024 2 Comments

Piet (pronounced Peet) Hein was a Danish mathematician, inventor, and poet (among other things). He is perhaps most famous, however, for his “Grooks.” Piet Hein

Jesus, the Bridegroom of His Church

Ray Sullivan September 23, AD2024 2 Comments

The very first covenant in the Holy Bible is the sacred covenant of marriage between Adam and Eve. For sure, the devil is attacking that

He Talked to Her? Impossible. She’s Not One of Us

Ida Adams September 22, AD2024 12 Comments

The Apprentice Apostle on the Road With Jesus I was furious. Thomas, always Thomas that would doubt what one tells him. It was an exciting

How Is Burger King Like a Catholic School?

Dan Fitzpatrick September 21, AD2024 2 Comments

Suppose you are a Burger King restaurant manager who has an employee who comes to work wearing a McDonald’s uniform and responding to customers with

St. Fiacre, Gardens, and Boundaries

Masha Goepel September 20, AD2024 7 Comments

My parents have a beautiful garden. It’s full of lush, slightly overgrown perennials, soft grass, and bright annuals. I remember Saturday mornings in my childhood

Catholicity’s Perceived Threat to Worldly Authority

Genesius September 19, AD2024 4 Comments

Over the centuries, the Catholic Church has honored God’s command from Genesis to “Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it.” Both ordained

race, bias, critical race theory, Liberation Theology

Is Ecumenism Possible?

Natalie Hanemann September 18, AD2024 12 Comments

The Church’s Stance Through the Centuries Ecumenism, the unification of all Christians under one ecclesial body, has been a topic of debate for centuries. Many

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A Hack, a Scam, and a Comcast Tale of Woe

Gene M. Van Son September 17, AD2024 6 Comments

My Comcast email account was hacked last week. Actually, it was completely taken over by a hacker for about 24 hours! The reason for the

Short Answers: Does Possession of Statues Violate the First Commandment?

Nate Guyear September 16, AD2024 11 Comments

Statues/Graven Images Many Protestants believe that statues, especially those in churches, are idols. They base their erroneous belief on a misinterpretation of the First Commandment,

He Must Increase, I Must Decrease

Guy McClung September 15, AD2024 3 Comments

He Must Increase, I Must Decrease The Isenheim Altar Piece is a famous series of paintings by Matthias Grünewald done in 1512-1516 A.D. He painted

The Cross

Bob Blundell September 14, AD2024 3 Comments

A new day was born in the desert of Judea. Night had faded into dawn and thin threads of light crept over the mountains giving

The Right Storm to Calm

Gabriel Garnica September 13, AD2024 3 Comments

Many if not most Christians are probably familiar with the iconic scriptural account of the calming of the storm (Mt 8:23-27; Mk 4:35-41; Lk 8:23-27). Getting