Catholic Stand – Page 329 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

On Rocky Ground

Autumn Jones February 20, AD2014 3 Comments

\”Other seed fell on rocky ground where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep… And some seed fell on

Quantum Divine Action: The Delayed Choice Experiment

Bob Kurland February 19, AD2014 5 Comments

“There was a young man who said, God Must think it exceedingly odd If he finds that this tree Continues to be When there’s no

Dignity in Death

Michelle Fritz February 19, AD2014 7 Comments

As I sat patiently in the airport waiting for my plane to arrive, I quietly watched the people around me. I wondered where they were

Guidance for Catholics on Prudent End-of-Life Decision Making

Tammy Ruiz Ziegler, RN CPLC February 18, AD2014 8 Comments

The last few weeks have been filled with numerous news stories of end of life issues and interesting online dialogues have taken place. It is

Social Media: Are We Excarnating Ourselves Online?

Joel and Lisa Schmidt February 18, AD2014 3 Comments

Mystery: from Latin mysterium or Greek mystērion. Various definitions suggest something secret, private, or not easily understood. We all probably know someone whose life seems

Discovering the Love of God through Marriage

Lisa Shefferly-Gillay February 18, AD2014 9 Comments

The love God has for his people is intense, all-consuming, a torrential force of love that is poured out from His heart and on to

Faith and Science in Context

Bob Drury February 17, AD2014 7 Comments

I mean Faith and science in the context of philosophy. As humans we can only concentrate on one thing at a time, so we

Ten Things Pope Francis Could Say to President Obama

Jamey Brown February 14, AD2014 18 Comments

President Barack Obama will meet with Pope Francis on March 27 at the Vatican. Here are a few things I think the Holy Father might

Divine Ministry: More Holy Kisses

Susan Anne February 14, AD2014 7 Comments

It seems there is far too little affection in the world. In Holy Scripture, we are repeatedly instructed to exercise affection towards others, “Salute all

Evangelization: Don’t Argue on the Internet

Bob Kurland February 14, AD2014 3 Comments

“Non in dialectica placuit Deo salvum facere populum suum” (“It is not by arguing that God chose to save His people”). -St. Ambrose “Fortunately, there

Christianity: Counterfactuals vs Faith

Bob Kurland February 11, AD2014 4 Comments

“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything

Agnes Sanford: A Friend Among the Communion of Saints

Melanie Jean Juneau February 11, AD2014 17 Comments

I don’t want to argue about the reality of the communion of saints, both the living and the dead. I just want to encourage believers and seekers

Canonization: The Rational Judgment of a Miraculous Cure

Kevin Aldrich February 10, AD2014 10 Comments

My goal is to show how the Catholic Church made the rational judgment, after serious investigation, that one man received a miracle of healing through

Conspiracy Theories & Catholicism: Frankenstein’s Monster

Foxfier February 10, AD2014 3 Comments

Conspiracy Theories and Catholicism is a series of posts about things like albino assassin monks, secret Bible books, pagan Santas and secret councils— popular culture

NYC Cabbie: Pope Francis and the Supreme Joyfulness of the One Joy

Jamey Brown February 8, AD2014 10 Comments

Driving a cab in New York City gives one the opportunity to witness nightly the Miracle of the Multiplication of the Adulterers. Every year there

Take Courage: Be a Man

Fr. James Melnick February 7, AD2014 4 Comments

King David tells his son Solomon: Take Courage. Be a Man. (1 Kings 2:2). It\’s a great one-liner and a bestowal of manhood from a

Chesterton on Lying: Fresh Evidence

Deacon Jim Russell February 5, AD2014 14 Comments

“…the Church is always the only thing defending whatever is at the moment stupidly despised.” —G.K. Chesterton, The Catholic Church and Conversion, 1926] “But every