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

Saint Francis of Assisi and the Laity

H. L. Duncan December 9, AD2013 8 Comments

If you are like me, the first time you heard that the laity could be members of a religious order, what went through your

The Purge: Review and Reflection

Robbe Lyn Sebesta December 7, AD2013 3 Comments

Ponder this: one night every year, you could commit any crime without facing consequences. What would you do? This is the question throughout the film

Music Ministry: Performance or Prayer

Greg Yoko December 7, AD2013 37 Comments

Hopefully most Catholics know and understand that The Mass is the ultimate prayer that we can offer to our Lord Jesus Christ. It includes the

A Salute To The Courage of Newborns

Melanie Jean Juneau December 6, AD2013 4 Comments

Although I am a mother of nine and a grandmother to two other little ones, my first encounter with my third grandchild startled me. I

NYC Cabbie: Sees Miracle of Rumpled Old Blind and Deaf Man

Jamey Brown December 6, AD2013 9 Comments

“Kindness is a language that even the blind can see and the deaf can hear.” ~ Mark Twain ~ When I first saw “Freddy” (not

Are You Wearing Dung-Coloured Glasses?

Melanie Jean Juneau December 5, AD2013 9 Comments

Ah, we love to make fun of those in love, the young and the naive who view the world through rose-colored glasses. But what about

The Bittersweet Secret to Success

Christina Weber December 4, AD2013 5 Comments

Christ turned the world upside-down when he established the Church. His message turned off people in 30 AD, as it still does today. (You may

Sex is Not the Only Thing

Patti Maguire Armstrong December 4, AD2013 6 Comments

SEX! Now that I have your attention, this approach was an advertising gimmick in the 80’s. The word SEX, blazoned large and bright, drew

Masters of Suspicion vs. the Meaning of Life: Getting ‘Theology of the Body’ Right

Deacon Jim Russell December 3, AD2013 19 Comments

“The meaning of the body is in some way the antithesis of Freudian libido. The meaning of life is the antithesis of the hermeneutics \’of

The Devil You Say?

Donald R. McClarey December 3, AD2013 3 Comments

Considering all the extravagant evil in the world, I have always found it remarkable that so many people do not believe in the existence of

No Tree Until It\’s Christmas

Leticia Adams December 1, AD2013 7 Comments

I’m not really one of those people who worries about certain things. My family and I hold hands with one another during the Our Father at Mass.

Letting Your Conscience Be Your Guide (What Jiminy Cricket Didn’t Tell You)

Gary Zimak November 30, AD2013 7 Comments

“Always let your conscience be your guide” (Jiminy Cricket, from the movie Pinocchio, 1940). “One of the key pastoral problems facing us is the widespread

Bethlehem Redux

Anthony S. Layne November 30, AD2013 1 Comment

Three years ago, Jeff Miller (aka the Curt Jester) posted a somewhat-lengthy discussion of the Christmas movies he’d been watching. Along the way, he

You Cannot Lose My Love

Robbe Lyn Sebesta November 28, AD2013 8 Comments

There is an old saying that says, “You can take a girl out of Texas, but you can’t ever take Texas out of a girl.”

NYC Cabbie: Thankful for EF Mass, Sad for Dead Baby

Jamey Brown November 28, AD2013 43 Comments

In this town even going to church can be pierced with the nails of the Culture of Death. I am sure you have all had

The Importance of Life Media

Chelsea Houghton November 28, AD2013 No Comments

One of the downsides of being pro-life in 2013 is the negative stereotyping. Being\”pro-choice\” is so normalized and they seem to have the popular debate

Male and Female He Created Them

Autumn Jones November 27, AD2013 6 Comments

“God created mankind in his image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them” – Genesis 1:27 A couple

An Empty Vessel

Michelle Fritz November 27, AD2013 3 Comments

My young daughter sat quietly at the table eating her snack. Beside her was her plastic cup, Dora the Explorer smiling on the outside, and

Are You Just Flipping Out?

Tammy Ruiz Ziegler, RN CPLC November 26, AD2013 9 Comments

It is odd sometimes. I am living what some of my Catholic-mom-friend peers might consider their worst fears. They treasure their marriages and the spiritual