Catholic Stand – Page 34 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

The Early Church Was… CATHOLIC!

Ray Sullivan August 20, AD2024 3 Comments

I have been meeting with a Protestant friend of mine for the past five months at a local diner to discuss the Bible and theology.

Change Yourself To Become Free From Desolation!

Dom Cingoranelli August 19, AD2024 6 Comments

Change yourself when you are in spiritual desolation! Move out of the fog of confusion, doubt, restlessness and isolation–change yourself. Don’t reverse or change any

The Three Messianic Miracles

Deacon Frank August 18, AD2024 8 Comments

In the year 63 B.C., the Romans conquered the nation of Israel. This conquest fulfilled an important and necessary precondition prophesized in chapter 2 of

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A Catholic Theater Director’s Balance Sheet

Mary Ennis Meo August 17, AD2024 5 Comments

The curtain has closed. The applause has long ended. The props are stored, and the last of the costumes are drying on the clothesline in

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Short Answers: Are Good Works Automatic?

Nate Guyear August 16, AD2024 8 Comments

Some non-Catholics, especially of the Calvinist tradition, believe that a person whom God has justified will do good works automatically, a teaching that is part

Homemakers Are Counter-Cultural Champions

Dan Fitzpatrick August 15, AD2024 2 Comments

If you are on social media, you no doubt saw a large segment of America come completely unhinged this past May because an authentic Catholic

What Does It Mean to Be Catholic?

Rev. Kenneth M. Dos Santos MIC August 14, AD2024 5 Comments

Are members of the Catholic Church different in terms of belonging, than members of a secular group or organization? And, is the doctrine and Tradition

What Is the Word of God Saying to You?

Natalie Hanemann August 13, AD2024 6 Comments

A Reflection on Psalm 18:17-20 I don’t often crack open my Bible to study God’s Word, though I wish I did. I take my “Give

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Did Vatican II Endorse Indifferentism?

Rory Fox August 12, AD2024 16 Comments

Indifferentism is the belief that God is indifferent to religious differences. It is the view that it does not matter what religion people follow, as

The Ultimate Fork in the Road: Choosing between “A” and “O”

Gabriel Garnica August 11, AD2024 No Comments

We all know that life is a series of forks in the road. We are always choosing between two different paths along the way. Some

A Catholic Response to the Paris Olympic Opening Ceremonies

Paul A. Escott August 11, AD2024 2 Comments

By the time this article is posted online, the furor over the Festivity vignette from the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony will likely have been

‘Live and Let Live’ is for Shallow Thinkers

Gene M. Van Son August 10, AD2024 17 Comments

If you’ve never heard someone voicing the maxim ‘live and let live,’ you just may be a hermit. ‘Live and live let live’ folk are

Teach Your Kids the Mass: Part 5

Dan Fitzpatrick August 9, AD2024 No Comments

(This is the fifth in a series of five articles assisting parents in teaching the parts of the Mass to their children to enlighten them

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Some Thoughts on Christian Art

Dennis Dillon August 8, AD2024 No Comments

Aristotle is said to have written that “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” All

Nasty Truths About the Treatment of Gender Confusion

Joe Tevington August 7, AD2024 14 Comments

Introduction: What is the Source of Confusion? I believe confusion about one’s gender ultimately has demonic roots. Our God is Truth Itself! We can benefit

Heroes

Tom Thomas August 6, AD2024 No Comments

Disease is surely one of the ways in which we are tried by life and offered the chance to be heroic. Though few of us

Satan Visits the Olympics

Tom Collingwood August 5, AD2024 10 Comments

Many of us celebrated the Eucharistic Revival this past July. It was clearly a statement for Jesus Christ, our faith, and our Church. The Revival

Faith Can Bring Us Emotional Healing

Deacon Steve Greco August 4, AD2024 No Comments

We human beings are emotional. We may try to hide or suppress our feelings, but in the end, they have a way of coming out,

Bless the Lord

Richard Auciello August 3, AD2024 4 Comments

Mountains and hills bless the Lord; All you winds bless the Lord (Daniel 3: 75, 65, NAB). Yesterday, I went to Mountain Lakes an RV

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The Sunday Readings and Catholic Doctrine for August 2024

Marty Dybicz August 2, AD2024 No Comments

The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for August 2024 is made clearest by Catholic Doctrine. Catholic doctrines are the essentially unchangeable clarifications of Revelation