Catholic Stand – Page 45 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

Let Your Faith Be Your Star

Gabriel Garnica January 1, AD2024 1 Comment

As we are literally wrapped up in the Christmas Season and at the beginning of the New Year, it is easy to become overwhelmed with

The Sacrament of Marriage – Thoughts for the New Year

David Torkington January 1, AD2024 3 Comments

A highly educated layman, with more Catholic credentials than I ever came across before, made a statement which simply poleaxed me. He said that he

A Mother’s Love

Carol Monaco December 31, AD2023 5 Comments

This year, I celebrate Christmas for the first time in my life without my mother. Mom passed away in November. While many Christmas gifts come

False Friends, and Real Ones

Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer December 30, AD2023 5 Comments

There is an interesting linguistic phenomenon called “false friends.” They are a bane of middle school foreign language learners – and often even those beyond.

God Always Gives You Another Chance

Ida Adams December 29, AD2023 12 Comments

Do Some People Bring Out the Worst in You? For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do

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Prayers of Intercession: Praying For Each Other and With the Saints

Dom Cingoranelli December 28, AD2023 6 Comments

Prayers of intercession–prayers for others–are a staple of our Catholic faith. The practice isn’t just something made up in Rome by a bunch of mostly

With Christ’s Love, We Receive His Mercy

Deacon Steve Greco December 27, AD2023 1 Comment

When it feels as if the sky is falling in and the end is near; when we are close to giving up, then, most of

Why Catholics Should Visit a Franciscan Church this Christmas Season

Tom Thomas December 26, AD2023 4 Comments

I want to do something that will recall the memory of that Child who was born in Bethlehem, to see with bodily eyes the inconveniences

An Attitude of Gratitude for Christmas

Diana Ragsdale December 25, AD2023 1 Comment

It is easy for Christmas to be commercialized and to forget its true meaning. What many people may not realize is just as easy as

Merry, Mary CHRISTmas

Guy McClung December 25, AD2023 No Comments

It’s that ‘full of wonder’ time again. Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to

Longing For Jesus

Mark Belanger December 24, AD2023 9 Comments

My first memory that distinctly involves Advent is of an Advent calendar – a somewhat esoteric object in 1950s Kansas, if I recall correctly. I

Discovering Deeper Meaning in Christmas Carols

Genesius December 23, AD2023 1 Comment

Dale Ahlquist, author and co-founder of Chesterton Academy high school in Minneapolis, said in one of his talks about Chesterton, “Catholics often know the answer

Find Joy In Your Deepest Wounds, Especially During Christmas

Melanie Jean Juneau December 22, AD2023 9 Comments

In my deepest wound, I saw your glory and it dazzled me (Saint Augustine). Most people assume they will automatically feel cheerful during Christmas. Not

Two Best Practices to Extend Beyond Advent

Dan Fitzpatrick December 22, AD2023 1 Comment

Many families have been executing traditional practices during this Advent season to create memories and help form the faith of parents and kids alike. These

Making Jesus the King of Your Heart

Ray Sullivan December 21, AD2023 3 Comments

Another Christmas is soon to happen in our lives. For some, it will be the final Christmas of our earthly sojourn. For others, it will

The Advent Ember Days

Masha Goepel December 21, AD2023 4 Comments

This year, the Ember Days fall later in Advent than usual. They always follow the feast of St. Lucy on December 13th, and so are

Embracing Our Inner Bishop Strickland

Steve Smith December 20, AD2023 9 Comments

If we are going to embrace Christ and His call to share Him with the world, we will encounter persecution. Not only does Jesus promise

The Divine Continuum of Repentance and Forgiveness

Deacon Greg Lambert December 19, AD2023 8 Comments

Forgiveness, both extended and received, is at the heart of the Lord’s Prayer and the Gospel message itself. We ask God’s forgiveness while forgiving others