Catholic Stand – Page 49 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

Let Us Never Forget

Bob Blundell November 11, AD2023 1 Comment

The recent turmoil and slaughter of innocent people in the Middle East are a tragic reminder of how fragile our world is, as well as

How God Moves Us Without Destroying Our Free Will

Nate Guyear November 10, AD2023 6 Comments

This article discusses how God moves us to choose Him without diminishing our free will but, rather, perfecting it. How many times have you heard,

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Ragged Old Flag, Ragged Old Church

Tom Collingwood November 9, AD2023 4 Comments

I have always been a big fan of Johnny Cash, and I was listening to some of his music the other day. His song/poem “Ragged

The Meek Desert Soldier Saint

Tom Thomas November 8, AD2023 3 Comments

It is not necessary to teach others, to cure them or to improve them; it is only necessary to live among them, sharing the human

Did the Deuterocanonical Books Influence the New Testament?

Rory Fox November 7, AD2023 11 Comments

The New Testament contains quotes from, and allusions to, other literature. Some sources identify as many as 132 such influences. A question sometimes raised is

Knowledge Alone is not Enough

David Torkington November 6, AD2023 7 Comments

A Letter to a young mother of four who asked my opinion on the Essence of Mystical Theology. I am sorry I should have clarified

Where The Demons Fear To Tread

Richard Auciello November 5, AD2023 4 Comments

Here I stand in the forest of perfection. A perfection of peace, calm and sanctity. This perfection is not wholly within me, for I am

“New Ways” and a Very Old Proclivity

Joe Tevington November 4, AD2023 7 Comments

Since the Church’s beginning, we sinful people have acted as though Jesus’ magnificent message about marriage/family/sexuality was NOT abundantly clear. As a result, there has

Can We Turn Back Our Clocks One Generation this Sunday?

Dan Fitzpatrick November 3, AD2023 11 Comments

At 2:00 a.m. this coming Sunday, November 5, Daylight Saving Time ends, and so we are to turn back our clocks one hour to 1:00

Comforting the Disturbed and Disturbing the Comfortable

Dennis Dillon November 2, AD2023 3 Comments

Perhaps you’ve heard the saying “Jesus came to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” Christian authors and speakers often use this saying to encapsulate

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The All Saints Day – Halloween (and All Souls Day) Connection

Gene M. Van Son November 1, AD2023 4 Comments

Atheists, neo-pagans, and other non-Christians are always trying to say certain Catholic Holy Days have their origins in pagan celebrations. Halloween and All Saints Day

Tips from the Monastery

Jacqueline St. Clare October 31, AD2023 7 Comments

It has been nine years since I entered the Monastery of the Poor Clare Colettine nuns. I was just out of high school when I

Fullness of Love

Carol Monaco October 30, AD2023 1 Comment

In Story of a Soul, Thérèse of Lisieux exclaimed: “O Jesus, my Love, my vocation, at last I have found it. My vocation is Love!”

Catholic Doctrine and the Sunday Readings for November 2023

Marty Dybicz October 29, AD2023 3 Comments

The meaning of the Sunday Mass Readings for November 2023 is made clearest by Catholic Doctrine. As Michael Hanby has reminded us, St. John XXIII

Hallowed, Not Haunted

Mary Ennis Meo October 28, AD2023 9 Comments

When my grandmother was young, she and some friends visited a fortune teller at a carnival. The soothsayer foretold that my grandmother, Eva, would have