Catholic Stand – Page 64 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

Forgiving God

Deacon Steve Greco January 26, AD2023 4 Comments

There are many challenges in our world and often the good seem to suffer. But despite these difficulties, we know from Scripture that we are

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Mary, Victrix of Satan

Guy McClung January 25, AD2023 6 Comments

In these times in which it seems the world rulers of this present darkness are exercising demonic power here and all over the world, it

The Death of a Pope

Sydney Sadowski January 25, AD2023 3 Comments

Joseph Ratzinger (1927-2022) Many people my age have been formed in faith through the influence of John Paul II, who was Pope for most my

Adore Jesus this St. Valentine’s Day

Diana Ragsdale January 24, AD2023 5 Comments

One of the things I find most spiritually refreshing to do is to go to Adoration as often as possible. Seeing Jesus hidden in the

Is the Body of Christ Male or Female?

Guest Contributor January 24, AD2023 18 Comments

By: Unknown Centurion We are in post-Christian, neo-pagan times. If we truly are in Apostolic times where the culture is disordered and decadent, and practicing

Confidence in the Spiritual Life When We Are Weak

Jacqueline St. Clare January 24, AD2023 3 Comments

It is okay to be weak in Jesus. It is from this weakness that God gives us strength (See 2 Corinthians 12:20). From our weakness

What If You’re Wrong?

Bob Blundell January 23, AD2023 10 Comments

Another holiday season has come and gone, leaving most of us with cherished memories of the birth of the Christ child, and times spent with

When Fiction and Theology Intersect

Mark Belanger January 22, AD2023 4 Comments

The study group I am a part of began a tour through Dante’s “Divine Comedy” this week. This tour has led me to think about

Patron of Children – Prayers to the Infant of Prague

Masha Goepel January 21, AD2023 16 Comments

On the recent feast of the Infant of Prague (January 14th), I attended the funeral of a dear friend’s youngest child. Before the Mass, I

The Sacrament of Marriage

David Torkington January 20, AD2023 5 Comments

That such a highly educated layman with more Catholic credentials than I ever came across before should make such a statement, simply poleaxed me. He

Dialectics about Dialects and Culture

Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer January 19, AD2023 8 Comments

There are 30 different dialects of American English, but there are 34 different dialects in Italy. This is rather curious. I began thinking about dialects

The New Evangelization: Where Do We Begin?

Anthony S. Layne January 18, AD2023 19 Comments

What happened to the New Evangelization? It was all the rage for a while. The term “new evangelization” has been cropping up in papal exhortations

The Magnificent Dogma of the Divine Maternity of Mary

Larry Peterson January 17, AD2023 2 Comments

The Third Ecumenical Council held by the Catholic Church took place in Ephesus in 431. The Council was called to refute teaching being put forth by

(Over) Turning the Tables on the Devil

Ray Sullivan January 16, AD2023 41 Comments

Nothing seems to go right for God-fearing people today. Unexpected sudden deaths, huge financial debt, fascist riots in the streets by “woke” American terrorists, runaway inflation,

Love Letters to the Latin Mass 1: In the Beginning

Cynthia Millen January 16, AD2023 13 Comments

In principio erat Verbum … (John 1:1) In Irish, it is said: Cuimhín an tír na Manaigh (pronounced “quivin on tier na monig”), translated roughly

Ecclesiastes and The Fir Tree

Mary Ennis Meo January 15, AD2023 3 Comments

The transition between the wondrous Christmas season and Ordinary Time can be critical. If the holidays have been especially spiritual, the letdown and return to

The Arrow of Time

Maurice Williams January 14, AD2023 8 Comments

Back in 1927 English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington coined the term “Arrow of Time.” Apparently it was a big deal. As

The Truth About Contraception Is Hidden, Concealed, and Masked

James Harris January 13, AD2023 22 Comments

Why Contraception Is Morally Wrong The belief that contraception and other forms of artificial birth control are not contrary to God’s law and to ethical,