Catholic Stand – Page 77 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

pray, prayer, praying, fall, fallen, conscience, humility

For Whom Should I Pray? Part One

Laura DeMaria July 29, AD2022 4 Comments

Do you know where to begin in prayer? For some, not knowing for whom or what to pray is an obstacle to ever getting started.

Being With God in Summertime

Barbara Padolina July 29, AD2022 3 Comments

As I write this, I note with some fascination and slight dread that this period of summer is very nearly halfway done. How quickly these

Patients as Research Subjects For COVID Vaccines: Catholic Moral Considerations

Guest Contributor July 28, AD2022 2 Comments

BY: Dr. Ralph A. Capone, MD, FACP Trust in American health care has ebbed over the past 50 years. From 1966 to 2012, the adults

race, bias, critical race theory, Liberation Theology

Saint John Vianney Teaches Us Sacrificial Love

Diana Ragsdale July 28, AD2022 3 Comments

Saint John Vianney is known for leading the village Ars from corruption to holiness, and the path he took to change the hearts of many

romance, Valentine, sexuality, love, large families

The Genesis of Gender

Briana Huddleston July 27, AD2022 4 Comments

One of the core identifiers of Catholicism is the philosophy that the Church is both true and beautiful. Through the sacraments, the rich liturgies, and

Field Trip: And God Walked With Us

Richard Auciello July 27, AD2022 4 Comments

What is prayer? Why pray? Does it matter? Does God listen? A thousand questions may elicit a thousand different answers, some true, some not. No

The Holy Spirit and God’s Great Mercy

Deacon Steve Greco July 26, AD2022 1 Comment

According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, God is Love, but “because we are dead or at least wounded through sin, the first effect of

What Ever Happened to the Opposite Sex? Part 1: Trinitarian Complementarity

Jerome German July 26, AD2022 9 Comments

When I was a child (from 1950 to, well, who can say?) the term “the opposite sex” struck me as odd. Opposite of what? Was

When Buildings Speak

Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer July 25, AD2022 7 Comments

I recently returned to Italy after serving as spiritual director for a ten-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Saints and theologians have called the land

Forgiveness and Letting Go of Resentment

Dom Cingoranelli July 25, AD2022 5 Comments

Forgiveness and letting go of resentment– it’s something about which much has been written–and about which, after all is said and done, more is usually

Catholic Family Chosen for The Chosen

Guest Contributor July 24, AD2022 1 Comment

By: Claudia Cangilla McAdam Wouldn’t it have been incredible to have witnessed Jesus’ ministry in person—to hear his radical teachings and see his marvelous miracles?

nebula, creation, universe, wonder, unknown

A Comedian and an Astrophysicist Walk into a Bar

Adam July 24, AD2022 No Comments

Last summer, my wife and I were watching an episode of Real Time with Bill Maher. I know: the man never has kind words about

Trying to Understand Our Shortage of Vocations

Paul Kniaz July 23, AD2022 5 Comments

At the beginning of my summer break, I spent a day at an abbey nearby. I wanted to get away from teaching and colleagues and

Does a Woman Have a Constitutional Right to Abort a Human Life? Part IV

James Harris July 23, AD2022 8 Comments

Part I introduced the issue of the right to have an abortion because it is of sufficient importance to society to understand the decision reached by

The Troops of St. George Transforms Boys into Catholic Men

Genesius July 22, AD2022 13 Comments

Malice fills today’s world. This is partly because organizations which families relied upon in past generations to foster life skills in the youth no longer

kingdom, catholic social teaching, predestination

Does a Woman Have a Constitutional Right to Abort a Human Life? Part III

James Harris July 22, AD2022 No Comments

Part I introduced the issue of the right to have an abortion because it is of sufficient importance to society to understand the decision reached

Jesus, Good Shepherd, salvation, evangelizing

Hard Times: With Christ and Community

Masha Goepel July 21, AD2022 1 Comment

Have you heard the Ryan Bingham song: Hard times they come and they go, and most of the time they’re in the middle of the

Prayers Of Adoration And Praise

Mark Belanger July 21, AD2022 7 Comments

When I was young and in Confirmation class, we were taught there are five types of prayers: Adoration, Praise, Thanksgiving, Intercession, and Petition. That I