Catholic Stand – Page 87 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

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Do You Ever Tremble?

Jacqueline St. Clare April 2, AD2022 8 Comments

My Experience I was at the airport, standing at a charging station, waiting for my phone to charge. Near me, sat a man in a

Evangelists Needed, No Prior Experience Required

Guy McClung April 2, AD2022 7 Comments

Looking For the Dirty, Poor, Criminal, Uneducated, Demonic, Pagan, Illiterate, Diseased, Leprous, Blind, Deaf, & Paralyzed The four gospels present a variety of evangelists, most

The Solace of the Psalms of Ascent in Lent

Michael Sandifer April 1, AD2022 1 Comment

These glorious forty days of Holy Lent can at times seem onerous. Depending on the rigor with which we assail the world, the flesh, and

Should You Be Wearing a Scapular?

Gene M. Van Son April 1, AD2022 5 Comments

There are red ones, blue ones, brown ones, black ones, white ones, and a even a green one. And a number of them have indulgences

Cash in Your Winning Lottery Ticket

Dom Cingoranelli March 31, AD2022 13 Comments

“He hit a $1.2 million jackpot, then lost the winning lottery ticket.” This story, reported by the Washington Post in March of 2021, describes how

How a Cow Can Teach Us About Our Life Mission

Al Costa March 31, AD2022 2 Comments

To the untrained eye, a Brazilian cow in a picture is just that – a cow. A breeder, however, might recognize the cow as a

Catholic in Name Only

Jerome German March 30, AD2022 13 Comments

And you,” he said to them, “who do you say that I am?” “You are the Messiah,” Simon Peter answered, “the Son of the living

Eucharistic Prayer

Carol Monaco March 30, AD2022 3 Comments

We come to the “heart and summit” of the Mass celebration when we come to the Eucharistic Prayer [CCC 1352]. This prayer of praise and

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When Last Did You Feel Smaller Than a Flea?

Ida Adams March 29, AD2022 5 Comments

I like to sing. That does not mean I am good at it. No, I enjoy it, and analogous to so many other exploits in

Ukrainian Soldiers: A Time for Every Purpose Under Heaven

Todd Federici March 29, AD2022 3 Comments

Hello, Catholic soldiers across the Earth in Ukraine. Peace of Christ and the Immaculate Conception of our Our Lady be your health and protection. We

Saying Yes to God

Barbara Padolina March 28, AD2022 5 Comments

Too many times, I feel as if I am living a lie. When people find out that my husband and I have as many children

How the Fathers Read the Bible: Off the Shelf 240 with Mike Aquilina

Pete Socks March 28, AD2022 16 Comments

Off the Shelf 240 – Mike Aquilina Understanding Scripture can be a challenge but it doesn’t have to be. All we have to do is

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Get Out of That Rut … Now

Kendra Von Esh March 27, AD2022 2 Comments

Are you feeling weighed down, defeated, or just in a rut? We can have spiritual, physical and circumstantial ruts in our lives, and we must

Conquering Fear in Our Lives and Hearts

Deacon Steve Greco March 26, AD2022 1 Comment

When we undergo trials, we fight the battle of fear. It seems endless: fear of the current situation, fear of the future, fear of what

Love Your Enemies? It’s Hard!*

Bob Kurland March 25, AD2022 24 Comments

“ Ye have heard that it hath been said, ‘Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.’ But I say unto you, Love your

Fear, Suffering, and Fixing

Susan Skinner March 25, AD2022 7 Comments

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great

Crises in Catechesis

Richard Auciello March 24, AD2022 12 Comments

Sometimes in hindsight, I look back and wonder: “should I have done this instead of that, gone uphill instead of downhill? The counterargument, which brings

Creating Peace in Your Corner of the World

Laura DeMaria March 24, AD2022 2 Comments

As we enter what is being termed the “endemic” phase of the coronavirus pandemic here in the United States – meaning, the virus is here

Catholic Anti-Feminism—Stephanie Gordon

Patrick Coffin March 23, AD2022 7 Comments

Stephanie Gordon is the wife of author podcaster Timothy Gordon and the mother of their seven kids. She has written a book called Ask Your

Listen This Lent

Diana Ragsdale March 23, AD2022 2 Comments

The Lenten season is the perfect time to listen. Listening to God in the silence and listening to others around us helps us to be

Judas, Congress, and the Betrayal of the Family

Jerome German March 22, AD2022 9 Comments

The oldest institution on the planet, the family, is being betrayed. To understand this woke, trendy betrayal, let’s do a little Lenten reflection and consider

The Return of the Catholic Hierarchy in Britain

Neil Jopson March 22, AD2022 3 Comments

In the mid-eighteen hundreds, English Catholicism finally emerged, staggering but alive, from the dark days of persecution. Some Catholics were sceptical, dubious of the newly