Catholic Stand – Page 88 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

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

When it Comes to Evangelizing, Delivery is Important

Genesius March 21, AD2022 3 Comments

Many, if not most of us, have seen the stereo-typical street preacher on a big city corner telling everyone who goes by that they are,

Living Alms

Masha Goepel March 21, AD2022 2 Comments

The world is a sorrowful place. This Lent we’re beset with news of war and suffering in Ukraine. The news – so heartbreaking and overwhelming

War Is Not Healthy . . . Neither Is Tyranny

Mark Belanger March 20, AD2022 11 Comments

When I was young there was a popular poster that stated “War is not healthy for children and other living things.” These days we call

Marriage, Domestic Abuse, And Separation

Laurika Nxumalo March 20, AD2022 6 Comments

A marital crisis is a common phenomenon in marriages. Some families handle it with maturity and manage it well, others are not so lucky. The

Why Ukraine Matters: The Consecration of Russia to Mary

Al Costa March 19, AD2022 30 Comments

In October 1917, seventy thousand people in a small town in Portugal called Fatima saw the sun “dancing” and other inexplicable phenomena. The event, which

prayer, discernment, holiness, praying, intercessory prayer, thanksgiving

Try it for Lent…The Daily Examen

Sr. Christina Neumann March 19, AD2022 1 Comment

It’s Lent again! It’s a time when we look more into our own hearts and try to fight those habits that hurt our relationship with

From Loving to Union

David Torkington March 18, AD2022 1 Comment

I was hardly out of my pram when World War II began, so I do not have any war wounds to brag about. But I

Ukraine, Fatima, and Russia

Dr. Edouard Belaga March 18, AD2022 3 Comments

The West is flourishing in the heyday of its technological and material power in very peaceful times. Yet, I know what life is like under

Improving Your Life through Spiritual Reflections

Ray Sullivan March 17, AD2022 12 Comments

A spiritual reflection is a short meditation that packs a huge meaning. Here are some modern-day spiritual reflections for your consideration. Getting to heaven is