Catholic Stand – Page 9 – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

Give God the Gift of Your Heart This Christmas

Diana Ragsdale December 24, AD2025 1 Comment

Christmas is the time of gift giving. And when we try to give gifts to those we hold dear to us we want it to

A Christmas Miracle at a Catholic Hospital

Guest Contributor December 24, AD2025 2 Comments

Young Hayden’s Recovery: A Christmas Healing Miracle When seven-year-old Hayden was admitted to St Joseph’s Intermediate Paediatric Care in March this year, his prognosis was

Artists in Our Midst

Masha Goepel December 23, AD2025 1 Comment

When I was younger, my mother hosted a seasonal trip for the senior citizens at our parish in Metro Detroit. She would choose a Catholic

Christmas Biblical Reflections

Ray Sullivan December 23, AD2025 1 Comment

With Christmas coming up around the corner, I thought it would be a good idea to take a look at some connections in sacred Scripture

A Review of Pope Leo XIV’s Favorite Movie

Mary Ennis Meo December 22, AD2025 1 Comment

My community theater company’s 2025 holiday production got an unexpected and unprecedented advertisement by none other than the Pope himself. In November, Pope Leo XIV

Living the Advent Journey: Climbing the Mountain

Pamela Mandela December 21, AD2025 1 Comment

Let’s continue our Advent journey in the next few days because December brings a unique tension that shapes the modern Christian spirit. While society celebrates

The Christmas Eve Feast of the Seven Fishes

Alexandra Greeley December 20, AD2025 1 Comment

Originating decades ago in Southern Italy, this Catholic-inspired event of family-gathering is a very popular Italian-American Christmas Eve tradition. Known in Italian as Festa del

The Midwife of the Holy Innocents of Auschwitz

Dorothy Osanna December 20, AD2025 1 Comment

Caution: This column contains accounts of life in the Auschwitz maternity barracks, which may be deeply disturbing to some readers. As you read these words,

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Luther’s Revolution

Ray Sullivan December 19, AD2025 3 Comments

A revolution obliterates an institution, tradition, or country and a new institution, tradition, or country is created. A reformation is where an institution, tradition, or

How to Be Like Scrooge This Christmas

Laura DeMaria December 18, AD2025 3 Comments

When you hear someone described as a “Scrooge,” that means miserly, miserable, and greedy, right? Well, the other side of Ebenezer Scrooge – the way

Comparison is the Thief of Joy

Dennis Dillon December 17, AD2025 4 Comments

There is an old saying that ‘comparison is the thief of joy.’ Comparison slips quietly into our hearts the way a pickpocket moves through a

The Rule of Life: A Path to Sainthood

Dom Cingoranelli December 16, AD2025 1 Comment

Whether at the beginning of a new liturgical year, or any other time during the year, we can benefit from taking a look at where

For Your Christmas Intentions – The St. Andrew Novena

Mary Ennis Meo December 15, AD2025 2 Comments

Sometime during late childhood, I acquired a Christmas prayer card with these words on the back: Holy and blessed be the hour and the moment

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Catholic Saints as Living Gospels

Brother Joseph Freyaldenhoven December 14, AD2025 1 Comment

Timeless Lessons for Modern Catholics The history of the Church glimmers with the radiant witness of the saints—men and women who stepped beyond the ordinary,

Media Framing of the First Female Archbishop of the Anglican Church

Haile haile December 13, AD2025 4 Comments

The Church of England made history on October 3 by naming Sarah Mullally, 63, as the first woman to hold the post of Archbishop of

Waiting with Hope: The Spiritual Meaning of Advent

Tom Thomas December 12, AD2025 1 Comment

We must prepare our hearts for the coming of the Lord, as He desires to come and make His dwelling within us (St. Bernard of

Dilexi Te and a Monastic Vision for the Homeless

Nathan Krupa December 12, AD2025 1 Comment

At the post office the other day, I recognized a young woman who graduated from the small Christian school my children attend. She seemed upset

Science Is Not Enough:Karl Stern, AI and the Vocabulary of the Soul*

Bob Kurland December 11, AD2025 4 Comments

Karl Stern, AI & the Vocabulary of the Soul* Every day we encounter articles warning of AI’s future dangers—but is machine learning really the threat?

“The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality” is a Masterpiece

Joe Tevington December 10, AD2025 2 Comments

The Pontifical Council for the Family’s The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality (TMHS, 12/8/95) is a catechetical masterpiece, suitable for bookending with Saint Pope John Paul II’s Theology of