faith – Page 31 – Catholic Stand

Evil is Beautiful

Michelle Fritz March 19, AD2014 No Comments

As I was driving home the other day from the store, I looked on in awe and wonder at the signs of spring evident in

Calvary’s Crosses and Conversations

Susan Anne March 15, AD2014 3 Comments

Let us recall the gospel narratives of the crucifixion of Christ, and forward to that place called Golgotha. For just a moment, imagine those three

Making the Church Beautiful Starts At Home

Sherry Antonetti March 1, AD2014 4 Comments

It began because I\’d put off housecleaning. (It\’s bad for me spiritually to do this because then I get vexed by time constraints in addition

10 Things You Need to Be Reminded Of

Chelsea Houghton February 28, AD2014 3 Comments

We live in a modern world. We are often blinded by distractions and every now and then we need to be reminded of simple things

Media Consumption Habits for Optimal Biz and Life Outcomes

Christina Weber February 26, AD2014 2 Comments

Hours away from Superbowl XLVIII, I could feel hubby’s snoozing vibrations. While Gianna joined her friends for basketball practice, our youngest Benjamin tossed the football,

On Rocky Ground

Autumn Jones February 20, AD2014 3 Comments

\”Other seed fell on rocky ground where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep… And some seed fell on

Dignity in Death

Michelle Fritz February 19, AD2014 7 Comments

As I sat patiently in the airport waiting for my plane to arrive, I quietly watched the people around me. I wondered where they were

Don’t Underestimate Your Catholic Work Ethic

Christina Weber February 3, AD2014 3 Comments

I admire devout Christians living godly lives. Without the help of the Catholic Church and the Sacraments, I’m not sure I would make the cut.

The Secrets of Happiness

Chelsea Houghton February 1, AD2014 3 Comments

How happy really are we today? How do we define that we have really \’lived\’? We live in a marketing led world – a place of big

Finding the One, True Church: Connect the Dots Approach

Gary Zimak January 24, AD2014 9 Comments

Teach me, LORD, your way that I may walk in your truth. (Ps 86:11) Sounds simple, doesn’t it? I can’t imagine any Christian looking at

Every Life Matters

Michelle Fritz January 22, AD2014 7 Comments

Today in Washington D.C. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to participate in the annual March for Life. They come from all around the

Now Is the Appointed Time

Susan Anne January 16, AD2014 8 Comments

Beginnings and endings, finite measures of years meted out for us again and again, season after season, generation after generation, age after age—all amount to

The Prophesy of a Christmas Stamp?

Karol Henseler Orsborn January 10, AD2014 8 Comments

During a recent homily, the priest told a story that I feel is extremely profound and important for today, perhaps even more so than he

How To Be A Biblical Literalist

JoAnna Wahlund January 9, AD2014 7 Comments

A few weeks ago, a Facebook friend posted the article \”Everyone\’s a Biblical Literalist Until You Bring Up Gluttony\” by Rachel Held Evans to her

A Blogger\’s Perspective: Tyranny Of The Virtual Now

Brianna Heldt January 8, AD2014 10 Comments

I’ve been writing and blogging my way through life and faith at Just Showing Up for close to eight years now. What began as a free

The Belief Gap: Secularism and Young Adults

Mary Rice Hasson January 7, AD2014 6 Comments

The Pew Research Center recently released a report, Celebrating Christmas and the Holidays, Then and Now, that offers a revealing look at the growing secularism

Are All Great Scientists Atheists?

Bob Kurland January 6, AD2014 18 Comments

“The laws of nature are written by the hand of God in the language of mathematics.” Galileo Galilei “Certain it is that a conviction, akin

The Lessons of Bethlehem

Gabriel Garnica December 30, AD2013 4 Comments

Amid this selfie society, so immersed in our preoccupation, nay, our obsession with our personal agendas, it might be refreshing to consider the lessons found

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Michelle Fritz December 25, AD2013 2 Comments

God rest ye merry, gentlemen Let nothing you dismay. Remember, Christ, our Savior Was born on Christmas day. To save us all from Satan\’s power

God Is With Us: Are We Listening?

Emmanuel Joseph December 20, AD2013 4 Comments

Looking at the insurmountable pain and sufferings that weighs down humanity all over the world, sometimes it is hard to understand that He is Emmanuel-