Gene Van Son – Page 2 – Catholic Stand

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

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The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth

Gene M. Van Son March 16, AD2022 15 Comments

Truth seems to be a pretty flexible commodity these days. And in politics, truth seems to be downright elusive. We’ve heard some real doozies from

Putin Wages War on Ukraine

Gene M. Van Son March 8, AD2022 2 Comments

In 1969 Edwin Starr recorded the song “War.” The song asks the question “War, what is it good for?” Then it answers the question: “Absolutely

Does ‘The Common Good’ Demand Everyone Get Vaccinated?

Gene M. Van Son February 24, AD2022 15 Comments

Let’s face it, when it comes to the Covid-19 vaccine there are those who are for it and those who are against it. No one

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‘A Church in Crises’ – New, Free, Online Course at SHMS

Gene M. Van Son February 17, AD2022 1 Comment

Sacred Heart Major Seminary (SHMS) is offering a new, free, online course entitled “A Church in Crisis: Pathways Forward.” The course is set to begin

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A Poorly Formed Conscience: the Real Devil’s Playground

Gene M. Van Son February 10, AD2022 9 Comments

I came of age during the cultural changes of the 1960s. Even though my Catholic upbringing had taught me that sex outside of marriage was

Finding Christmas in Your Heart

Gene M. Van Son December 23, AD2021 4 Comments

If you are having a problem finding Christmas in your heart this year, don’t fret – you can find it in the Upper Peninsula of

A Message For Our Bishops As They Meet in Baltimore

Gene M. Van Son November 13, AD2021 33 Comments

Over the last month or so, my wife and I have attended four out the five Masses our parish offers on weekends. At two of

Free Online Course on Carmelite Spirituality Offered by SHMS

Gene M. Van Son November 5, AD2021 8 Comments

Developing a closer relationship with Jesus Christ means actively seeking to grow in union with Him and to discern God’s will. This “actively seeking” can

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Does Catholic Teaching on Human Sexuality Need to be Updated?

Gene M. Van Son October 26, AD2021 19 Comments

Catholic teaching on human sexuality is clear as crystal. God created two sexes – male and female. To enable the human race to flourish, God

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Watered Down Christianity Only Gets it Half Right

Gene M. Van Son October 8, AD2021 21 Comments

Somehow, for some reason, Christ’s teachings have been watered down over that last 50 or 60 years. Today Christianity seems to be all about loving

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Just How Does God’s ‘Perfect’ Mercy and Justice Work?

Gene M. Van Son September 14, AD2021 5 Comments

God’s mercy and justice are perfect. And therein lays a conundrum for some. Just how, they wonder, does perfect mercy and justice work? In our

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Can ‘Offer it Up’ Apply to the Novus Ordo Mass?

Gene M. Van Son July 17, AD2021 27 Comments

Pope Francis motu proprio Traditionis Custodes, is a game changer in the Catholic Church. Instead of defending “the unity of the Body of Christ,” it

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Science has Proven the Real Presence

Gene M. Van Son April 17, AD2021 45 Comments

Dr. Ricardo Castañon Gomez is not well-known to many Catholics. But he should be. Atheist Richard Dawkins has apparently never heard of Dr. Ricardo Castañon

Correcting Sinners is ‘Judgmental’ Only If You Are ‘Post-Modern’

Gene M. Van Son April 9, AD2021 21 Comments

LGBTQ activists love to throw Jesus’ words about not being judgmental in the face of any Christian who says sexual relations between two men or

Easter Sunday! Alleluia! He is Risen!

Gene M. Van Son April 4, AD2021 3 Comments

Today, Easter Sunday, should be a day of unbridled joy for Christians. By His death and resurrection 2,000 years ago, Jesus Christ Our Lord and

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Advice for Young People Graduating from High School

Gene M. Van Son March 10, AD2021 13 Comments

If you know a young person who is a high school junior or senior you might want to pass this advice on to him or

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A Survey, WWJD Turmoil, and Over 2,800 Billionaires

Gene M. Van Son February 16, AD2021 3 Comments

Anyone 35 or older should remember the “WWJD” bracelet trend that swept the U.S. for a time in the 1990s. It’s too bad the trend

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Satan Wants Us All To Be Secularists

Gene M. Van Son February 3, AD2021 12 Comments

Ask some people what ‘secularism’ is and the response may be something like ‘oh, that’s just separation of church and state.’ Such a response, however,