Mary – Catholic Stand

Be Open and Humble

Carol Monaco March 2, AD2026 2 Comments

How are you doing on your Lenten journey? Are you tempted to stop? I used to think Lent was more of a burden than a

Faith, Lourde’s Peace, and a Physical Healing

Guy McClung February 5, AD2026 5 Comments

The man knew his mother and all of her siblings, his aunt and two uncles, had aortic aneurisms and that one of his aunts, Aunt

Look to Mary, Your Mother

Deacon Steve Greco January 18, AD2026 No Comments

If you put all the love of all the mothers into one heart it still would not equal the love of the Heart of Mary

The Silent Ambition of the Virgin Mary

D.P. Curtin November 13, AD2025 No Comments

The French playwright, Molière, once wrote that “la grande ambition de la femme est d’inspirer l’amour” (the great ambition of a woman is to inspire

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I Saw Satan Laughing With Delight…

Ray Sullivan October 19, AD2025 13 Comments

Satan will laugh with delight once he has convinced your intellect that good is evil and evil is good.

Is Mary The Mother of God? The Biblical and Theological Truth

Patrick Coffin July 15, AD2025 3 Comments

Patrick Coffin is a voice for unbiased truth. He uses his expertise to help people navigate politics, faith, and reason in today’s secular world. Patrick’s

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Understanding Jesus Through the Lens of Genesis

Ray Sullivan January 19, AD2025 4 Comments

Numerous parallels and interesting bookends in the Book of Genesis exist when compared to the events and people of the New Testament, specifically, Jesus. Understanding

Where Our Lord Dwells

Carol Monaco December 30, AD2024 No Comments

Are you searching for something special this Christmas season? Do you sense something is missing, but you are not sure what it is? You may

Reassurance in Un-reassuring Times

Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer December 28, AD2024 1 Comment

To those who frequent Catholic Stand, it should come as no surprise that, once again, I find myself traveling for the Christmas season. This trip

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Short Answers: Why is Mary Immaculate?

Nate Guyear December 22, AD2024 6 Comments

While listening to the Mass readings at the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the word “fruit” from the first reading

Advent Thoughts and Musings

Ray Sullivan December 19, AD2024 2 Comments

So now we are in the holy season of Advent, which looks forward to the second coming of Christ. All of the scary readings of

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and Our Lady

Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer December 1, AD2024 2 Comments

As we wind down our Thanksgiving celebrations, and enter into Advent, I am thinking about the considerations of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux regarding Our Lady,

Holy Mary, Mother Of God

Mark Belanger October 22, AD2024 6 Comments

More than anywhere else, I grew up in Permian Basin oil fields of West Texas and Southeastern New Mexico. At the northeastern edge of the

Turn to Jesus

Carol Monaco June 30, AD2024 1 Comment

Recently I saw the movie Jesus Thirsts: The Miracle of the Eucharist. During the movie, I confirmed something that I regret. I expended a lot

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Teach Children Why Mary Is Special Enough to Celebrate For a Month

Dan Fitzpatrick May 9, AD2024 3 Comments

May is the traditional month of Mary, and Catholic parents would do well this month to make sure their children understand the importance of the

Three Reasons God Made a Covenant He Knew the Israelites Would Break

Deacon Frank March 20, AD2024 6 Comments

Being all-knowing is one of the many attributes ascribed to Almighty God. This attribute underscores the reality that God is constant, thus never changing. Today,