Catholic Stand – Living the Truth the Church Teaches

Hungry for Love

Carol Monaco June 30, AD2026 No Comments

Does our world hunger for love? Wealth, comfort, and distraction may satisfy for a moment, but they cannot fill this deeper need. Each of us

Planning a Vacation of a Lifetime

Deacon Frank June 29, AD2026 No Comments

Schools are out, summer has arrived and for many of you that means going on a vacation. A vacation is special time for people, especially

Interstellar life and chemical evolution

The Cancellation of an American Exorcist

Dorothy Osanna June 28, AD2026 12 Comments

On March 27, 2026, during a lighthearted interview with Catholic Vice President J.D. Vance, conservative podcaster Benny Johnson asked his guest, “You gonna release all

Stability is More Than Just Staying in One Place

Fr. Nathaniel Dreyer June 27, AD2026 4 Comments

Earlier this month, a friend asked for my opinion regarding a possible move. Knowing my friend well, and the difficulties the move entailed, I advised

Silence Isn’t Golden When You’re Sitting On Satan’s Fence

Dan Fitzpatrick June 26, AD2026 6 Comments

When two sisters show their dad their latest works of art and ask him which piece he likes most, the wise dad will not choose

St Francis of Assisi:The Poverello

David Torkington June 25, AD2026 1 Comment

After Pope Innocent III had approved the rule of life that St Francis had presented to him, the little band of Brothers set out for

Creatio ex Nihilo, invisible, Divine Providence

Looking at the New Testament Through the Lens of Genesis

Ray Sullivan June 24, AD2026 1 Comment

Comparing the first book of the Bible with the New Testament reveals many amazing parallels.

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Being Blind To The Truth: The Danger Of Denial

Mark Belanger June 23, AD2026 1 Comment

About three years ago I wrote a column on mortality—Memento Mori. Quite recently I had cause to reflect on mortality once again. About a month

The Gift of Children

Diana Ragsdale June 23, AD2026 No Comments

Every child is a gift, no matter the challenges that couples must face together.

Summer Travels…

Masha Goepel June 22, AD2026 2 Comments

My daughter spent the past week with the Children of Mary on a sprawling farm in the Midwest. The sisters run a week-long retreat for

My Struggles to be a Loving Father

Tom Thomas June 21, AD2026 1 Comment

My wife and I are both rushing into Church on a Sunday morning a bit late, the entrance hymn is starting to play. A nun

Five Miracles of Saint Anthony of Padua

Brother Joseph Freyaldenhoven June 20, AD2026 2 Comments

Five Signs of God’s Mercy and Power The Miracle of the Sermon to the Fish The banks of the river were crowded with a

The Origins of Allegory

Kristoffer Ehrnström June 20, AD2026 No Comments

God revealed something to me and it is worth writing an article about. Personally, I find it to be a glimpse into the nuanced and

Are We Living as Christ Intended?

Timothy McHugh June 19, AD2026 3 Comments

I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. This is how all

Medicine by the Mafia

Nathan Krupa June 18, AD2026 4 Comments

A friend of mine was stationed in Naples, Italy, for several years. When I asked him what he thought of it, he told me that

Does Vatican II’s Religious Freedom Contradict Pius IX’s Quanta Cura or Syllabus of Errors?

Rory Fox June 17, AD2026 1 Comment

In 1864, Pope Pius IX published the encyclical Quanta Cura and an accompanying Syllabus of Errors, which rejected religious freedom. In 1965 Vatican II published