Television and social media are not evil in themselves. However, we need to be wary of the purpose behind what we watch or interact with,
The article on Garabandal, Garabandal: Believe the Miracles, published last week on Catholic Stand raised many interesting comments. These could be divided into two broad
The trees are green again and the days are long. Now that spring has fully arrived and summer is following soon, I can sit in
The good Sisters who taught me in grade school knew how to use language correctly. One of my earliest teachers was a Franciscan Sister. As
I read an excellent piece the other day where the author writes about her childhood dream of being an archeologist. When asked why she explained
Off the Shelf 213 – Father Boniface Hicks We are full swing into the year of Saint Joseph as declared by Pope Francis. This week
Despite what a popular yard sign asserts, kindness is not everything. But kindness is one important form of love in action. From the point of
Saint Anthony of Padua is one of my favorite saints. He has a very special home in my heart because he has touched my soul
By Tara K. E. Brelinsky My son wanted us to visit his college campus last year. Though I’d seen the expansive university grounds and the
Throughout his life on earth, Jesus made it clear that the Kingdom he promised had not yet come. The question is then, when would this
The abbey where I live faces east, like many older churches. In the winter this detail goes unnoticed but, as spring comes and the sun
For some time now my family and I have been attending Mass in the Extraordinary Form – also known as the Tridentine Mass or the
Those who control our culture no longer believe God’s revelation or respect Church authority to teach what God revealed, so I am just going to
We can know God is real, and we can do so without Faith. We can know, from Reason alone, that God exists. Recall that Faith
I do not know who the Jones’s are, but I keep hearing how everyone wants to keep up with them. I have to wonder ‘why?’
Do not go gentle into that good night. Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the
How would you react if your 17-year-old son or grandson announced that he was homosexual? How would you respond if your 17-year-old daughter or granddaughter
I promised myself after the election, the DC riots, and all the political noise that I would divorce myself from those issues and focus my
Mother’s Day has come and gone. I used to be glad when it was over. Not anymore. My mother died 60 years ago. She had
With a long stretch of Ordinary Time coming, the faithful often loses vigor once the intense seasons of Lenten penitence and Easter celebrations finish. However,
June 18th is the sixtieth anniversary of the first vision in Garabandal. The events were controversial from the start, largely because of the negative evaluation
I still vividly remember my best friend’s speech on domestic violence for the Speech and Debate Club in high school I also participated in. It
