The term “target hardening” generally refers to strengthening the security of a site against attack. It’s something we may hear or read about after terrorist
On June 24 the Church celebrates the feast of St. John the Baptist. Having just celebrated the birthday of the Church at Pentecost, St. John’s
From the moment each of our children could speak, the exercise of teaching them to say “please” and “thank you” became an integral part of
“Of course there will always be those who seem to be offended by the introduction of any prayer whatever into an ordinary A.A. gathering. Also,
I do want to say this for young people: Please notice how happy we are with our vocation! Earlier this month, a special Mass was
In recent years, scientists have moved the discussion centered around the existence of God into theories of time. Typically there are two theories of time
In the distant arcane past, in the dark expanse of ages before the ubiquity of reliable turn-by-turn navigation, people were obliged to use confoundedly confusable
DC Talk, a Christian rock and rap trio from 1987, wrote a song, “Like It, Love It, Need It,” with these lyrics, “You gotta like
Periodically, a wave of pessimism washes over me concerning the dismal state of both our country and our Church, but when it does, I read
René Girard, a man whom Bishop Robert Barron believes will one day become a doctor of the Church, writes that Saint Peter, during his famous triple
Many of the great theologians and scripture scholars who preceded and had such an influence on the Second Vatican Council had for historical reasons been
About a year ago, I wrote an article on Catholic Stand about Saint Anthony of Padua and can honestly say that my friendship and trust
The recent mass shootings, especially by teenagers as the active shooters, have raised many questions. What is going on, what are the causes, and what
Spiritual Nourishment for Ordinary Time Upon the heels of the glorious Easter season, Catholics celebrate Pentecost, followed by two more liturgical feasts. Ordinary Time has
The word diversity is used a lot these days. In some ways, too much diversity (meaning variety) can be problematic, but more often than not,
The Sunday after the Feast of Pentecost is dedicated to the Most Blessed Trinity. On this day, Holy Mass is offered in honor of God
On April 21st, 2021, Pope Francis declared a son of our city, Pietro Marcellino Cardinal Corradini, venerable; so last Sunday, my parish celebrated an event
Off the Shelf 244 – Fr. Jeffrey Kirby This week of Off the Shelf Father Jeffrey Kirby joins us to discuss some of the hot button issues
Over the last couple of years I have engaged in some specific and focused intercessory prayer. Fortunately, I have been blessed with a lot of
Sometimes things happen that you never forget. I wrote about one such happenstance a couple years ago here at CS. It comes to mind again
O son, help your father in his old age, and do not grieve him as long as he lives; even if he is lacking in
BY: Gracjan Kraszewski Part 1 of this series explained why a society that reads good books, consumes good art, understands the objective reality of truth
