The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has everyone talking about “systemic racism” right now. Yet just three weeks ago everyone was talking and thinking
In early adolescence I was prone to sudden and intense crushes that seemed to arrive out of nowhere and hit like a ton of bricks.
Lately, the daily news is full of images of burning and looting in our cities. Prior to that, it was becoming difficult to express our
Culture shock is something people experience when they enter an environment with different underlying assumptions and views on how things work. But the “shock” part
This evening, on Holy Thursday, the Easter Triduum begins. The Easter Triduum is three days celebrated as one continuous unfolding of the Paschal Mystery. It
Lately, I’ve seen a lot of ads implying that singleness, or at least childlessness, is a great thing. The implications range from a women’s subscription
If you are fortunate enough to still be working during the pandemic, be grateful. And don’t forget that even though Masses have been canceled your
Years ago, some time after my adult conversion, I was talking to a friend who was in the habit of saying things like “The Lord
My wife likes to tell the story of the old spinster woman who died and went to heaven to the kids in the eighth grade
When you were a child did you ever receive a sharp pinch on the inside of your arm from one of your parents during mass?
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Mitt Romney’s recent vote to convict President Donald Trump following the impeachment trial in the Senate created a huge uproar among politicos, but particularly Republicans,
It’s been over 50 years since the Novus Ordo became the Ordinary Form of the Mass. The Sacred Liturgy changed after Vatican II and the
Imagine a young Catholic teenager taking a religious history class in a non-Catholic Christian high school. At some point during class discussion the topic of
Catholics who take discipleship seriously may be interested in a new, free, four-week online course being offered by Sacred Heart Major Seminary. The course is
The honor given to Mary by faithful Catholics is often mistaken for worship. This is something I run across quite often. You see, I most
We can occasionally learn things from comments on articles here at CS and at other Catholic websites as well. Occasionally reading the comments can be
When we look around there seems to be great unrest everywhere in the world. This unrest manifests itself in sadness, emptiness, uncertainty, anxiety, fear, lawlessness, disorderliness,
The practices of physician assisted suicide (medical aid in dying) and euthanasia are being increasingly accepted throughout the world. This acceptance is becoming all too
In medicine and in our culture, there is a growing acceptance for what is now being referred to as “medical aid in dying.” The term
There’s been a lot talk during the last 20 odd years, mostly by the secular progressive moral relativists among us, about fairness and being fair.
Adherence to meatless Fridays continues throughout the calendar year, despite widespread confusion on the subject by many Catholics. An expert answer found on the EWTN
