What does it mean to be pastoral? Dr. Greg Popcak suggests that this Lent, in order to become healed from the disease of sin, each of us must call on the Divine Physician. He writes: ...
For the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Tim O’Malley writes about the proclamation from Chronicles, that we are thrown into the divine judgment of the kingdom of Judah and the city of Jerusalem. The whole people ...
It’s March 2021, and that means it’s the month dedicated to St. Joseph in this current year dedicated to St. Joseph. And coming up on March 19, it’s the solemnity of St. Joseph. This means ...
OSV publisher Scott P. Richert examines the question the scribes and the Pharisees asked Jesus in John 8: “Who are you?” This Lent, Richert writes, we should all contemplate this question, as better understanding the ...
In the Bible, God tells the Israelites that they must observe certains feasts “throughout your generations as a statute forever.” A reader writes, “I know that Jesus ushered in the New Covenant that superseded the ...
Monsignor Owen Campion writes that euthansia, like abortion, is a tragedy always and everywhere, and Catholics must oppose it. He writes: “Everywhere, this practice begins with the argument that the person selected for euthanasia would ...
Ava Lalor writes how Lent is not often a season during which we focus on gratitude — especially in the middle of a pandemic. “This Lent, as the editorial board has written, feels in many ...
Contributing editor Russell Shaw explores the ongoing Synodal Path being undertaken by Church authorities in Germany. Shaw writes: “As in several other churches, synods have existed in the Catholic Church for a long time. … ...
Timothy O’Malley writes for the Third Sunday of Lent about Jesus raising a ruckus in the temple, which was turned into a marketplace. God gave us the Ten Commandments to avoid leading our hearts into ...
In the introduction to his powerful new book, “Things Worth Dying For,” Archbishop Charles J. Chaput states its challenge bluntly: Are we — today’s Christians — prepared to be martyrs for our faith and to ...
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