How Archbishop Sheen embodied the 7 key virtues February 14, 2026By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Evangelization, Saints With his beatification once again on track, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be memorialized in the Church for reasons far beyond his contributions to the Church’s intellectual life or his evangelical zeal, incredible and legendary though they are.
A Birmingham jail February 12, 2026By Effie Caldarola OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Social Teaching, Commentary, Racial Justice Rev. King’s 7,000-word response, “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” written in the margins of a newspaper and smuggled out by his attorney, has become a classic of the Civil Rights Movement and a good reread during Black History Month.
What a surprise February 12, 2026By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church Even with our best plans, life is full of surprises. Whether they bring joy or sorrow, pleasure or pain, light or darkness, they offer us an opportunity to grow in love and relationship with God and others who walk life’s journey with us.
Question Corner: Why is it a problem for the SSPX to ordain new bishops? February 11, 2026By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner SSPX’s proposed episcopal ordinations are a problem because ordaining new bishops without the permission of the pope (technically called a “mandate”) is gravely injurious to Christian unity.
Might does not always make right, or even sense February 11, 2026By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference, War in Ukraine I do not agree with those who claim that Mr. Miller’s chest-thumping effectively gave Vladimir Putin carte blanche to conquer Ukraine (and Georgia, Moldova, the Baltic states, and chunks of Poland and Norway), while giving the green light to Xi Jinping to ingest Taiwan.
With Sheen beatification moving forward, can Church learn from unfortunate episode? February 9, 2026By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Saints No matter the obstacles, internally or externally, Sheen’s virtue developed and deepened. He grew holier throughout his life, no doubt strengthened by both his own sufferings in the Church and battling his own personal shortcomings, but also on account of habits and practices which nurtured and intensified his faith like the daily holy hour to which he committed as a young priest.
Meet 5 married couples who are saints February 9, 2026By Katie Yoder Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life, Saints Catholics and people worldwide associate St. Valentine’s feast day with love and romance. Here are five married couples who are saints today because they lived out a vocation of love for each other — and for God.
Author of ‘Abortion and America’s Churches’ on history of abortion debate February 9, 2026By Charles C. Camosy OSV News Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Respect Life Abortion remains a divisive issue in the United States, and while the Catholic Church has taken a clear stand against abortion, different Christian groups have been divided on the issue in a way that has informed the advocacy and arguments surrounding it.
Dear Fans of Winter… February 8, 2026By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Dear People Who Love Winter, Just checking in here. See all that ice and snow? Yeah, that snowcrete that is our permanent backdrop now? The stuff we have children sliding all over trying to catch the bus or walk to school? Yup, that. It’s hard to miss. I will admit that it’s lovely and shiny […]
A Quaker, Bavarian monk and Catholic king: Exploring Catholic history in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey February 8, 2026By Father Anthony D. Andreassi OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Commentary, Religious Freedom In this continuing series on the origins of Catholicism in the 50 states, the Catholic history of the mid-Atlantic offers a particularly revealing case. In New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Catholic life took shape unevenly, shaped as much by law and political culture as by migration and missionary effort.
All sin is personal but all sin is social February 8, 2026By Kenneth Craycraft Filed Under: Commentary, Lent All sin is social sin because all sin implicates all persons in a given community. This season of Lent is the time for Catholic Christians to demonstrate to the world that reconciliation can only come through repentance — not of the “nation’s” sins, but of our own.
AI literacy: A digital examen for the soul February 5, 2026By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Youth Ministry Much information about AI literacy is out there in the cyber ether, but with the Church and Pope Leo XIV’s emphasis on keeping the human person at the center of AI, it’s important that people of faith take the time to examine their motivations for turning to AI.
