Liturgy of the Hours 101: Don’t be intimidated October 10, 2025By Daria Sockey OSV News Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Worship & Sacraments The Liturgy of the Hours is a repeating four-week cycle of psalms, biblical canticles, prayers and Scripture readings that has been part of the church’s public prayer — in one form or another — almost from the beginning. The prayers vary in accordance with the liturgical season and also — like the Mass — commemorate the feasts of the church calendar.
‘Dilexi Te’ defined by charity, continuity and unity October 9, 2025By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Vatican Described as an exercise in “continuity” with Pope Francis, the apostolic exhortation is an ode to the 265th Successor of Peter while at the same time a further indicator of the priorities of the 266th.
Question Corner: Does a married Catholic need their bishop’s permission to separate from their spouse? October 9, 2025By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner A person who willingly abandons their spouse for sinful reasons is probably not a Catholic who takes the faith seriously enough to be swayed by their pastor’s admonishments or to be concerned about the sacramental consequences of their actions.
An important civics lesson, well taught October 8, 2025By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Supreme Court, The Catholic Difference What I find most impressive in Justice Barrett’s book, however, is not its depth of knowledge or its readability but its tacit display of public service lived vocationally: not as a matter of career enhancement, not as a means of acquiring wealth, and certainly not as performance art.
The myth of the naked public square October 8, 2025By Kenneth Craycraft OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Catholicism cannot complement liberalism; it can only critique it. Catholicism is not liberalism’s ally, but its rival. This is because the political, legal and regulatory structures in the U.S. are built upon the foundation of a false moral anthropology.
Hatred and learning from history October 7, 2025By Greg Erlandson OSV News Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Racial Justice, Religious Freedom This is a story of great relevance for Catholics, for we were one of the three groups most targeted by the Klan, along with Blacks and Jews.
Fall Brings Sweater Weather…and Rosary Season October 6, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window On a page, the words might seem like a repetitive series. But as with many spiritual practices, the Rosary is what you make of it.
Echoes of Eternity: Mahler and Duruflé in concert at Baltimore Basilica October 6, 2025By Samuel Rowe Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Commentary November, being the month of All Souls, is a time when many choirs (ecclesiastical and secular alike) perform music centered on the faithful departed. Local music lovers will have a chance to experience it when the Baltimore Basilica — America’s first cathedral — hosts Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. a one-night-only performance of Mahler’s Titan Symphony and Duruflé’s Requiem.
CUA’s president discusses Catholic identity, challenges in higher education and AI October 6, 2025By Charlie Camosy OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Commentary Peter Kilpatrick, president of The Catholic University of America, recently spoke with OSV News’ Charles Camosy about how the university is meeting these challenges and growing in recent years.
Beauty as truth? October 3, 2025By Leonard J. DeLorenzo OSV News Filed Under: Books, Commentary Sarah Clarkson’s book, “This Beautiful Truth: How God’s Goodness Breaks into Our Darkness,” is a remarkable corrective to our persistent urge to “make sense” of evil and suffering.
Silence in a noisy world October 1, 2025By Effie Caldarola OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Saints The noise of this world makes a home in our minds. God’s soft, silent sounds live in our hearts. We all need more silence.
Celebrating the holiness of St. Teresa of Avila October 1, 2025By J.J. Ziegler OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Saints More than five centuries after her birth, we can ask this Carmelite reformer to help us travel the paths of joy, prayer, fraternity and time in our own pilgrimage to God.
