St. Joseph: A patron for us all March 14, 2025By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Saints In addition to his patronage of the church and a happy death, St. Joseph is patron of nearly a dozen countries. He also is patron of the sick, fathers and husbands, and workers, among others.
St. Patrick: Do you know the myth or the man? March 13, 2025By D.D. Emmons OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Saints Surprisingly, given the popularity and influence of the day, many revelers know little about St. Patrick the man.
Question Corner: Does the church grant annulments in cases of marital infidelity? March 13, 2025By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner If a person truly cannot remain faithful despite their desire to do so, this means that they were incapable of marrying due to a fundamental incapacity to assume a core duty of the vocation of marriage.
Resources for 2025 Jubilee Year March 13, 2025By Sister Neville Christine Forchap OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Jubilee 2025 Pope Francis has invited us to embark on a journey, a pilgrimage of hope, during this jubilee year. It is a call to walk together and become witnesses to an anxious world that God is faithful to us, and our hope in God will not disappoint.
Addressing unnecessary human suffering: Migration today March 13, 2025By Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Social Teaching, Commentary, Immigration and Migration What made America great was migration, and without it, we may never achieve greatness again.
Become like children March 12, 2025By Mark Viviano Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Commentary, Full-Court Catholic Away from the demands of corporate media, I’ve found joy in what I call “kids world,” where I’m a daily witness to the wide-eyed wonderment, thoughts and discoveries of my sons Michael (9 years old), Christian (6 years old), and their peers.
A new heart this Lent March 12, 2025By Jaymie Stuart Wolfe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent Every one of us needs the grace of new life in Christ, and the entirely new heart that goes with it.
Lenten media fast: Spiritual discipline for a digital age March 10, 2025By Sister Nancy Usslemann OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, social media Joining others in a media fast can create a community that holds us accountable to the fast.
What is a jubilee? March 10, 2025By Father James Goodwin OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Jubilee 2025 The roots of a jubilee year are found in Scripture. As described in Leviticus 25, every 50th year was to be celebrated as a jubilee year in which all debt was forgiven, slaves were freed and their ancestral lands could be reclaimed.
Button up this Lent March 10, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window The other day, I realized I was running ahead of schedule on my way to school pick-up, so I stopped for gas. I slid the pump into the side of the car and then took a quick walk around the car. Dozens of years ago, my father told me that was a good idea, so […]
Let us begin a garden March 9, 2025By Margaret Rose Realy OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Environment To begin a garden is to be a co-creator with God, and to join in the joy he intended for us through his creation.
Mary: The perfect Lenten companion March 7, 2025By Robert Fastiggi OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent In celebrating Lent and in every season of the liturgical year, it is good to recall the teaching of the Second Vatican Council, that the “Church honors with special love the Blessed Mary, Mother of God, who is joined by an inseparable bond to the saving work of her Son.”
