Focus on God November 15, 2024By Effie Caldarola OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Commentary Like many, I was appalled at the dehumanizing words and lies spoken about migrants in the recent election, and the joy expressed about the threats to tear families apart by deporting hard working people hoping for citizenship. Words hurt.
What little we have to give November 14, 2024By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window The other day I was in a meeting at work. We were introducing ourselves to a group of people visiting from outside our organization. When it was time for one of my coworkers to introduce himself, he mentioned he had just started working there recently. The person leading the meeting laughed. He dismissed my new […]
Trump victory signals new hope of coalition building for Catholics November 13, 2024By Kenneth Craycraft OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Commentary While economics largely drove the result of this election, we Catholics understand that many cultural and social issues are far more important than decreasing interest rates and controlling inflation.
Question Corner: What’s the scriptural basis for praying for dead and venerating relics? November 13, 2024By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner, Uncategorized The Catholic customs of praying for the souls of the dead, praying to the saints who have gone before us in earthly life, and of venerating relics are based primarily in the church’s long-standing tradition and theology rather than explicit scriptural “prooftexts.” However, the Bible does indeed allude to these practices.
Fear, trust and walking through the valley of the shadow of death November 13, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Reflecting on the people’s faith helped him to see that, for the Christian, death “means no more and no less than the end of our testing period here on earth; it is a return, a going home, to the God and Father who first created us. It is not the end of life; the fact of the resurrection proves that beyond a doubt.”
Thanking God for media technologies November 10, 2024By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Respect Life Together let us rejoice in the God-given talents and the creative gifts of those who promote the dignity of the human person, and who build communion among peoples the world over through their dedication and love.
‘Empowering’ Female Catholics? ‘We’ll get back to you girls!’ November 8, 2024By Elizabeth Scalia OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Synodality Service is about willingness, not worthiness; the church needs to be willing to actually sit down and create a plan for the creation of formal lay ministries, and then do it.
The loss of a pet and a visit with Padre Pio November 8, 2024By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Padre Pio was such a holy man with a deep devotion to the Eucharist. He lived a life full of miracles. I really wanted to visit his relics while they were in Baltimore.
Question Corner: What is an indulgence? November 6, 2024By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Indulgences are deeply rooted in several key Catholic theological concepts, such as the nature of purgatory, the church’s authority, the spiritual power of prayer and sacrifice and the communion of saints.
Listen when God speaks November 6, 2024By Mark Viviano Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Commentary, Feature, Full-Court Catholic Husband and father are my most important jobs, and I embrace those roles with joy and gratitude to God, who saved me from myself and led me to Megan.
Canada is euthanizing people with dementia November 5, 2024By Charlie Camosy OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Respect Life Euthanasia is a growing area of concern for those who advocate for the dignity of human life in all its stages.
Master of all the saints November 5, 2024By Jaymie Stuart Wolfe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Saints Saints are satisfied only by God himself; nothing less than God or other than him will do. And for those who are holy, God alone is enough. Nothing else is wanted, needed, or required.
