Question Corner: Are demonic possessions just mental illness? October 31, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner most dioceses in United States have protocols which require an individual to have medical and psychiatric evaluations, to rule out potential natural causes, before they can receive a major exorcism.
How Georgie changed my life October 30, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary Even though we never knew him personally though, Georgie is so important to me—and to our family.
Learning about saints at Sunday School October 29, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window With everything I have going on this fall, I wasn’t looking for anything else to do. Sometimes I have an idea, though, and I just can’t shake it. That’s how I felt when I first thought about volunteering to teach faith formation at our parish. I haven’t taught Sunday School since the year the pandemic […]
Orioles’ players Christian faith pulls them through October 26, 2023By Mark Viviano Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Full-Court Catholic, Sports Often in media coverage, the subject of faith is glossed over or ignored, but in the case of the resurgent 2023 Orioles, it appeared clear to me as a reporter that togetherness in faith among players furthered their bond as teammates.
Architecture and witness: A tale of two temples October 26, 2023By Elizabeth Scalia OSV News Filed Under: Commentary St. Mary’s Cathedral will remain a longshot on my itinerary, while a temple wholly outside my faith looks too gorgeously interesting to go unexplored.
Why more letters from Paul than Peter, and how do the saints keep track of things? October 25, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Even though St. Peter was the first pope, his status as the “first among equals” among the apostles doesn’t automatically mean that writing was his personal strong suit.
O God, How Great Thou Art October 22, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window The whole weekend I had felt surrounded by God’s presence and love. But as the music washed over me, and I joined my voice to the others in that sacred space, I felt loved, comforted, and so at peace.
U.S. politics badly needs an infusion of decency and idealism via Aquinas October 20, 2023By Russell Shaw OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, U.S. Congress Our politics stands badly in need of an infusion of decency and idealism.
Question Corner: What justifies prayers for the dead? Why isn’t the pope called Francis I? October 19, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner We find a clear scriptural reference on the praiseworthyness of praying for the dead in the Old Testament’s second book of Maccabees.
Mom of Carlo Acutis, a millennial saint, shares eucharistic devotion at CUA October 18, 2023By Father Patrick Briscoe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Saints A millennial saint, Blessed Carlo Acutis reminds us that holiness isn’t measured by age or experience, but by devotion.
We are loved October 18, 2023By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church We were created out of love, redeemed by love and designed for love.
The vitally important Catholic presence at the border October 17, 2023By Effie Caldarola OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Immigration and Migration Bishop Flores points out that Catholic social teaching emphasizes that every human being is created in the image of God, and that at the heart of our social teaching is the need to be adaptable to the situation.
