5 things to know about the sacrament of reconciliation January 27, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Worship & Sacraments Here are five things you might not know, others you once learned but perhaps forgot, and inspiration to recommit daily to seeking closer friendship with God through repentance and fighting sin, wherever it is found.
In this holy mystery January 16, 2025By Scott P. Richert OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Worship & Sacraments With our eyes reopened by the Fathers, we can now see that meaning hidden in plain sight in “the mysteries of the Rosary” and in “the mystery of Faith” in the eucharistic prayer in the Mass.
Question Corner: Is kneeling to receive Communion allowed? January 15, 2025By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner, Worship & Sacraments Receiving holy Communion while standing is the local norm for the United States, but this doesn’t mean that those who choose to kneel for Communion are doing anything wrong or “illegal.”
Best gift a child can receive is faith, pope says at baptisms January 13, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments When children are baptized, their parents and the church are giving them the greatest gift ever: the gift of faith, Pope Francis said before baptizing 21 infants in the Sistine Chapel.
Filipino Simbang Gabi Masses more and more rooted in the US December 22, 2024By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments The Masses, called “Simbang Gabi” or “Night Mass,” are mostly on an evening anticipatory schedule. Filipino-Americans have brought the tradition to their adopted homeland and added some multicultural flair to their celebrations.
Cupich: Standing, not kneeling, for Communion a ‘powerful symbolic expression’ December 18, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago is advocating for Catholic faithful to receive holy Communion standing — the normative posture established by the U.S. Catholic bishops — as part of a renewed awareness of the theology of the Communion procession.
Radio Interview: Seminarians delve into charismatic prayer December 16, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations, Worship & Sacraments Benjamin Oursler and Jack Morris, two seminarians studying to become priests for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, are involved in the Charismatic movement and have received training charismatic prayer through a two-year program called the Encounter School of Ministry. They share their experiences with charismatic prayer with Catholic Review Managing Editor George Matysek.
A beginner’s guide to prayer for Catholics December 15, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Worship & Sacraments God loves us more than we can imagine. He wants us to get to know and love him as a Father. Like any loving parent, he wants to spend time talking with his children. The following are answers to commonly asked questions about prayer.
Question Corner: Can my son be baptized? December 4, 2024By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner, Worship & Sacraments In a beautiful way, the church’s law in this area echoes the words of Jesus himself: “Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these” (Mt 19:14).
Observation of holy day of obligation for Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception moved to Dec. 9 this year November 20, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Worship & Sacraments Archbishop William E. Lori announced that the observance of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be transferred to Dec. 9 this year.
Question Corner: Is Dec. 9 a holy day of obligation this year? November 20, 2024By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner, Worship & Sacraments The solution for competing solemnities is to transfer the liturgical celebration of the non-Sunday holy day to the first subsequent available date. Thus, in the year 2024, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated in our liturgy on Monday, Dec. 9.
An unfailing treasure 60 years later: ‘Lumen Gentium’ and the universal call to holiness November 18, 2024By David Werning OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments The dogmatic constitution from the Second Vatican Council, entitled “Lumen Gentium,” promulgated 60 years ago on Nov. 21, 1964, sets forth the nature and mission of the church.
