Who was Venerable Father Flanagan, Boys Town founder? March 25, 2026By Deacon Omar F.A. Gutierrez OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Saints Father Flanagan is an icon of the power of diaconal identity. It both shows us and makes effective now the power of Christ the Servant. Where Father Flanagan saw pain, he rushed in and embraced the child of God who suffered. When he saw injustice, he spoke out eloquently and forcefully called others to greater charity in Christ.
The importance of ‘Gaudium et Spes,’ 60 years later December 2, 2025By Deacon Omar F.A. Gutierrez OSV News Filed Under: Commentary The “Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World” is rich in tradition and yet boldly new in the way it presents that tradition to the world. It is a manifesto of love directed toward an ever more secularized world, a world that looks with skepticism at the church.
