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Greg Erlandson

Greg Erlandson is an award-winning Catholic publisher, editor and journalist whose column appears monthly at OSV News. Follow him on Twitter @GregErlandson

Bishops say Our Lady of America apparitions were not supernatural

May 7, 2020
By Greg Erlandson
Filed Under: News, World News

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, and five other bishops have concluded that alleged apparitions of Our Lady of America — said to have taken place more than six decades ago — were not of supernatural origin.

Why we should care about the beloved Amazon

February 18, 2020
By Greg Erlandson
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary

The plight of the Amazon is a wicked problem demanding enormous resources and focus from a variety of countries, yet without certainty of the results nor the avoidance of unintended consequences.

Don’t let Halloween scare you

October 17, 2019
By Greg Erlandson
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary

Memo to handwringing adults: Ghouls and goblins and various ghostly apparitions don’t exist, but lust, greed, pride, envy and anger most certainly do. And they are far more frightening.

Archbishop Lori, an ‘early adopter,’ talks about holding bishops accountable on abuse

June 5, 2019
By Greg Erlandson
Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Child & Youth Protection, Feature, Local News, McCarrick Report, News, World News

When it comes to holding himself and other bishops accountable, Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori is the earliest of early adopters.

Selling the sizzle at a parish near you

June 1, 2019
By Greg Erlandson
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary

I think we need parishes to start using their ingenuity to get people’s attention.

Scary prayers that are good for you

April 2, 2019
By Greg Erlandson
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary

Scary prayers are prayers where even the very words you say seem to convict you.

Recovering intimacy in a lonely world

January 15, 2019
By Greg Erlandson
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary

Rather than “Thou shalt not” as its battle cry, the church can offer a genuinely positive vision of “the joy of love,” a holistic understanding of sex and intimacy for a society increasingly despairing about both.

Path for reform goes through Rome

November 16, 2018
By Greg Erlandson
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, Commentary, Guest Commentary

Rome does indeed move slowly, but the U.S. bishops, who are clearly feeling the pressure from their people, are committed to applying pressure of their own.

Getting real about our challenges

October 25, 2018
By Greg Erlandson
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary

We need a church that recovers what it means to be a family, a family that can disagree and argue passionately about things, but also that loves one another.

Sweden’s Catholic past and future

September 11, 2018
By Greg Erlandson
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary

For the past 500 years, Catholicism has made little impression on Sweden. Yet perhaps even now in this ardently secular country, there are small signs of change.

Resolutions for 2018

January 2, 2018
By Greg Erlandson
Filed Under: Blog, Guest Commentary

If you are casting about for resolutions, or afraid you have too many of them, I have four suggestions that may save you either anxiety, guilt or both.

A plea for our fellow Catholics

November 30, 2017
By Greg Erlandson
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary

This Advent, stop worrying about Christmas presents and hanging lights, negotiating mall traffic or scouring the web for the perfect gift.

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