Rebuilding the domestic church: Why housing affordability is a pro-family cause September 19, 2025By Jason Adkins OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Social Justice If, as the church teaches, the family is the fundamental building block of a healthy society, then we cannot ignore how economic structures, especially the cost of housing, influence family life.
Reckoning with empire: A Catholic critique of American foreign policy in a nuclear age August 11, 2025By Jason Adkins OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Social Teaching, Commentary Catholics are called to be peacemakers. That means advocating for a multilateral foreign policy rooted in the Gospel: One that protects life, prioritizes the poor, respects other cultures and renounces war as a tool of domination.
Mahmoud v. Taylor: A Supreme Court victory for parents, freedom July 17, 2025By Jason Adkins OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Religious Freedom, Supreme Court In a momentous decision that has far-reaching implications for the future of public education and religious liberty in the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Mahmoud v. Taylor that parents, not the state, hold the primary right to direct the upbringing and education of their children.
Catholic social teaching is for everyone May 22, 2025By Jason Adkins OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Social Teaching, Commentary The modern tradition of Catholic social teaching — the toolbox of principles the church calls us to draw upon to build the just social order — was instigated by Pope Leo XIII (1878-1903).
Gambling on sports is now everywhere, but should Catholics support it? March 19, 2025By Jason Adkins OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Sports Sports gambling seems to be everywhere, especially when watching or listening to sports — both collegiate and professional. In fact, during March Madness season, nearly 68 million Americans are expected to wager over $15 billion on the NCAA basketball tournament.
The missionary imperative of Catholic health care January 23, 2025By Jason Adkins OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Health Care More Catholics stepping into and supporting Catholic health care professionals who are living the mission, as well as living in solidarity with others through health-sharing organizations, can be antidotes to the increasing depersonalization of health care.
