Silence in place of homily at daily Mass February 5, 2026By Leonard J. DeLorenzo OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Worship & Sacraments Even our churches have embraced verbosity, as if more explanation equals more faith. But the Church’s own law recognizes what we’ve forgotten: The homily at daily Mass is recommended, not required.
Kneeling in the pigpen: Human connection in the age of efficiency January 7, 2026By Leonard J. DeLorenzo OSV News Filed Under: Commentary It’s easier than ever to pull away from people with minimal consequence: ghost someone, block, unfollow. We’ve built technologies that make disconnection frictionless.
Corridors of gratitude December 7, 2025By Leonard J. DeLorenzo OSV News Filed Under: Commentary God doesn’t wait for us to get our spiritual act together before he moves on our behalf. He just asks us to turn toward him with whatever we’ve got, however inadequate it feels.
Beauty as truth? October 3, 2025By Leonard J. DeLorenzo OSV News Filed Under: Books, Commentary Sarah Clarkson’s book, “This Beautiful Truth: How God’s Goodness Breaks into Our Darkness,” is a remarkable corrective to our persistent urge to “make sense” of evil and suffering.
All creation gives praise: Seeking God — and wonder — in cosmos August 31, 2025By Leonard J. DeLorenzo OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Wonder takes time; it is more than surprise and interruption. Wonder is a relationship of intimacy, where you find yourself in awe at something that is beyond you, which becomes more fascinating the longer you dwell with it.
