How to help a grieving friend October 9, 2024By Lorene Hanley Duquin OSV News Filed Under: Commentary There is no magic formula for dealing with a grieving person. The best way to reach out to someone will depend on your relationship with that person and where he or she is in the grieving process.
10 reasons we ‘have to’ go to Mass July 25, 2024By Lorene Hanley Duquin OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Worship & Sacraments We need ritual in our lives. Mass is a ritual, which means that through the repetition of prayers, movements, and the changing of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ, we are formed, disciplined and consoled.
How to celebrate Sunday as a Catholic June 24, 2024By Lorene Hanley Duquin OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Worship & Sacraments What implications does our round-the-clock world have on our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being?
50 days of Easter spirit March 28, 2024By Lorene Hanley Duquin OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Easter Most people don’t think in terms of Easter spirit. Yet the Easter season is a time that is filled with a spirit of joy and hope.
A Holy Week FAQ: Why the ‘Passion’? What’s Tenebrae? And why does Easter’s date change? March 20, 2024By Lorene Hanley Duquin OSV News Filed Under: Easter, Feature, Lent, News, World News A quick FAQ guide to Catholics’ Holy Week vocabulary and key history.
