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Michael R. Heinlein

Our Sunday Visitor is a Catholic publisher serving millions of Catholics globally through its publishing and communication services. Michael R. Heinlein is author of "Glorifying Christ: The Life of Cardinal Francis E. George, O.M.I." and currently in formation for the Association of Pauline Cooperators.

Cardinal O’Malley devotes decades to making ‘present the merciful face of God’

December 26, 2024
By Michael R. Heinlein
OSV News
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Retirement, Vocations, World News

Cardinal O’Malley, who was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin on Aug. 29, 1970, at the age of 26, has been a key figure at the highest levels of church governance in helping oversee reforms in the wake of the clergy sexual abuse crisis.

A eucharistic Word: Christmas

December 19, 2024
By Michael R. Heinlein
OSV News
Filed Under: Advent, Christmas, Commentary

Keeping Christ in Christmas, or in any other day for that matter, is really the challenge of a eucharistic lifestyle. Our words are meaningless and empty when they are not upheld by our personal conformity in all we think, say and do.

A Eucharistic Word: Waiting

November 21, 2024
By Michael R. Heinlein
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist

The Eucharist, as the source and summit of Christian life, has much to teach us about waiting.

USCCB President: Living the virtues, listening and dialogue are vital to church, society

November 14, 2024
By Michael R. Heinlein
OSV News
Filed Under: Bishops, News, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2024, World News

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops wrapped up its fall plenary assembly’s final public session Nov. 13 in Baltimore, in which the bishops discussed topics ranging from the recent election, to synodality, to care for the environment, to life issues, including abortion and immigration.

Boston’s new archbishop introduces himself

November 5, 2024
By Michael R. Heinlein
OSV News
Filed Under: Bishops, Commentary

The historic mother church of America’s fourth largest diocese was the setting for the installation of its new archbishop, Richard G. Henning.

Declaring saints: How the canonization process works

November 1, 2024
By Michael R. Heinlein
Filed Under: Feature, News, Saints, World News

All Saints Day on Nov. 1 is an annual reminder that we are surrounded by a “cloud of witnesses” that are worshipping the Lord and praying for us, but how, exactly, is someone formally named a saint?

A Eucharistic Word: Fruitfulness

October 20, 2024
By Michael R. Heinlein
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist

The Eucharist truly is the gift that shapes our character into his. We pray, as St. Augustine preached, that we will ever more fully become who we receive.

A Eucharistic Word: Reception

September 20, 2024
By Michael R. Heinlein
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist

The Holy Eucharist is a treasure beyond compare, deserving our safeguarding and protection. We should and must be vigilant to ensure the Eucharist is not abused or desecrated.

Boston’s new archbishop leans into transparency, trust in God’s grace to face challenges ahead

August 23, 2024
By Michael R. Heinlein
OSV News
Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News

It was during a session for priests at the 10th National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis in July when Archbishop Richard G. Henning, who will be installed as archbishop of Boston Oct. 31, made peace with what was to come.

What does Archbishop Henning’s appointment to Boston mean for the U.S. church?

August 7, 2024
By Michael R. Heinlein
Filed Under: Bishops, Commentary

Like many of his fellow bishops, especially in the Northeast and Midwest, Archbishop Henning is sure to face further budget shortfalls; additional mergers and closures of parishes, schools and other ecclesiastical institutions; and continued shortages of priests and religious.

A eucharistic word: grace

June 19, 2024
By Michael R. Heinlein
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Worship & Sacraments

The mysterious workings of grace in our lives — or even what grace is — were fodder for interesting conversations between this father and his then-almost-7-year-old.

Get to know 10 American minor basilicas

June 1, 2024
By Michael R. Heinlein
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary

Of the approximately 1,800 minor basilicas in the world, the United States is home to 93, most recently the Basilica of St. Andrew in Roanoke, Va., which received its designation in September 2023.

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