Declaring saints: How the canonization process works November 1, 2024By 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, 2024By 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, 2024By 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, 2024By 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, 2024By 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, 2024By 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, 2024By 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.
A Eucharistic Word: Christification May 15, 2024By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist The fruits of the Eucharist are many. They bring about a unity in diversity, wherein each member of the body — responding to grace — can live unique and compelling eucharistic lives. The list is long, but I’m inclined to think St. Paul should be at its top.
It’s the year of the Paris Olympics. Here are the Catholic must-sees in the French capital May 1, 2024By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Arts & Culture, News, Olympics, Sports, World News More than 15 million visitors are expected to descend upon the city of Paris this summer for the 2024 Olympics. The French capital will serve as the stage for over 300 events in 32 sports — including, for the first time, breakdancing — to test participants’ adherence to the time-honored Olympic creed: “The important thing in life is not the triumph, but the fight; the essential thing is not to have won, but to have fought well.”
A Eucharistic Word: Spiritual Communion April 24, 2024By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist Spiritual Communion is a devotion for those who are unable, for whatever reason, to receive sacramental holy Communion at a given time or in specific situations.
Why isn’t the Annunciation celebrated on March 25 this year? March 22, 2024By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: News, World News, Worship & Sacraments This year, since March 25 is Holy Monday on the Roman calendar, the liturgical celebration of the Annunciation will be observed on Monday, April 8.
How are bishops selected? March 21, 2024By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News Let’s take a closer look at the complex undertaking of choosing a new bishop, one which originates with the needs of a local diocese and extends all the way to the desk of the pope.
