Detachment as a component of God’s peace December 4, 2023By Elizabeth Scalia OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Detachment scares people — it sounds like coldness or indifference — but I’m coming to believe it’s actually a deep manifestation of love.
Report: Fewer states use capital punishment, but more prisoners executed in 2023 December 4, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, World News Just five states — Texas, Florida, Missouri, Oklahoma and Alabama — carried out executions in 2023, while a majority of U.S. states have banned or paused the practice by executive order, according to a new report by the Death Penalty Information Center.
Home viewing roundup: What’s available to stream and what’s on horizon December 4, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews Capsule reviews of theatrical movies available now for streaming or scheduled for broadcast on network or cable television as well as notes on TV programming for the same week.
Annual collection to help elderly men, women religious to be held Dec. 9-10 December 4, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Giving, News, World News Most U.S. dioceses will take up an annual collection Dec. 9-10 to help approximately 24,000 elderly religious sisters, brothers and religious order priests pay for retirement necessities, including health care.
How shall we continue? December 4, 2023By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Child & Youth Protection, Commentary, From the Archbishop Pope Francis wrote about encountering Christ and the joy of evangelizing, a church that goes forth, not hiding or shrinking from challenges, but embracing them in openness and love to all.
Spend this Advent season with the saints December 3, 2023By Bert Ghezzi OSV News Filed Under: Advent, Commentary, Saints Advent prepares us for Jesus’ coming at Christmas and for his coming into our lives afresh. And no one knows how to get ready to welcome Christ better than the saints.
Holy ink: Tattoo culture shows faith is not skin deep, sociologist says December 3, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Feature, News, World News The Catholic Church cannot measure people’s engagement with religion only by looking at church attendance, but also must observe how they express religious sentiments outside of church — even on their own bodies, a Jesuit priest said.
Black Catholic hero of charity, fed by the Eucharist, inspires faithful to holiness December 3, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, News, Saints, World News Pierre Toussaint, declared “venerable” in 1997 by St. John Paul II, was born into slavery in St. Mark, Haiti, (then known as the French colony of Saint-Domingue) in 1766 and died a free man in New York in 1853.
Wearing a rosary can make a Latino a target for police, historian says December 3, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Religious Freedom, World News Many law enforcement officers associate Catholic imagery and symbols with criminality in the U.S. Latino community, a historian researching the American Southwest said.
Mexican Catholics condemn euthanasia initiative December 3, 2023By David Agren OSV News Filed Under: News, Respect Life, World News Catholics in Mexico have condemned an initiative to legalize euthanasia, accusing lawmakers of simply wanting to “save money,” while presenting their proposal “under the guise of false piety.”
Ave Maria University offers free Catholic online courses highlighting the true, good, beautiful December 2, 2023By SueAnn Howell OSV News Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, News, World News Ave Maria University is now offering “The Pursuit of Wisdom,” a series of free online courses presented by university faculty that provides practical wisdom and insights on interesting topics and themes to help Catholics contemplate the true, good and beautiful.
Let the warmth of Advent pull the bleak midwinter from you December 2, 2023By Effie Caldarola OSV News Filed Under: Advent, Commentary Make Advent loving and fun, with your focus on Jesus.
