Flannery O’Connor: Southern writer made Catholic vision ‘apparent by shock’ May 23, 2026By Russell Shaw OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Commentary Flannery O’Connor was not an evangelist. She was an artist, one of the most gifted American fiction writers of the 20th century. But a profoundly Catholic theological vision informs her art, giving her stories resonance and depth that sound deep — and sometimes deeply disturbing — spiritual chords.
When Life’s Impossible, Talk to St. Rita May 22, 2026By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Sometimes you feel like you’re faced with a problem with no apparent solution. That’s when we can turn to St. Rita.
Invitation to joy May 21, 2026By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist “In the Eucharist, the mysteries of Christ’s life are all found, so to speak, concentrated in the memorial of his sacrifice and in his real presence,” Pope Leo said. “The rosary marks the rhythm of our life, continually bringing it back to Jesus and the Eucharist.”
The reality of the abortion pill May 21, 2026By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Respect Life This is the reality of a successful abortion: It always ends at least one life. And when we know that, perhaps we can also see that abortion demands a response. This is why thousands of pregnancy centers nationwide provide free services to pregnant and parenting women in need.
I’m OK, you’re OK…well we’re mostly OK (on springtime transitions) May 18, 2026By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I wouldn’t want to hold our children back. Or maybe I would, just a little bit, to keep them close a little longer.
Question Corner: Are parish priests allowed to do confirmations? May 18, 2026By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner The short answer is that while the Latin (a.k.a. “Roman”) Catholic Church normally envisions a bishop as being the minister of confirmation, there are some scenarios where a simple priest is able to celebrate this sacrament.
Cardinal Gibbons: Baltimore’s effective advocate for American Catholicism’s Americanization May 16, 2026By Russell Shaw OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Commentary In a long, fruitful career as leader of the American hierarchy, Cardinal Gibbons combined diplomacy, patriotism and a canny understanding of human nature in a manner that made him the most effective advocate before or since of the Americanization of American Catholicism. To him more than anyone, the Catholic Church owes both the advantages and the unintended consequences of assimilation into American secular culture.
The Final School Lunch May 14, 2026By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Forever ago—or maybe it was just the other day—I packed a lunchbox for my 4-year-old to take to school.
A surprise painting May 14, 2026By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, The Domestic Church “I love thinking of how God was watching, guiding us toward one another, always knowing how it would come together. He must have enjoyed seeing how we connected over a much-loved painting of a little girl and a dog.”
‘Congratulations!’ What moms want to hear in facing challenging or unexpected pregnancies May 10, 2026By Molly Sheahan OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary, Marriage & Family Life, Respect Life Jess Echeverry knows how it feels to face pregnancy and motherhood alone. She experienced trauma, homelessness and three unexpected pregnancies before age 22.
Dorothy Day: Catholic Worker founder pioneered a faith-based alternative to secularist progressivism May 9, 2026By Russell Shaw OSV News Filed Under: America's 250th anniversary, Commentary Dorothy Day was co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement and longtime editor of the penny-a-copy newspaper of the same name. From the mid-1930s to the early 1980s, she preached radical Christianity and no less radical social activism to a sometimes appreciative, sometimes puzzled, sometimes angry audience of American Catholics.
The Mom Friends You Need May 8, 2026By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Before becoming a mother, I had no idea how important my relationships with other mothers would be.
