Speaking out against unjust laws amid mass deportations November 11, 2025By Archbishop Thomas Wenski OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Immigration and Migration To be a just man or woman is to be a person who turns outward to other people seeing them as God sees them, which is of course with perfect and unwavering charity.
A pastoral reflection on voting rights and the call to justice November 9, 2025By Bishop Joseph N. Perry OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Racial Justice The church consistently teaches that all persons have both a fundamental right and a responsibility to have their voice heard in the public square, to promote human dignity and build the common good of society. Pope Leo XIV reiterated as much in his recent exhortation,”Dilexi Te.”
See You There November 6, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I never know what to say, but I know how to be present. And I have to hope that that’s enough.
Question Corner: How many vocations are there? November 6, 2025By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner, Vocations It’s important to keep in mind that the concept of “vocation” is ultimately not about sorting ourselves or others into boxes, but rather is about discerning and embracing God’s will for us in our own unique life situation — whether or not that fits tidily into one of the above-mentioned categories.
No king but Christ November 5, 2025By Kenneth Craycraft OSV News Filed Under: Commentary At the bare minimum, it means that we subordinate all claims of political authority to the Lordship of Christ.
Newman and the new ultramontanism November 5, 2025By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, Saints, The Catholic Difference The irony of Newman being given this rare honor just now lies in the fact that the unity of the Church is threatened by recrudescent ultramontanism: not the old, 19th-century reactionary model, but a new hybrid combining Catholic progressivism in the realm of ideas with liberal authoritarianism in Church governance.
Answered prayers, new beginnings November 4, 2025By Nicolas Holland Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Vocations Independence, new faces and the weight of discernment can be overwhelming. But through prayer, adoration and reception of the Eucharist, I’ve learned to trust that I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be.
At my doorstep November 4, 2025By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, Feature, From the Archbishop In his first exhortation, “Dilexi Te” (“I Have Loved You”), Pope Leo XIV wrote movingly of Christ’s love for the poor and of our calling as Catholics also to love and serve the poor. His exhortation hit home personally.
Parents, PLEASE: My seventh grade religious ed students do not know the ‘Our Father’ November 3, 2025By Elizabeth Scalia OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life Creating Christians who are whole human beings is all of our jobs. But it’s yours first.
Thin places in November October 31, 2025By Effie Caldarola OSV News Filed Under: Commentary I won’t miss those skeletons on the neighborhood lawns. But I treasure remembering how close we are to our beloved, living and dead.
Raising their voice for justice October 30, 2025By Greg Erlandson OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Commentary, Immigration and Migration This year, however, the annual November meeting in Baltimore has an opportunity to take a public stand on an issue that is roiling the neighborhoods and parishes of many American communities — the current administration’s aggressive campaign to seize and deport undocumented immigrants.
A timely anniversary October 29, 2025By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, The Catholic Difference Antisemitism is a malignancy in society. Throughout modern political history, rising antisemitism has been an unmistakable marker of cultural decay.
