How about a little Old Bay on your Advent December 11, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Advent, Blog, Commentary, Open Window In an era where we’re not producing the penny anymore, returning Old Bay to its original metal canister somehow feels reassuring.
Rome and the Church in the U.S. December 10, 2025By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Bishops, Commentary, The Catholic Difference The bishops speak in the public square on a host of issues, and they do so with the voice of public reason, not as “culture-warriors” (another silly epithet applied to them by bears of little brain).
Question Corner: When can Catholics sing the Advent hymn ‘O Come, O Come, Emmanuel?’ December 10, 2025By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Advent, Commentary, Question Corner The church does not have any explicit rule about when the hymn “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” can be sung. In principle, it’s perfectly allowed to sing this throughout Advent. However, I think I can guess why your choir director wants to hold off on using this hymn until later in the season.
A steady light: Pope Leo XIV’s top five moments of 2025 December 9, 2025By Elizabeth Scalia OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Vatican Leo’s papacy, of nine months gestation, has revealed itself slowly — full of hope but also hidden, as though the first pope from the United States meant to show himself in small, unhurried measures.
Theologian explores modern society’s manipulation of body and identity December 9, 2025By Charles C. Camosy OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Health Care As modern technology continues to offer interventions impacting the appearance of the human body, the question remains of where humans get their identity.
Corridors of gratitude December 7, 2025By Leonard J. DeLorenzo OSV News Filed Under: Commentary God doesn’t wait for us to get our spiritual act together before he moves on our behalf. He just asks us to turn toward him with whatever we’ve got, however inadequate it feels.
Encountering Christ in neighbors facing detention, deportation and loss December 7, 2025By Vicente Del Real OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Immigration and Migration During Thanksgiving week, a group of 25 young adults from Iskali went into our neighborhoods carrying groceries, rosaries and a desire to draw close to families shaken by immigration detentions, deportations and loss.
The Immaculate Conception and the evolution of dogma December 6, 2025By D.D. Emmons OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marian Devotion Even after nearly 2,000 years, we still have trouble fully appreciating the beautiful church teaching about the conception of Mary.
Immigrants, refugees and the Holy Family December 6, 2025By Kenneth Craycraft OSV News Filed Under: Advent, Commentary, Immigration and Migration When we have empathy for the least of these immigrants and refugees — without regard to their legal status — we have empathy for Jesus.
Finding peace amid Christmas season in ‘big city’ December 5, 2025By Mark Viviano Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary, Feature, Full-Court Catholic When it’s Christmastime in the city, Christ’s presence can still loom larger than any skyscraper, draw big crowds and applause, and shine brighter than any light.
Why authentic friendships outshine AI companions December 5, 2025By Sister Nancy Usslemann OSV News Filed Under: Commentary True friendship reflects the relationship of the Trinity which is irreplaceable by technology.
The boozy brew Charles Dickens popularized, and its connection to St. Nicholas December 5, 2025By Sarah Robsdottir OSV News Filed Under: Christmas, Commentary Cedric Dickens, Charles Dickens’ great grandson, talks about the significance of the hot, boozy beverage and its place in the closing scene of “A Christmas Carol” in the introduction of his book “Drinking with Dickens”:
