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Commentary

Expert discusses serious harms of smartphones for children and how to limit their use

July 11, 2025
By Charlie Camosy
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary

Worried your kids are spending too much time on their smartphones? Beyond the time-wasting concerns, recent studies show frequent smartphone usage is linked to mental health issues, addiction and more.

Cupcakes with 2025 graduation toothpicks in them and a bowl of cookies

Our 31-hour Road Trip

July 6, 2025
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

We drove more than 450 miles, spent more than 10 hours on the road, and did almost everything we wanted to along the way.

St. Paul and discovering that sin is ‘missing the mark’

July 3, 2025
By Elizabeth Scalia
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary

Utterly life-changing was the day I learned that the Hebrew word most frequently used for “sin” (hhatah) is understood by scholars to mean “missing the mark.”

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Making a birthday wish come true

June 29, 2025
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

A few days before the big day, my sister—the birthday girl’s mom—invited us to join them. She happened to mention that her daughter was hoping to have “Aunt Rita’s Dip” that day, too.

Pilgrims of Hope: Walking the Way of St. Francis in the Year of Jubilee

June 26, 2025
By Father Evan Ponton
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Uncategorized

Together “we seek the city to come” – not Baltimore, not Assisi, not even the “eternal city” of Rome – but the City of God, the new Jerusalem. Take courage. We are pilgrims of hope

The fisherman and the pharisee

June 25, 2025
By Jaymie Stuart Wolfe
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Saints

Peter and Paul could not have been more different from each other. But the liturgical wisdom that brought these two towering saints together in a shared feast underscores the fact that the church needed both the fisherman and the Pharisee — and still does.

A loaf of sliced bread

We are part of the miracle

June 22, 2025
By Rita Buettner
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window

Jesus can—and will—feed the thousands of people in front of him. He doesn’t need the five loaves and two fish to create a feast for that crowd.

Question Corner: Do I need to attend my territorial parish?

June 19, 2025
By Jenna Marie Cooper
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner, Uncategorized

While Catholics are free to attend Mass and otherwise be involved in the life of whatever parish they choose, in most cases, a Catholic’s official parish membership is determined by where they live.

The truth about transitions

June 18, 2025
By Laura Kelly Fanucci
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary

Life asks us to say yes through the pain. Jesus asks us to follow where we do not want to go.

A cry for unity

June 18, 2025
By Michael R. Heinlein
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Vatican

Pope Leo has assumed the Petrine ministry as old ecclesial divisions have reared up anew and as heightened polarization has weakened the church’s unity and mission.

‘Public’ does not equal ‘state’ or ‘government’

June 18, 2025
By George Weigel
Syndicated Columnist
Filed Under: Commentary, Supreme Court, The Catholic Difference

The U.S. Supremes kicked the can down the road in St. Isidore. But the cause of school choice continues. And it will ultimately prevail, because it’s the will of “We, the People.”     

Thank you to a one-of-a-kind teacher

June 17, 2025
By George P. Matysek Jr.
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Schools, The Narthex

She had a gift – not just for teaching, but for connecting with people and making them feel seen and valued.

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