Cal Ripken, Carlo Acutis, Pier Georgio Frassati, and Heroes in Our Lives September 8, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Uncategorized As we marked the anniversary of Cal breaking the streak, lots of those decades-old emotions came back.
Keeping it real September 8, 2025By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, From the Archbishop AI has made it more difficult to perceive what is real and what is unreal in the virtual world. And it has made it easier for its users to be deceived.
The sounds of silence September 5, 2025By Greg Erlandson OSV News Filed Under: Commentary People like us who come to visit the properties have the same quiet demeanor one finds in a cemetery. We walk among ghosts.
Question Corner: What is church teaching on openness to kids in marriages between older adults? September 4, 2025By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life, Question Corner In order to marry in the Catholic Church, a couple does need to be at least open to life in principle — but it is not a requirement that children necessarily be foreseen as a realistic possibility in the intended union.
Helping kids and teens cope with the threat of school violence September 3, 2025By Joseph D. White OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Schools Tips for parents on managing children’s worries about school shootings
AI tips for students September 3, 2025By Sister Hosea Rupprecht OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Schools As students of all ages return to the classroom, educators are faced with all the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) technology that can help or hinder their students’ learning.
Time for college move-in day August 31, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window I don’t want to say I’ve become a college move-in enthusiast, but I love our nieces and nephews, and I love visiting college campuses.
All creation gives praise: Seeking God — and wonder — in cosmos August 31, 2025By Leonard J. DeLorenzo OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Wonder takes time; it is more than surprise and interruption. Wonder is a relationship of intimacy, where you find yourself in awe at something that is beyond you, which becomes more fascinating the longer you dwell with it.
Question Corner: Does the church ever use the word ‘divorce’ or does it only talk about ‘annulment?’ August 27, 2025By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Sometimes people have the mistaken idea that “annulments” are some kind of Catholic-approved divorce, but this is not at all accurate.
On the road to Our Lady: How pilgrimage taught me the power of community August 26, 2025By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Jubilee 2025, Marian Devotion This is the church I saw on the pilgrimage: poor, weak, stripped of pretenses, yet strong in suffering and stronger in Christ. This is the church I walked with.
What a beautiful family August 25, 2025By Laura Kelly Fanucci OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life The Body of Christ is a beautiful, diverse family. We are single and married, divorced and widowed. We have built families through adoption and fostering, marriage and birth.
Farewell to a beautiful summer August 24, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Summer is coming to a close, and the school year is beginning.
