What’s the Ascension? What’s the Assumption? What’s the difference? The meaning of these two great feasts is sometimes a bit blurry.
Ascension, Assumption: What’s the difference?
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OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Worship & Sacraments
Commentary
More than a ‘cracker’
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Amen, Amen Matysek Commentary, Commentary, Eucharist, Feature
As one of my own daughters prepares to receive her first Communion this spring, my wife and I try to explain that in the Eucharist we encounter the God of the universe. Just as food feeds and nourishes our bodies, the Eucharist feeds and nourishes our souls. It gives us the strength to resist sin and to be Christ’s presence in the world.
Question Corner: Can I go to a Methodist church since there are no Catholic churches nearby?
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OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner
A Methodist Sunday service would not fulfill the Sunday obligation for a Catholic.
Twelve questions answered about Mary
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OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary
Robert Fastiggi, a professor of theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit and former president of the Mariological Society of America, answers common questions about Mary to help readers more fully understand the church’s teachings regarding the Virgin Mary and why she is truly the “cause of our joy.”
Only a human being can tell the truth
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OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary
There are potential positive uses for AI as a research tool on matters Catholic, as such LLMs as Magisterium AI and CatéGPT have shown.
A Rabid Raccoon-aversary
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Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window
Back when I was just a few weeks from my high school graduation, our family dog got into a fight with a raccoon in our yard.
May traditions celebrate Mary’s gift of life
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OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary
Each May, one special day is devoted to mothers everywhere for having given their children the gift of life. But for the mother who gave life to Jesus, the entire month is set aside in her honor.
Father Justin explains it all for you
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OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary
This digital Father Justin was ready to answer your questions about the faith, at least until the Catholic internet got a hold of it.
Pray the rosary
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary
There’s no better time to begin or resume praying the rosary than this beautiful month of May dedicated to our Blessed Lady.
Afraid of Marian apparitions? Take another look this May
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OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary
Approaching these apparitions with open hearts, as well as with prudence — we should be most attentive to those apparitions the church has approved — could reap great rewards.
Mary, full of grace
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OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary
Mary’s holiness comes from the same source — the Triune God — as the holiness that fills all who are baptized and are in a state of grace.
Question Corner: What role might artificial intelligence play in catechesis?
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OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner
While AI can share information on a given topic in perhaps a more accurate or more efficient way than would be possible for many humans, nothing can replace the value of a person-to-person relationship in evangelizing and handing on the faith.
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