Question Corner: Why can’t the church offer a completely gluten-free host? February 19, 2025By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist, Question Corner It is true that actual wheat must be used in a valid celebration of the Eucharist, but there are still ways to receive holy Communion even as a Catholic with a severe gluten intolerance.
Family is where we learn to serve the least among us February 18, 2025By Laura Kelly Fanucci Filed Under: Commentary, Marriage & Family Life Family is the way that we learn to love, serve and humble ourselves over and over again to care for Christ in our midst.
Look to the skies February 17, 2025By Scott P. Richert OSV News Filed Under: Commentary When we experience the beauty of a sunset and that yearning in our soul, we may grasp for just a moment what it means to be made in the image and likeness of God.
Documenting Jesus February 17, 2025By Carole Norris Greene Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Amen, Commentary Here in the United States, the threat of facing mass deportation due to the absence of proper documentation does not have to be faced alone.
Breakfast Casserole Time February 16, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Warm, hearty breakfasts are perfect for wintry days.
Russia’s sacrilegious war on Ukraine February 13, 2025By George Weigel OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference, War in Ukraine Those responsible for devising U.S. foreign policy should recognize how that train wreck helps define Russia’s ongoing assault on Ukraine, even as it conditions any resolution of the war worthy of the name “peace.”
Who are Ss. Cyril and Methodius, the other Feb. 14 saints? February 13, 2025By J.J. Ziegler OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Saints Not as widely known in the United States as St. Valentine are two other saints at the top of the list on Feb. 14, and recent popes have repeatedly sought to draw greater attention to them.
Question Corner: Is a person divorced due to an abusive marriage unable to receive Communion? February 12, 2025By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Divorce only becomes an obstacle for receiving the sacraments when a divorced Catholic attempts to remarry civilly without having had their first marriage declared null by a Catholic marriage tribunal.
That First Communion Joy February 10, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Our twin nephews made their First Communion this weekend, and I was so excited for them.
A hymn to human dignity February 10, 2025By Sister Constance Veit, L.S.P. Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, Health Care, Jubilee 2025 Let’s get started and lend our voices to this symphony through our charity to the sick and the elderly on the World Day of the Sick!
The divine spark February 10, 2025By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, From the Archbishop If we neglect our “heart of hearts,” our inmost self, our soul – where flashes the spark of divine love, that point of encounter between ourselves and God, then our efforts to improve how we look and how we function will largely be in vain.
Bringing clarity, context to the U.S. bishops’ stance in immigration debate February 7, 2025By Archbishop Thomas Wenski OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Immigration and Migration Most Americans do want a solution to the perceived chaos on our borders. The U.S. bishops following Catholic social teaching do recognize that national sovereignty affords nations’ the right to control their borders. We have never advocated for “open borders” or that “bad actors” should be admitted indiscriminately or that wrong doers of any type be free to roam our streets and endanger our citizens.
