Question Corner: What is the church’s position on cremation? August 19, 2024By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner The Church permits cremation, provided that it does not demonstrate a denial of faith in the resurrection of the body.
Supernaturalism: The natural state of faith-infused living August 16, 2024By Elizabeth Scalia OSV News Filed Under: Commentary I passionately advocate for acknowledging the profound supernaturalism of the Catholic Church, where bread and wine, consecrated through prayer and ritual, bring into our space the very presence of the incarnate Lord, who feeds us, entering into our very veins and sinews, so we might become his vessels, bringing the light, the concern, the Body of Christ into the world.
Put me in, coach! August 15, 2024By Mark Viviano Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Full-Court Catholic Just as I stood patiently on the sidelines with my son, our Lord has stood patiently with me. He has led me out into the field to spread his word, and he has coaxed me to fulfill my baptismal calling to make disciples of others.
The world says ‘jump!’; Jesus says otherwise August 13, 2024By Elizabeth Scalia OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Olympics Jesus wants us to love each other — to recognize the God-borne humanity in each person that comes before us and — before reacting, deciding or judging — loving them for it.
Into the desert with St. Anthony of Egypt August 12, 2024By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Saints “The Life of St. Anthony of Egypt,” written by St. Athanasius, his contemporary and friend, tells the story of this great Desert Father and was a natural fit to read in the heat of July.
Food for the Back-to-School Journey August 11, 2024By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Each of us needs nourishment today and tomorrow. We need something to sustain us through the challenges and obstacles along the way.
Those who sing pray twice August 8, 2024By Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Worship & Sacraments One of the multiple blessings of the last six decades since the close of the providential Second Vatican Council has been an emphasis on congregational singing and the development of excellent parish choirs.
Holiness is simple August 8, 2024By Bishop Robert Reed OSV News Filed Under: Commentary God is holy, and he is never outdone in generosity.
Question Corner: What are the steps to receive Communion after divorce and remarriage? August 7, 2024By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist, Question Corner This can be a hard truth, but it is good to understand that this inability to receive Communion is part of a consistent theological rationale, as opposed to being something arbitrary.
What does Archbishop Henning’s appointment to Boston mean for the U.S. church? August 7, 2024By Michael R. Heinlein Filed Under: Bishops, Commentary Like many of his fellow bishops, especially in the Northeast and Midwest, Archbishop Henning is sure to face further budget shortfalls; additional mergers and closures of parishes, schools and other ecclesiastical institutions; and continued shortages of priests and religious.
75 years after George Orwell’s ‘1984,’ we are awash in Newspeak and Doublethink August 6, 2024By Kenneth Craycraft OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Respect Life Seventy-five years after its publication, and 40 years after its historical setting, 1984 has never been more accurate in its description of the increasing dystopia of American public life.
The Christ you encounter August 5, 2024By Effie Caldarola OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Immigration and Migration The same Jesus who meets us in Scripture and at Mass meets us at the border. If we can’t see him in those desperate people, how do we face him in the Eucharist?
