It rolled off the table and onto the floor… September 27, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window Even though we had all been friendly enough earlier, the whole mood changed. We were no longer simply diners in the restaurant.
Do animals go to heaven? September 24, 2025By Paul Thigpen OSV News Filed Under: Commentary Whatever the case, we probably do well to allow children to leave this particular question open. Perhaps the best answer would be to affirm that if, by God’s help, they go to heaven, they will carry their pets with them in their hearts.
Question Corner: Can parishes lock doors after a school Mass begins for safety? September 24, 2025By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Gun Violence, Question Corner A church building is a sacred space that is open to the public by its very nature. The faithful fundamentally have a right to join in the prayer conducted in a church building since it is, in a sense, their spiritual home.
Catholics and gender ideology September 24, 2025By George Weigel Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference Bishop Thomas does not hesitate to tell two important truths. First, gender ideology proposes a false idea of our humanity: one that denies the biblical truth about us, reduces us to mere bundles of morally equal desires, and does serious damage to individuals and society. Second, gender dysphoria causes real suffering, but there is no clinical evidence that “transitioning” yields long-term mental health benefits.
The day I hit my Mass goal (and kept going) September 22, 2025By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window As we were beginning 2025, I decided to kick it up a notch. Why not try to go to 150 Masses?
Mother of slain college student: God bless Erika Kirk for her act of forgiveness September 22, 2025By Rachel Muha Filed Under: Commentary, Gun Violence God bless Erika Kirk for her very difficult act of forgiveness, for sharing it with us and for inspiring others to forgive. I hope it starts a tsunami of forgiveness because forgiveness can heal the world.
Holiness is forged in revolution September 21, 2025By Father Patrick Briscoe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Saints Holiness does not wait for stability. Holiness is forged in revolution.
What the church really teaches about evolution September 20, 2025By Benjamin Wiker OSV News Filed Under: Commentary The Catholic Church doesn’t reject evolution, because it doesn’t reject — but, in fact, welcomes — any legitimate scientific inquiry. Science studies nature, and the truth of creation can never contradict the truth of the Creator.
Where is God when we’re grieving at home? September 19, 2025By Laura Kelly Fanucci OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Gun Violence The Psalms remind us that we can bring all our human emotions and experiences to God, holding nothing back.
Rebuilding the domestic church: Why housing affordability is a pro-family cause September 19, 2025By Jason Adkins OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Social Justice If, as the church teaches, the family is the fundamental building block of a healthy society, then we cannot ignore how economic structures, especially the cost of housing, influence family life.
A heroic example September 18, 2025By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, Sports, The Catholic Difference America needs the example of a real hero: a dedicated hero who enhances natural talents by hard work and takes pride in a craft; an unselfish hero who places team above self.
Timely reflections on holiness September 18, 2025By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Saints Each of the stories of the saints, as Leo put it, all started when “they said ‘yes’ to God and gave themselves to him completely, keeping nothing for themselves.”
