Today is a good day to begin again February 22, 2026By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Lent, Open Window Lent isn’t about winning. It’s about taking small steps that we hope lead to big ones. If we’re doing this right, Lent will not be easy. But we are trying.
Caring for creation this Lent February 21, 2026By Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Environment, Lent Like the popes and bishops speaking up to protect God’s creation, our Catholic faith calls all of us to bring our values to public life, too. You can join churches and millions of Americans in conserving resources, advocating for change and supporting initiatives to give our children a cleaner, healthier world.
Adoption is choosing life February 19, 2026By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Respect Life Birth mothers embody this radical, self-sacrificial love by wanting what is best for their children even if that means placing them with another family. Adoptive parents participate in it by loving another’s child as their own.
Question Corner: Why doesn’t the Church require more demanding fasting for Lent? February 18, 2026By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent, Question Corner A more demanding common discipline would require far more exceptions, which could make it difficult for the majority of the Church to observe them together as one spiritual family.
Remembering Angelo Gugel February 18, 2026By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, The Catholic Difference He was a quiet man who sought no attention and knew he was serving a saint. May he rest in peace, reunited with his old master at the Throne of Grace.
A quick guide to fasting in Lent February 18, 2026By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Lent Lent begins Feb. 18 this year. During this holy and penitential season, fasting is required of adult Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59. The required days of fasting are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.
Leo’s Lenten lessons February 18, 2026By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent Pope Leo XIV’s first Lenten message is a great gift for those looking for a roadmap to the season.
Stepping up to Lent February 17, 2026By Jaymie Stuart Wolfe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Lent Everything we love, cherish and enjoy — the best and most meaningful experiences we remember all our lives — require people who are willing to spend their resources, share their talents and work their tails off to make them happen.
Bioethics of the brain: A conversation with a Catholic neurosurgeon February 16, 2026By Charlie Camosy OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Health Care Charlie Camosy recently spoke on this topic with Gabriel LeBeau, a second-year neurosurgery resident at the University of Kansas Medical Center, who has had the bioethics of the brain on his mind for a while now with an interest in brain-machine interfaces, neurotechnology and cerebrovascular neurosurgery.
A season for blooming February 16, 2026By Archbishop William E. Lori Catholic Review Filed Under: Charity in Truth, Commentary, Lent Lent is something we do together, as a community of believers, surrounded by the grace of God. We’re not alone; we accompany one another in our journey of repentance. As the Church’s “growing season,” Lent is rich in God’s graces.
Who was Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman? February 15, 2026By Michael R. Heinlein OSV News Filed Under: Black Catholic Ministry, Commentary, Saints Servant of God Thea Bowman (1937–1990) was a trailblazer in almost every role: first African-American religious sister from Canton, Mississippi, first to head an office of intercultural awareness, and the first African American woman to address the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
An Amelia Bedelia moment and setting Lenten goals February 15, 2026By Rita Buettner Catholic Review Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Lent, Open Window So, dinner was a little bumpy. But then my sister pulled out a pan of fresh apple crisp—still warm from the oven—for dessert.
