The ‘both/and’ pope August 7, 2025By Deacon Manuel Aliaga Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary The elevation of Robert Prevost brings the Catholic Church its second pope from the New World, its first U.S. pontiff and the first pope to hold Peruvian citizenship – making him both the first North and South American pope.
Expert discusses serious harms of smartphones for children and how to limit their use July 11, 2025By Charlie Camosy OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary Worried your kids are spending too much time on their smartphones? Beyond the time-wasting concerns, recent studies show frequent smartphone usage is linked to mental health issues, addiction and more.
Pilgrims of Hope: Walking the Way of St. Francis in the Year of Jubilee June 26, 2025By Father Evan Ponton Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Uncategorized Together “we seek the city to come” – not Baltimore, not Assisi, not even the “eternal city” of Rome – but the City of God, the new Jerusalem. Take courage. We are pilgrims of hope
Jesus is waiting for you August 24, 2024By Sister Constance Veit, L.S.P. Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary We can always turn to Jesus as a friend and confidant like none other.
Up and down the mountain this Lent February 23, 2023By Sister Constance Veit, L.S.P. Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Lent Jesus’ Transfiguration is one of the most dramatic scenes in the Gospels. It is a central image of Lent, reminding us that during this season we are invited to ascend a high mountain with Jesus to live a unique spiritual experience.
Young adult Catholics have spoken. Has the church listened? January 17, 2023By Cecilia Flores OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary Sometimes it feels like the church in the U.S. suffers from the very short attention span that we young adults are accused of having.
Question Corner: On Limbo and on silent prayer January 16, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary, Question Corner Limbo is not included in our Creeds and is never mentioned in our current Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Questions: Holy days of obligation, vegetarians in Lent January 9, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Feature, Guest Commentary, Question Corner It can be a beautiful practice to go to Mass on a feast that isn’t strictly obligatory simply to enter more deeply into the spirituality of our liturgical year.
What Pope Benedict XVI taught us about dying well January 5, 2023By Gretchen R. Crowe OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Pope Benedict XVI In his spiritual testament dated more than 16 years before his death, Pope Benedict reflected on his life, and on those whom he had encountered, with gratitude
The true Joseph Ratzinger January 4, 2023By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary, Pope Benedict XVI, The Catholic Difference The Joseph Ratzinger I knew for 35 years — first as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, later as Pope Benedict XVI and then Pope Emeritus — was a brilliant, holy man who bore no resemblance to the caricature that was first created by his theological enemies and then set in media concrete.
Why confess to a priest? What if it’s been a long time? January 3, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary While we know for sure that sins are forgiven through the sacrament, God is of course free to extend his grace beyond even what he has promised.
A season of change, a time of hope December 29, 2022By Greg Erlandson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Guest Commentary In the darkest days of winter, we are filled with new hope, just as when we hold that new child.
