Commentary & Columns BooksCommentaryRacial JusticeReligious Freedom Hatred and learning from history Greg ErlandsonOctober 7, 20254 min read This is a story of great relevance for Catholics, for we were one of the three groups most targeted by the Klan, along with Blacks and Jews. Read More BlogCommentaryOpen Window Fall Brings Sweater Weather…and Rosary Season Rita BuettnerOctober 6, 20253 min read On a page, the words might seem like a repetitive series. But as with many spiritual practices, the Rosary is what you make of it. Read More Arts & CultureCommentary Echoes of Eternity: Mahler and Duruflé in concert at Baltimore Basilica Samuel RoweOctober 6, 20254 min read November, being the month of All Souls, is a time when many choirs (ecclesiastical and secular alike) perform music centered on the faithful departed. Local music lovers will have a chance to experience it when the Baltimore Basilica — America’s first cathedral — hosts Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. a one-night-only performance of Mahler’s Titan Symphony and Duruflé’s Requiem. Read More CollegesCommentary CUA’s president discusses Catholic identity, challenges in higher education and AI Charlie CamosyOctober 6, 20258 min read Peter Kilpatrick, president of The Catholic University of America, recently spoke with OSV News’ Charles Camosy about how the university is meeting these challenges and growing in recent years. Read More BooksCommentary Beauty as truth? Leonard J. DeLorenzoOctober 3, 20254 min read Sarah Clarkson’s book, “This Beautiful Truth: How God’s Goodness Breaks into Our Darkness,” is a remarkable corrective to our persistent urge to “make sense” of evil and suffering. Read More CommentarySaints Silence in a noisy world Effie CaldarolaOctober 1, 20253 min read The noise of this world makes a home in our minds. God’s soft, silent sounds live in our hearts. We all need more silence. Read More CommentarySaints Celebrating the holiness of St. Teresa of Avila J.J. ZieglerOctober 1, 20257 min read More than five centuries after her birth, we can ask this Carmelite reformer to help us travel the paths of joy, prayer, fraternity and time in our own pilgrimage to God. Read More CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Why won’t the church grant me an annulment after my husband had an affair? Jenna Marie CooperOctober 1, 20254 min read The goal of the church’s nullity process is to determine whether there was some problem or issue at the time of the wedding that was serious enough and of such a nature so as to prevent a true marriage from ever being contracted in the first place. Read More CommentaryVatican How might Archbishop Iannone, new prefect for the Dicastery for Bishops, shape the role? Michael R. HeinleinSeptember 30, 20257 min read The biggest indicator of how Pope Leo might govern the church so far can be found in the Sept. 26 appointment of Archbishop Filippo Iannone as then-Cardinal Prevost’s successor as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops. Read More BooksCommentaryRespect Life Leah Libresco Sargeant on her new look at femininity in ‘The Dignity of Dependence’ Charles C. CamosySeptember 29, 20255 min read Is the world “the wrong shape” for women? Leah Libresco Sargeant, author, family policy expert and mom of three, makes that case in her new book “The Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist Manifesto.” Read More Previous 1 … 23 24 25 … 294 Next