In his latest “From the Chapel” post, OSV publisher Scott Richert writes that everything in modern life tries to rip us out of the present moment, this place here and this time right now, and ...

In his latest “From the Chapel” post, OSV publisher Scott Richert writes that “front porches have gone the way of the horses and buggies. Most modern houses are built without them, and those that do ...

In his latest “From the Chapel” post, OSV publisher Scott Richert writes that “we can only really get to know it when we breach its borders, walk among the trees, pay attention to the deer ...

In today’s From the Chapel post, Scott Richert writes about the love of neighbor: “Can you love every person on earth as fully as you can love your spouse? Can you love other people’s children ...

In his latest “From the Chapel” blog, OSV publisher Scott Richert recalls a quote by American political theorist James Burnham: “Where there’s no solution, there’s no problem.” Richert writes: “This is how we respond to ...

In his latest “From the Chapel” post, OSV publisher Scott Richert writes that “‘[T]he best way out,’ according to Robert Frost, ‘is always through.’ But then, in a different voice: ‘And I agree to that, ...

In his latest “From the Chapel” post, OSV publisher Scott Richert addresses the virtues of faith and hope. He writes: “We can look at a world beset by disease and division, by violence and hate, ...

In his latest “From the Chapel” post, OSV publisher Scott Richert writes about the need for mercy and forgiveness. Reflecting on Walker Percy’s final novel, “The Thanatos Syndrome,” Richert addresses that justice is a start, ...

In his latest “From the Chapel” post, OSV publisher Scott Richert writes about how, while transitioning to working from home, we have dropped the ball — but now in the way we would expect. Read ...

A bat visited the sleeping Richert house last night. In his From the Chapel post today, Scott reflects on when we find ourselves "flying blind," like the bat whizzing around his bedroom. Too often we ...