The lives of Sts. Cecilia, Agatha, Agnes, Anastasia and Lucy have resonated across centuries. These female virgin martyrs of the early Church are all named in the Roman Canon — Eucharistic Prayer I in the ...
Recently, Christians have heard much about the split in the Eastern Orthodox Church, between the church in Istanbul (Constantinople) and the church in Moscow. In October 2018, the patriarch of Constantinople agreed to the independence ...
Migration has been an integral part of the human story since Homo sapiens began to leave Africa more than 70,000 years ago. DNA tests today show the migration paths that one’s ancestors took from the ...
In this week's Our Sunday Visitor In Focus, you'll get to know the men who helped guide the early Church, helping it become the Faith we encounter today. Meet both ante Nicene and post Nicene ...
The sacred art of this world is not eternal, but it calls us to what is. For centuries and centuries Christians have made pilgrimages all over the world, especially to Rome. In this week's ...
In this week's In Focus, Russel Shaw writes, Regardless of his personality or character, his virtue or personal courage, virtually any Catholic priest would rather go to jail than betray a penitent who comes to ...
What does the Church teach about homosexuality? Writer Russell Shaw takes in-depth look at that teaching on same-sex attraction amid the societal changes of the past century.
Spring is the time when soil warms and seeds sprout, offering opportunity for new growth. It is also a time to mature in our own faith life, learning more about the Catholic faith and exploring ...
In his homily on Psalm 148, St. Augustine speaks about the feast of Easter in a way that may sound strange to modern sensibilities. Today, Easter, like many feasts of the Church, is treated as ...
For the past several years, we have solicited stories from those who converted to the Catholic faith to share in our Easter issue. This year, however, in the wake of a new wave of the ...
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