Opinion

It was a beautiful morning for a walk. As I made my way home, I spotted three young boys manning a lemonade stand. They were enthusiastic salesmen, loudly hollering “lemonade” …

Parents are all too familiar with the sort of anxiety that can subconsciously nag at you all day long, before really kicking in at night. While we’re up and about …

The crucifix is so central to who we are as Catholics that we keep it often before our eyes; we hang it on our walls and wear it around our …

By Sister Alicia Torres I am not totally sure how my parents felt when I told them I’d signed up for the 3 AM hour of prayer on Good Friday …

By Silvio Cuéllar, OSV News During my high school years, I lived with my grandmother Matilde. Sunday night was a sacred time when she would always take me to church. …

Last weekend, all eyes were on Pope Francis and his trip to Mongolia, of which he said, “I’ve been to the heart of Asia, and it has done me good.” …

As we enter the month of September, I find it apropos the Ulma family and their unborn child will be beatified Sept. 10. We’ve had a number of stories about …

By Janet Russell On my 51st birthday, my life as a “malade” began. “Malade” is the French word for “sick one,” and it became part of my identity when I …

By Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board Our culture continues to view families as a problem. The declining birth rate of the United States is evidence that people think happiness will …

Welcome to today’s OSV News showcase! This week we’ve reported on pro-life laws and lawsuits in Indiana, South Carolina and other states; ongoing crackdowns on the Church in Nicaragua and …