Opinion

As we flip the calendar to 2024, I must admit the thought of the coming 12 months fill me with a certain amount of dread. Entering into another election year, …

I know that as soon as the last present has been unwrapped and the last carol has been sung, many thoughts turn to New Year’s resolutions. When I worked in …

Good evening! Merry Christmas!  On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me … FIVE GOLDEN RINGS! Sing loud — it’s still Christmas! I love these precious days of …

By Emily Stimpson Chapman (OSV News) — Religious have it easy — at least in some regards. Consider, for example, their vow of poverty. Religious brothers, sisters and priests pledge …

By Russell Shaw Have you ever wondered about those weekday feasts between Christmas and New Year’s Day? They include two martyrs — St. Stephen and St. Thomas Becket — and …

(OSV News) — In a secular society that commences celebration preparations in October and attempts to sever Jesus from a certain Dec. 25 holiday, keeping Christ in Christmas each year …

Good evening! If you’re feeling like we just celebrated the feast of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini in November, you’re quite right. However, outside of the United States Mother Cabrini is …

By Donald DeMarco (OSV News) — When I was very young, I came across a story that has left an indelible impression on me. The story centers on two bedridden …

By Lisa Popcak (OSV News) — A friend — we’ll call her Barbara — once confided to my husband and me: “I hate to admit this, but, deep in my …

Anyone who says evening prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours regularly recites the Magnificat from the first chapter of the Gospel of Luke. Named for its first word in …