Do you struggle with praying with Scripture? In her latest column, Ava Lalor shares a book that has guided her through the Advent and Christmas seasons and a podcast that she is using: “The Bible ...
What does the story of the Magi teach us, and who were they really? Monsignor Charles Pope answers this question in his latest Pastoral Answers column. He writes: “The key point in the story of ...
Tim O’Malley writes for The Baptism of the Lord, that the Word made flesh, the splendor of the Father, is baptized with a baptism of repentance. In this act, Our Lord places himself in the ...
Last January, Dr. Greg Popcak predicted that 2020 would be the Year of the Domestic Church. Since then, the pandemic has forced the Church to reexamine the role of the family in Catholic life. This ...
The pro-life movement has lots of heroes and heroines, sung and unsung alike, writes Russell Shaw, but there’s always room for one more. As an addition to the roster of unsung heroes, he nominates Dick ...
Which feast days are holy days of obligation? Monsignor Charles Pope lists the six days are considered holy days in the Church calendar, while also explaining some of the exceptions to the rule. He writes: ...
After surprising the Church only a few weeks ago with the announcement of a Year of St. Joseph, which began Dec. 8, 2020, and lasts until Dec. 8 of this year, the Holy See made ...
Gretchen R. Crowe, editorial director for periodicals at OSV, shares insights she gathered from an article written by Father Damian Ference for the Word On Fire website. When we confess our sins and are forgiven, ...
Managing editor Scott Warden shares his family’s tradition of praying the St. Andrew Christmas novena. He writes: “There are stretches of time where our family’s prayer life is lackadaisical, but for those amazing nights of ...
The feast of the Epiphany of the Lord reminds us glory shines once more. Timothy O’Malley writes: “The Magi, through the wisdom of a star, find their way to a hidden babe. He possesses no ...
