Faith Practice

With the feast of the Holy Family, the church, I think, simply wants our Christmas adoration, our meditation, to linger. 

Tolkien’s beloved Hobbits may serve as an inspiration for Christian celebration and mission during the Christmas season.

Americans who leave their childhood religion typically do so by the age of 30, with just under half saying they stopped believing their former religion’s teachings.

Is Jesus the Messiah? This is the question John the Baptist’s disciples ask, and the answer has a call to action for us today.

Religious affiliation in the U.S. is “holding steady,” with recent steep declines leveling off — but there’s no evidence a religious revival is underway, according to a new report from …

In the church, we do not live or die on our individual faith alone. We are united with one another, in Christ, and we can cling to one another’s faith …

Scripture readings for Oct. 5, 2025, Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Hb 1:2-3; 2:2-4Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-92 Tm 1:6-8, 13-14Lk 17:5-10 Between the disciples of Jesus and those whose faith …

(OSV News) — While discussing the topic “How Do We Get Our Children to Attend Mass?” in a webinar, participants from the U.S. and Latin America emphasized the importance of guiding …

KRAKÓW, Poland (OSV News) — Christianity “freed from the old demons” can be a driving force of Europe, a French professor argued during the Sept. 20-21 international conference on “The …

(OSV News) — A new report identifies what researchers call “three big myths” about faith and politics in the U.S., concluding that the nation is less polarized around such issues …