(OSV News) — Three events in July are bringing Black and African Catholics from across the country together in faith, fellowship and a deeper understanding of missionary discipleship. From July …
Faith Practice
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Early on in “Gaudium et Spes,” the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, we read: “the church has always had the duty of scrutinizing the signs of …
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How is it that OSV News has been in operation for six months, and yet it feels like it started yesterday? Time flies when you’re having fun, I guess! Looking …
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(OSV News) — In the spring of 2016, Susan — a social worker in Florida — made a crucial decision. “I said to myself, ‘I will never date another woman …
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The 19th-century English poet William Wordsworth wrote a poem that began, “Milton! Thou shouldst be living at this hour; England has need of thee.” He wished the great poet had …
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It’s been a short week thanks to the Memorial Day holiday here in the U.S., but still a busy one for OSV News. Besides putting several interesting stories on the …
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(OSV News) — A film making its U.S. debut recounts the life of a beloved 20th-century saint — and the movie’s star told OSV News he “fell in love with …
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(OSV News) — Kamil Cierniak lived with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a terminal illness, for 26 years. He was fragile, he spoke with a delicate, weak voice and operated his …
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Good questions, FOCUS and large stuffed pigs: one new Catholic’s journey to the faith
by Kiki Haydenby Kiki Hayden(OSV News) — Nineteen-year-old Kelsey Moore felt drawn to the Catholic faith because of the joy it brings her, as well as its solid foundations in logic. But her journey …
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Bishops find Catholic disciples, evangelizers with ‘deep spiritual thirst’ on San Quentin death row
by Julie Asherby Julie AsherSAN QUENTIN, Calif. (OSV News) — San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said a recent daylong pastoral visit to death row at San Quentin State Prison with three other California …
