How do you lose a casket? My friend hasn’t figured that out, but eventually, as Julian of Norwich assures us, all was well. We lived in Alaska then, and my …
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Today is the feast of All Saints, which commemorates all those who have “run the good race” and now see God face-to-face in heaven. This solemnity (and a holy day …
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In a few short days, the election will be over and, God willing, the United States will have a president-elect. But, as the chaos of recent months has made clear, …
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Q: These days we hear so much about “trans people.” I expect our church is against the practice but I really have never heard anything “official” about the church’s position. …
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As the month of October draws closer to its end, Halloween reaches its commercialized crescendo of candy, costumes and black-and-orange decor. I’ve also noted that every year it seems more …
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“This mountain’s of such sort that climbing it is hardest at the start; but as we rise, the slope grows less unkind.” The speaker is the Roman poet Virgil, Dante’s …
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Autumn weather is starting to settle in here in the Kansas City metro area, and in my household it’s time to break out the fire pit, sweaters, hot drinks and …
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What do an archdiocese and philanthropists teaming up to develop unused buildings for affordable housing, a Hurricane Milton relief fund, a column on liturgical living as adults and a profile …
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Discussions of family size have increased in political and religious discourse as U.S. birth rates hit historic lows. Catherine Pakaluk, an economist and associate professor at The Catholic University of …
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This week an OSV News contingent traveled to Rome for the “Synod on Synodality” that started Oct. 2 (here are seven things to know about the second and final session …
