Brian Fraga writes from Massachusetts.
In a conversation with Our Sunday Visitor, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of Phoenix discusses his new apostolic exhortation that explores the importance of Catholics to foster a deeper devotion to the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. He says that not
In an increasingly secularized world where a sense of the transcendent is dimming, the presence of men and women who consecrate their lives to God is a reminder and a witness to the reality of life beyond our physical reality. By simply
From feeding the poor to sheltering the homeless and caring for the sick, the works of mercy that men and women in consecrated life carry out every day show God’s radical love in action. The works of mercy include feeding the hungry,
In a new apostolic exhortation released on Holy Thursday, Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted of Phoenix called on the faithful — clergy, religious and laity — to develop a deeper devotion to the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. “I think the
Georgetown University recently hosted an online panel that focused on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Latinos and their communities in the United States. During the virtual discussion — entitled “Life, Young Latinos, and COVID-19: Where Do We Go From Here?” —
Throughout Holy Week, the Church’s liturgies walk the faithful through the most dramatic events of salvation history. They are longer, typically, and not necessarily what the lay faithful are used to experiencing on most Sundays and holy days of obligation throughout the
he Google News Initiative announced that it will fund a consortium of Catholic media companies, news agencies and scientists to provide reliable information about COVID-19 and the vaccines that have been developed to turn back the pandemic. Our Sunday Visitor is a
As the Biden administration begins to transition away from immigration policies put into effect by the Trump administration, more than 25,000 migrants seeking asylum in the United States will start crossing from Mexico into the United States while they await their cases
After a yearslong process, Catholic youth and young adult leaders on Tuesday presented the final report from the National Dialogue on Catholic Pastoral Ministry with Youth and Young Adults. Our Sunday Visitor contributing editor Brian Fraga reports that a consistent theme that
While some parishes across the country have fared well throughout the coronavirus pandemic, others have had to furlough staff, lay off employees and cut back on ministries because of sharp declines in weekend collections amid a year where public Masses were cancelled