Say what you like about President Donald J. Trump --and there is a lot to say -- but to his credit, he made history Jan. 24 by becoming the first sitting president ever to address the crowd gathered on the National Mall
Most of the time when health care is mentioned in this country, it comes with a healthy dose of controversy and negativity. But one community raised $78,000 to cover $8 million in medical debt, and the rest was wiped clean due to
Gretchen R. Crowe reflects on keeping Christmas with us throughout the year. She writes, “When we follow his commandments — especially to love the Lord, our God, with all of our heart, soul and mind, and to love our neighbor as ourselves
Editorial director for periodicals and Catholic mom Gretchen Crowe reflects on how passing on the Faith with her children during the Advent and Christmas seasons makes the time even better. She writes: “We kneel before the manger, genuflect in the presence of
During the Christmas season, the Church beckons us to contemplate the Christ Child — God’s own son, the one who has been born anew into the world and into our hearts, and the one for whom we wait joyfully until he comes
Gretchen R. Crowe reminds us in this week’s No Greater Joy column, that celebrating and sharing the Good News, both in our Church and in Scripture, reminds us of the joy ever-present in our Church. The joy that comes from loving and
The music of pianist Jan Mulder has become an important part of the household of Gretchen R. Crowe, OSV’s editorial director for periodicals. Mulder is a Dutch pianist, conductor, composer and arranger who has been active in Europe and North America for
On Nov. 12, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles was elected president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops by the body of bishops gathered in Baltimore for its annual fall general assembly. Archbishop Gomez served the last three years as
In a presentation on the first day of the U.S. bishops’ fall assembly in Baltimore, Bishop Robert Barron, auxiliary of Los Angeles and chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis, suggested five paths that he believes
A year before the 2020 election, the U.S. bishops have launched their own campaign: Civilize It: Dignity Beyond the Debate, in which it is asking Catholics “to pledge civility, clarity, and compassion in their families, communities, and parishes, and [to] call on