The sufferings and difficulties posed by the current COVID-19 pandemic and resulting crisis in society have been faced by humanity at different times. But it’s also true that the threats we are facing are unique and demand from us an abundance of
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. bishops, under the leadership of Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, will consecrate the United States to the maternal care of the Blessed Virgin
Michael Heinlein, editor of SimplyCatholic.com and author of a forthcoming biography of Cardinal Francis E. George, writes about how the late cardinal’s lasting legacy can help the faithful during the time of the coronavirus pandemic, specifically in his perseverance through his personal
American Catholics are facing an unimaginable Holy Week this year. With the suspension of public Masses throughout every diocese in all 50 states, there will be no Palm Sundays in our parishes, no Triduum liturgies, no joyous Easter Sunday Mass. It’s almost
It’s important to recall that, although our obligation to attend Mass might be dispensed, we are never dispensed from honoring the Third Commandment to “keeping holy the Sabbath.” Sunday remains to be set apart as another opportunity to grow in communion with
There were great expectations that Pope Francis’ post-synodal apostolic exhortation Querida Amazonia, which was released February twelfth, would address the recommendation of last fall’s synod of bishops to ordain certain married men in South America’s Amazon region. Instead, the pope’s exhortation sidestepped
Michael R. Heinlein, editor of OSV’s website Simply Catholic, writes that the question of loosening the discipline of priestly celibacy should be made with full consultation of the bishops of the Church, and it is a conversation that Pope Francis should welcome
The legacy of Blessed James Miller -- or better known among the Guatemalans he served as "Hermano Santiago," the Spanish version of "Brother James" -- was recalled at his Dec. 7 beatification in Huehuetenango, Guatemala. The De La Salle Christian Brother was
Michael R. Heinlein writes that the Dec. 3 postponement of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen’s Dec. 21 beatification, less than three weeks ahead of time, further damages the Church’s credibility in a time when leaders have struggled to be honest and transparent
With his beatification Dec. 21, Archbishop Fulton Sheen will be memorialized in the Church for reasons far beyond his contributions to the Church’s intellectual life or his evangelical zeal. Archbishop Sheen is a model for those striving for holiness. Through his practice