Msgr. Owen F. Campion is OSV’s chaplain.
Msgr. Owen Campion writes in his latest column that respect for human life experienced two serious setbacks as 2020 came to an end, and each occurred in a very unexpected place. In Spain, which is overwhelmingly Catholic, the country’s parliament moved toward
Ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, Monsignor Owen Campion addresses the challenges that the Church will face by having a Catholic in the White House who will work toward policies that go against Church teaching. He writes: The
Monsignor Owen Campion writes that when Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a practicing Catholic, was nominated to the Supreme Court late last summer, little attention was paid to her views, precisely as a Catholic, concerning capital punishment. This oversight was interesting since several
Monsignor Owen Campion writes about a legend of the redbird. According to the legend, a species of birds was quite plentiful in the Holy Land. It was too small to eat. It made no music. It was ugly, its plumage dull and
Monsignor Owen Campion writes that while the restrictions on our lives during the COVID-19 pandemic might seem burdensome — with facemasks, social distancing, reduced hours at stores and closed offices — Americans have seen similar conditions and much worse. The United States
In his latest column, Monsignor Owen F. Campion shares a story about a priest whose parish was in a tight spot. After reviewing the issues, he walked over to the church, knelt before the tabernacle and prayed: “Lord, they are your people.
Msgr. Owen Campion writes about the depth and meaning of sacramental marriage, using the example of Blessed Karl and Empress Zita of Austria, who put Christ and the Church at the center of their relationship. Pope Francis’ recent remarks about civil unions
Monsignor Owen Campion looks at the possible future of abortion in this country if Roe v. Wade eventually is overturned. He writes: “Unless this blanket definition of human life comes, some legal observers believe that the Supreme Court will cancel Roe, which
Monsignor Owen F. Campion tackles the term “reproductive rights” in light of Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination by President Donald Trump to the Supreme Court. Even before the nomination, he writes, every commentary on the nomination process said that abortion would be a
The Queensland Parliament in Australia passed a new law that would put priests in jail for up to three years if they refuse to alert authorities to any cases of child abuse they might learn about while administering the Sacrament of Reconciliation.