Msgr. Owen F. Campion is OSV’s chaplain.
In his column this week, Monsignor Owen Campion explores the reasoning behind the postponement of the beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, writing that how we look at the abuse of children today by clergy has changed greatly from how society generations ago
Why do we give gifts at Christmas? Monsignor Owen Campion writes that it is because each of us is a child of God, redeemed by the Son of God. Each person, therefore, is special. We give a gift to another, at least
It all began in 1948. Exhausted by the Second World War and tired of maintaining their worldwide empire, the British left Palestine, which they had governed, and the United Nations had to decide what was to come. The U.N. divided the territory
Given the long history of the Church, Monsignor Owen Campion writes the feast of Christ the King is rather recent, instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925. Pope Pius created this feast to remind Catholics that any human being and every human
The recent report that a priest in the Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina, refused holy Communion to former Vice President Joe Biden brought to center stage, once again, the question of how the Church should react to political figures who identify themselves
As the synod of bishops on the Amazon discussed ordaining married men as priests, OSV chaplain Monsignor Owen Campion looks at the history behind a celibate priesthood, noting that it stems from Jesus himself saying that “whoever can accept this ought to
In his latest column for Our Sunday Visitor, Monsignor Owen Campion looks at the origins of Halloween and All Saints Day, reminding readers that while darkness and evil of the world reign on All Hallows Eve, on All Saints Day we are
In a few days, Cardinal John Henry Newman will be canonized as a saint, and Britain’s Prince Charles is scheduled to attend. The prince’s presence has been reported as if it will be a major shift in relations between the United Kingdom
Some studies suggest that before long the Catholic population of sub-Saharan Africa will account for as many as 40% of Catholics worldwide. Pope Francis’ journey to the three African nations indicates how important Africa has become to the Catholic Church, and what
Thorough transformation in American seminaries has improved priestly formation