In early July, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the archbishop of Munich, in Germany, acknowledged, and asked forgiveness for, the conduct of deceased Auxiliary Bishop of Munich Matthias Defregger, who died in 1995. During World War II, Captain Defregger oversaw the destruction of Filetto
Writing on the recent media reports on the Vatican's investigations of the governance of the dioceses of Knoxville, Tennessee, and Tyler, Texas, Monsignor Owen Campion says that while this news might be surprising to some Catholics — and unsettling to others —
Twice recently in California — once in the state Capitol and again by the Los Angeles Dodgers — those who mock Catholic nuns have been given a place of prominence. In his latest column, Msgr. Owen Campion looks at the legacy of
As we continue to celebrate graduation season, Msgr. Owen Campion looks at the legacy of the Benedictine order, which, centuries ago, modernized the way children were educated: "Before the Benedictines, schooling, as it now is known, was rare. It was one-to-one. A
Several months will pass before October comes, but at that time many Catholics will be led, whether they like it or not, to think about their religion, some with delight and high hopes, others with disapproval and fear. On October 4, the
Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City recently wrote an official pastoral letter for the people of his archdiocese about gender dysphoria, to use the scientific term, or changing sexual identity. Monsignor Owen Campion, OSV’s chaplain, reflects that while the letter will provoke
Columnist Monsignor Owen Campion writes: “The coronation of King Charles III in London on May 6 will not affect the United States, but Americans are hypnotized by British royalty, so many Americans will follow the events of that day with interest. It
In his column this week, Monsignor Owen Campion tells the story of a little-known legend about Easter morning and how the light of Christ on Easter morning transformed an ugly, useless plant into what we now know as the sunflower. He writes:
Msgr. Owen F. Campion, Our Sunday Visitor’s chaplain and a native of Nashville, reflects on the recent tragic shooting there that saw three adults and three children killed. It was the 39th school shooting in the United States this year, he writes.
Monsignor Owen Campion writes that “few sections of Scripture have been debated, discussed and disputed as often, and as intensely, as the first chapters of the Book of Genesis … the story of how humanity, the earth and all things came into