Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board proposes that there is one group of individuals whose stories we as a Church can and should commit to knowing better: American Black Catholics who are on the road to sainthood. They write: “These six individuals not
With the arrival of Lent, we enter into a natural time of reflection. For 40 days, Jesus entered the desert, fasting and praying before beginning his public ministry. For 40 days, we model his behavior. We observe a time of introspection and
What is true unity? This is a question the Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board has been thinking a lot about. Unity means togetherness, oneness and harmony. It implies a sense of shared purpose and goals. But for all of its positive connotations,
As Catholic Christians, we are called to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ at all times to all people. We are called to speak this truth in season and out, when it’s simple and when it’s complicated, no matter the cost. The
Before the COVID-19 pandemic was a part of our daily reality, many Catholic schools faced shrinking enrollment and shrinking budgets. Then came March 2020 and, along with it, the final nail in the coffin of many Catholic schools struggling to stay afloat.
The Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board writes: “In the final days of the Trump administration, amid deep political and social divisions that came to an horrific head during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, there was one thing on
On Jan. 20, Joseph R. Biden Jr. will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States — the second Catholic in 232 years to attain that office. Two days after President Biden’s inauguration, the country will mark the 48th
After surprising the Church only a few weeks ago with the announcement of a Year of St. Joseph, which began Dec. 8, 2020, and lasts until Dec. 8 of this year, the Holy See made a related announcement on the Feast of
Happy New Year! We are grateful to God for seeing us over the threshold of a new calendar year, and we pray that 2021 will be one that will see the end of our current pandemic and the return to a somewhat
The newly declared Year of St. Joseph is a great blessing for the Church, writes the Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board. It provides a beacon of hope during a dark time, and an opportunity for people of faith to focus on a