Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, looks at the many moments in life where it seems we’re simply stuck between major points in our lives. He asks, “Where is God in the in-between times?” And then, he answers that very
The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, archbishop of the Major Archeparchy of Kyiv-Galicia, “is a bridge between different eras: the communist persecution of the Church, its revival, and its response to various modern challenges, including the
Last week, there was much chatter in Catholic circles about an FBI memo that labeled traditionalist Catholics as potential terrorists. In his latest column, Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, writes that it’s true that religion is dangerous, but not
In his latest column, Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, shares his family’s appreciation of the grocery store Aldi. But recently, he writes, “my OSV coworkers shared with me an Aldi trope I had not heard of: the aisle of
As we observe National Catholic Schools Week, Our Sunday Visitor sat down with Thomas Carroll, Superintendent of Schools of the Archdiocese of Boston. Carroll joined the archdiocese in 2019, when he began his project of renewal of Boston’s Catholic education. Carroll’s background
On Thursday morning at 9 a.m. EST, a tweet from Pope Francis’ official English language Twitter account was posted. The tweet read: “The middle finger, which is higher than the others, reminds us of something essential:honesty. To be honest means not getting
Father Patrick Biscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, shares a recent experience about visiting his former college campus: “When I returned to my former college campus to give a talk on the Eucharistic Revival, I expected to enjoy my friends and share
Last summer, Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, received a startling early morning text message from a Dominican brother. He shared a photo of the wall of one of their churches that had been tagged by graffiti. The vandal(s) had
Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, attended last night’s Respect Life Vigil, which he said “was the right start to a very different March for Life.” Father Patrick writes: “Last night’s Respect Life Vigil Mass at the Basilica of the
In the wake of the deaths of Pope Benedict XVI and Australian Cardinal George Pell, media outlets — both Catholic and secular — have featured significant commentary about the political and theological divisions in the Catholic Church. One month ago, those themes