Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, writes in his latest column about a couple he knew well who struggled with infertility for years. “Not long after we met,” he writes, “Like many couples I’ve come to know as a priest,
In his latest post from Rome, Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, was one of thousands of priests to concelebrate the requiem Mass for Pope Benedict XVI at St. Peter’s Square this morning. Father Patrick writes: “The towering dome of
This morning, Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, arrived in Rome to pay his last respects to the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and attend his funeral. He writes: “My first stop was Santa Sabina, the mother church of the
On Tuesday, Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, will begin a pilgrimage to Rome to pay his last respects to the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and attend his funeral. He writes: “As a young seminarian, Pope Benedict was deeply
Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, shares his reflection on the passing of Pope Benedict XVI: “Pope Benedict’s end of this side of eternity comes as a witness and consolation to us all. As pope, he once encouraged the faithful
Harvard Law School professor Mary Ann Glendon served as U.S. ambassador to the Holy See during the final year of President Bush’s second term in office. In the following conversation with Our Sunday Visitor, the ambassador shares her fond memories of Pope
“The reason I went to Ukraine, the reason I wanted to go during Advent was because Christmas is approaching and I knew that for many Ukrainians it was going to be a very difficult Christmas,” said Supreme Knight Patrick J. Kelly of
Father Patrick Briscoe writes about the vow of obedience that religious brothers and priests take, and how important it is to take it seriously. He writes: “In the Dominican Order, although we friars live celibacy and poverty, we only make one vow:
Father Patrick Briscoe reflects on how we can rediscover the Eucharist at Bethlehem: "Time and eternity touch and mingle in the birth of Christ. Father Vincent McNabb says, 'Eternity's full tide overwhelms the banks of Time.' And while Christ enters definitely into
As Our Sunday Visitor celebrates its 110th anniversary, its editor, Father Patrick Briscoe, examines the unique mission that Catholic media undertakes in order to bring its readers closer to Christ. Father Briscoe writes: “To proclaim the truth is a promise that was