Father Patrick Briscoe, OP, is a Dominican friar and the editor of Our Sunday Visitor. Along with his Dominican brothers, he is host of the podcast Godsplaining and a co-author of "Saint Dominic’s Way of Life: A Path to Knowing and Loving God." He is also the author of the OSV seasonal devotional, "My Daily Visitor."
In mid-September, the Dorothy Day, the newest Staten Island Ferry boat, arrived in New York Harbor. The third of three new Ollis-class vessels built by Eastern Shipbuilding Group, the Dorothy Day is named for the beloved Catholic Staten Island journalist. Father Patrick
Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, explores the findings of the latest American Family Survey. While there was some data that was encouraging, and some that was discouraging, the survey showed, essentially, that Catholics aren’t much different than members of
The English translation of Catechumenal Pathways for Married Life, a new pastoral guideline published by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, was published last week on the dicastery website. The document proposes a new model for marriage preparation — one
Recently, Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, attended a performance of Will Arbery’s celebrated play “Heroes of the Fourth Turning” at the Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C. When the play premiered three years ago off Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in
Enjoying the new Amazon series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” Father Patrick Briscoe writes that one episode of the show opens with a song that contains the lyric, “Not all who wander are lost.” That line, Father Briscoe
Recently returned from a pilgrimage in Francis, Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, recalls his experience traveling to the remarkable church Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy — a fitting site as we prepare for the upcoming feast of the archangels. Father
As the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council approaches, Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, explores Pope St. John XXIII’s goals for calling the council and the misconceptions that have persisted over the past six decades.
On Sunday, Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, attended the U.S. premiere of the new documentary film on the life of Mother Teresa and the work of the Missionaries of Charity, produced by the Knights of Columbus. Father Briscoe writes
In Sunday’s homily at the beatification Mass of Blessed John Paul I, Pope Francis said: “Jesus asks us precisely this: live the Gospel and you will live your life, not halfway but to the full. Live the Gospel, live life, with no
Last week, in a video interview with Bishop Robert Barron, actor Shia LaBeouf said that while preparing to play St. Padre Pio in a biopic of the Italian saint, he experienced a profound conversion to Catholicism. In a new column, Father Patrick