In case you didn’t notice, writes Russell Shaw, the process of choosing the next pope has begun. He writes: “No, Pope Francis is still going strong and the cardinals didn’t slip back into the Vatican under cover of night and immediately convene
With the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops soon to get underway, there’s a certain question that needs to be faced: Isn’t a Synod on Synodality -- which is what this one is supposed to be -- a rather
Columnist Russell Shaw explores the life and papacy of Pope St. Paul VI, who sensitively and conscientiously led the Church from 1963 to 1978. He is most famously known for his encyclical Humanae Vitae, which met much dissent, but the pope stood
As the Supreme Court revs up for a new term, the justices are being asked to tackle this question: Should pro-life activists have to pay multi-million dollar fines for publicizing the fact that Planned Parenthood makes money by selling the body parts
Unless the Ukrainian army’s current counteroffensive ends in clearcut victory for either Ukraine or Russia -- an outcome that seems unlikely at the moment -- it is possible, though hardly certain, that conditions then will finally exist for a ceasefire and peace
Columnist Russell Shaw explores the life of Dorothy Day, who with Peter Maurin, founded the Catholic Worker, which became “a significant presence in American Catholicism, not only helping the poor and outcast but providing a rallying point for other activists and young
Writer Russell Shaw explores the life of St. Josemaria Escriva, who in 1928 “saw” Opus Dei and realized that founding this work of God was his special assignment in the divine plan. Opus Dei has pioneered in spreading the idea that lay
While there are many critics of the ongoing synodal process, whose full first session is just months away, Russell Shaw writes that there can still be positives that come from synodality. However, he agrees with an article written by theologian Chris Ruddy,
(OSV News) — Sincerity is the life blood of a robust spiritual life. It’s one of those good habits I call “worldly virtues,” meaning virtues essential for living a good life in the middle of the world — in this case, by
Writer Russell Shaw explores the faith struggle of C.S. Lewis, an atheist who became a conservative Anglican with traditional theological views. Besides scholarly works, his books include an immensely popular series of children’s stories set in an imaginary land called Narnia, three