We know that Christ told us to celebrate the Eucharist every Sunday in order to remember his sacrifice until he comes again. But, as Scott Richert points out, we cannot know why Christ established this sacred banquet as the sacrament of his
Drawing on the Apostle Thomas’s acclamation “My Lord and my God,” after Jesus told the apostle to put his finger in his hands and side, OSV publisher Scott Richert reflects upon the recent Eucharistic miracles and how those miracles may bolster belief
Drawing inspiration from the teachings of Pope Benedict XVI and the insights of Catholic novelist Walker Percy, OSV’s publisher Scott Richert ponders the challenge of preventing religious beliefs from becoming mere words devoid of their true meaning. Recalling a personal experience in
When was the last time you gazed upon a crucifix and slowly and meditatively prayed the Our Father? OSV Publisher Scott Richert recalls how “my understanding of the connection between the sacrifice before my eyes and the sacrament we celebrate on the
Publisher Scott Richert writes that this work we’re called to do is about more than genuflecting as we enter the pew: “Disposing of our imaginations to perceive the reality of Christ’s sacrifice made present for us once again, here and now, in
What is the first thing you do when you walk into a Catholic church? No, it isn’t genuflecting before entering the pew. Before that. Generally, we first dip our fingers in the holy water font and bless ourselves with the sign of
At each Mass and Divine Liturgy, there is not simply a remembering of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross, writes OSV Publisher Scott Richert, but a re-presentation. “The Greeks called this process anamnesis, a word that is commonly translated into English as ‘remembering,’
OSV publisher Scott Richert recently came across the following passage written by Blessed Carlo Acutis: “Like creation, the Passion continues. That is, until the end of the world, of this world.” In his latest column, Richert explores what these words should mean
For OSV Publisher Scott Richert, sitting by the pool at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island recently caused him to think about the 1980 movie “Somewhere in Time,” which was filmed at the hotel and tells the story of a playwright who
At the beginning of every Mass, when the priest says to us, “Brothers and sisters, let us call to mind our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries,” what do you think of? In the modern world, we associate