Managing editor Scott Warden writes about the legacy of his family’s favorite priest, who retired recently. While Father Bill Sullivan seemed gruff — even grouchy — at the beginning, “Over the years, the tough exterior faded, and we only saw an easy
As his family prepares to embark on a 17-day, 4,500-mile trip across the country, Our Sunday Visitor managing editor Scott Warden writes that going to confession was the No. 1 thing on his family’s to-do list before leaving. With that accomplished, he’s
Managing editor Scott Warden writes about a recent time in which he asked God to intervene in a trivial matter — namely, the outcome of a baseball game. It didn’t go as he hoped it would, and a few days later, Pope
With his daughter’s high school graduation coming quickly, Our Sunday Visitor managing editor Scott Warden reminisces about his own childhood and offers a few pieces of advice to his soon-to-be graduate. He writes: “Stay close to the Church. You have an amazingly
Managing editor Scott Warden writes about a recent experience he had while reading the story of David and Goliath during Eucharistic adoration. He writes: “I was familiar with the story — as is most anyone who spent time at Vacation Bible School
Managing editor Scott Warden looks at a recent GQ profile of pop star Justin Bieber, whose misdeeds as a teenager were well chronicled by TMZ and People magazine. Now, the singer is speaking about the life he lived then, the life he’s
In his latest column, Scott Warden shares how years ago, his family often would share the cry room with a family with a special-needs son. He writes, “Whenever we’d join them, I always felt like we were encroaching in their sacred space
OSV managing editor Scott Warden explores Pope Francis’ recently concluded series of catechetical talks on prayer, and he makes a resolution that during the Easter season, he will reflect on the pope’s wisdom to help him deepen his own prayer life. He
In his latest column, Scott Warden shares a story he read on CNN. The headline read, “Three dads, a baby and the legal battle to get their names added to a birth certificate.” The article tells the story of Ian Jenkins and
Like many Catholics, reading Scripture every day has not come easily to Scott Warden. In his latest column, he gives an update about his family’s practice of listening to Ascension Press’ “The Bible in a Year” podcast, hosted by Father Mike Schmitz,