Since Pope Francis’ latest encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, was released, managing editor Scott Warden has been trying to find brief moments between parenting to read the pope’s words. In the encyclical, which is unofficially translated as “Brothers All,” Pope Francis urges everyone —
In the six months since the pandemic hit and all the employees at Our Sunday Visitor packed their essentials and walked out of headquarters, managing editor Scott Warden has experienced both the pros and cons of working from home. In his latest
In partnership with OSV Films, director Jim Wahlberg’s new short film “What About the Kids?” explores the effects that addiction has on children throughout our society and the role that faith can play in the journey toward recovery. In the movie, 8-year-old
Twenty-twenty has been a never-ending storm that can fray even the calmest of nerves. In addition to the COVID-19 pandemic and racial tensions throughout the country, the upcoming presidential election continues to divide the country even further, and Tropical Storm Laura is
Managing editor Scott Warden writes that while his family hasn’t had a vacation in years, his family has a Great American Road Trip planned for next summer. To get there, though, like so many families across the country, they’ll have to navigate
With a new Major League Baseball season underway, Our Sunday Visitor managing editor Scott Warden recalls the great baseball writing of his former colleague Bob Lockwood. He writes: “While Bob didn’t always write about baseball, it was his pieces on baseball that
In this latest Openers column, managing editor Scott Warden writes about his reaction to the recent burning of the 249-year-old San Gabriel Mission Church in Los Angeles, built by St. Junipero Serra. “The fire, while tragic, also seems symbolic,” writes Warden. “So
I’m not much for knocking on wood, but I make an exception whenever I tell somebody that our six kids have combined for zero — zip, zilch, nada — broken bones. No falling out of a tree and landing wrong on their
In his message for the Fourth World Day of the Poor, which will be celebrated in November but was published ahead of time, Pope Francis said: “Time devoted to prayer can never become an alibi for neglecting our neighbor in need. In
Our Sunday Visitor managing editor Scott Warden writes that he had never had a talk about race with his children, until he and his family watched as peaceful protests turned violent in his hometown. He writes, “We never sat our daughter down