Publisher Scott Richert writes that “fiction, like poetry, is the most important thing one can read outside of Scripture … Good fiction feeds and shapes the moral imagination, helping us to explore what it means ...
OSV publisher Scott P. Richert writes about the lasting legacy of Pope Benedict XVI. “There are no coincidences, only divine providence, as our pastor, Father Tony Steinacker, is fond of saying; and the death … ...
Publisher Scott Richert writes that he was in his late 40s when he realized he had aphantasia, which is the inability to create mental images. Until this revelation, he assumed that when people said “picture ...
On Christmas morn I wake to find New peace in heart, and soul, and mind. Softly I tread the stairs to see Lights shining on the Christmas tree. Our children rising from their beds Find ...
As we enter into Advent, OSV publisher Scott Richert explores the Gospel reading for the First Monday of Advent, in which hear the story of the centurion who called upon Jesus to heal his dying ...
OSV publisher Scott Richert recalls a night 36 years ago when he wandered the cold and lonely streets of Lansing. Michigan. Having drifted away from the Faith, Richert recalls that he found shelter from the ...
Publisher Scott Richert writes about the two feast days the Church celebrates in early November: “All Saints’ Day has always been one of my favorite feasts, followed closely, as it is in the calendar, by ...
OSV publisher Scott Richert explores the importance of taking opportunities to view the world through a different lens, via reading or traveling: “We need those moments to wake us up, to shake the foundations of ...
OSV publisher Scott Richert continues his series exploring how we as Catholics are called to live Eucharistic lives. This time, Richert focuses on the significance of the sanctuary lamp, which signals to all the presence ...
OSV publisher Scott Richert recalls the times at Mass when, while holding a squirming child during the Eucharist prayer, the priest would elevate the host and, drawing the child’s attention, he or she would proclaim, ...