Maryann Gogniat Eidemiller writes how Catholic colleges and universities have welcomed Muslim students with hospitality. “I think it starts with respecting and showing kindness to everyone regardless of religious background,” student Lisan Hasnain of India said. Christian students are welcome to learn
Deacon Greg Kandra offers some guideposts in dealing with the news in 2020. In this age of the 24-hour news cycle, we are buried under an avalanche of information. Kandra offers some tips that can lend some stability to an unstable world.
Brian Fraga writes how adorers, the faithful who make a Holy Hour in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, have found peace, relief from depression and addictions, and a strengthening of their faith. If you don’t think your schedule will accommodate adoration,
In the eighth installment on the life of Christ, Russell Shaw writes about Jesus’ announcement of the Eucharist, a message embraced by some, rejected by others. Jesus feeds the multitude and then announces, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat
In the first of a 10-part series on the Ten Commandments, Leonard J. DeLorenzo says, “The freedom of the Christian life is in receiving and responding to the order God gives, and to live wholly and bountifully within that order.” DeLorenzo writes
Jesuit Father Peter Schineller writes that the Church long ago took St. Paul’s words to heart and recommended dozens of short aspirations that Christians can learn by heart. Ideally, such prayers should become second nature, as much a part of our daily
Mary Beth Baker, senior acquisitions editor at OSV, writes how she encountered a blind man in Washington, D.C.’s Union Station who made her see what joy looks like in ordinary life. Real Christian joy is a daily choice to put yourself in
Many people are not told how to navigate the holidays after experiencing a family loss. Leticia Adams walks through some tips that have helped her and her family after her son’s death. Most importantly, she reminds us that during these difficult seasons,
In a new apostolic letter, Admirabile Signum, released Dec. 1, Pope Francis writes about the meaning and importance of Nativity scenes, encouraging us to look at them with fresh eyes. The staff at Our Sunday Visitor offers five recommendations from that document
WASHINGTON (CNS) — If the use of the rosary as a devotion fell off at some point in the past, that’s not the case now, according to Gretchen R. Crowe, Our Sunday Visitor’s editorial director for periodicals. Under St. John Paul II,
In Part 7 of his ongoing series, the Life of Christ, Russell Shaw explores the kingdom of God and looks at the parables of the good Samaritan and the prodigal son. These parables tell us something extremely important about the kingdom of