Spiritual Communion is a devotion for those who are unable, for whatever reason, to receive sacramental holy Communion at a given time or in specific situations. The church offers no prescribed ritual or formula to make an act of spiritual Communion, but
Teens struggle with the issue of being questioned ad nauseam about their future plans by well-meaning adults. We should be more sensitive to our graduates' emotional needs.
In February, the Church marked 166 years since Mary appeared near a stream in Lourdes, France. It's been 165 years since she appeared in Champion, Wisconsin; 493 since Tepeyac Hill; 91 years since Belgium. The list goes on. Though Catholics are not
Father Patrick Briscoe reveals how a Catholic convert can help the faithful delight in Mary. Raïssa Maritain is “one of the 20th century’s greatest writers about the Virgin Mary,” he writes. He adds: “The Virgin Mary is not just a subject of
The Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board discusses the significant upcoming National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, emphasizing its role as a profound, nation-spanning event that allows for deep spiritual engagement and community participation. The pilgrimage, unprecedented in its scale, involves four routes converging in Indianapolis,
A reader asks about Mary’s promises to brown scapular wearers concerning the guarantee of heaven. Monsignor Charles Pope responds: “Our Lady of Mount Carmel promised to save those who wear the scapular from the fires of hell and to shorten their stay
A reader asks why Adam and Eve sinned even though they had “perfect intellects and wills unencumbered by the lower passions.” As Monsignor Charles Pope explains, “even with preternatural gifts, there are still temptations.” For true freedom, he writes, “Things must exist
Responding to recent confusion about the Church’s teaching on organ donation, OSV chaplain Monsignor Owen Campion clarifies that the Church lauds organ donation, but that Catholic bioethicists caution about the importance of ascertaining death. With medically assisted — and perhaps mandated —
The Church’s liturgy in Holy Week and Easter takes up the central Christian theme of human redemption. Columnist Russell Shaw meditates on redemption through the lens of three great Catholic thinkers: Blaise Pascal, St. John Henry Newman and St. Augustine of Hippo.
Dignitas Infinita, or “Infinite Dignity,” speaks of many things including market economics, poverty, the death penalty, war and terrorism, migrants, violence against women, euthanasia and assisted suicide, abortion, the environment and social media. But all the Times, the Post, and the AP