Bishop Varden offers much specific wisdom in his book "Chastity: Reconciliation of the Senses." "The way to order, for most of us," he writes, "goes through disorder." To pretend that such disorder does not exist "is to entertain illusion. … How
Asked to reminisce about his life and where he was at key moments in history, the 87-year-old Pope Francis obliged, but also used the opportunity to talk about the lessons the events hold today and his hope for the future.
The book, "Life:
A pope's ministry is meant to last his lifetime, Pope Francis said, and, at least until now, he has not considered resigning.
However, he wrote in a new book, if he were seriously impaired, he would resign, but unlike the late Pope Benedict
‘True Confessions’ offers inside perspectives on the modern challenges faced by the Catholic Church
Parishes closing or consolidating. Fewer and fewer people at Sunday Mass. An aging corps of priests and not enough new vocations to take their place. These and similar items combine in a pattern of downsizing by the Catholic Church nearly everywhere in
Pope Francis's concern for migrants and refugees, his focus on ecology, his calls to "go out" to share the good news of salvation, even his support for the controversial possibility of informally blessing LGBTQ+ couples flow from his conviction that people need
Raising public awareness about the role of slavery in building the U.S. Catholic Church and sparking hopes for racial justice and reconciliation were themes that emerged in a recent discussion at The Catholic University of America in Washington.
The discussion featured former New
As we begin Black History Month, Kenneth Craycraft gives three reasons why the month’s observation is helpful for our national conscience. First, it is an opportunity for us to remember the unspeakable cruelty of chattel slavery. Second, Black History Month is a
When we first meet Vinicius in the epic novel “Quo Vadis,” he is consumed by earthly desires. His love for Lygia, a devout Christian, is fueled by possessiveness rather than respect. He embodies the worldly temptations that can easily distract us from
A new book, “Flannery O’Connor’s Why Do the Heathen Rage: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at a Work in Progress,” examines the southern writer’s views on race through the lens of her projective novel. While not, as advertised, an “unfinished novel” the book is
Two sexual abuse survivors told OSV News they are deeply troubled by a recently resurfaced book on mysticism written several years ago by the Vatican's doctrinal head that includes graphic descriptions of sexuality.
"La pasión mística: espiritualidad y sensualidad" ("Mystical Passion: Spirituality and