The Ulma family was beatified in Poland today, Sunday, September 10. There has never been a beatification like it. “In recent times and with the current procedures there have never been any; perhaps for such cases we need to go back to
It’s not often that we get to hear the mothers and fathers of saints open up about their children. Blessed Carlo Acutis, who lived from 1991-2006, was beatified in 2020. Known for his love of video games and his skill with computers,
Assistant editor Ava Lalor shares how a new release from the OSV bookstore has been guiding her reflection this fall. In “Living Metanoia: Finding Freedom and Fulfillment in Christ,” Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, the president of Fransiscan University of Steubenville, introduces what
The greatest Catholic novel of all time? It might be a 100-year-old Norwegian classic
Our Sunday Visitor contributing editor Russell Shaw suggests that the finest Catholic novel in history might just be a 100-year-old classic set in 14th-century Norway. Her novel Kristin Lavransdatter earned author Sigrid Undset the 1928 Nobel Prize in Literature. Shaw writes: “The
For sixteen years, Carl Olson and other Catholic men have been meeting every month to discuss different works of Catholic theology, philosophy, spirituality, history, culture and literature. Looking back, he reflects that it’s a minor miracle they kept meeting month after month.
Spring is the time when soil warms and seeds sprout, offering opportunity for new growth. It is also a time to mature in our own faith life, learning more about the Catholic faith and exploring the tools to become better disciples.
In an era when anyone can order a book from their smartphone and have it on their doorstep within a day or two, Catholic bookstore owners like Cecilia Balog have to make do with lower sales. “That’s what we call the
Sherry Weddell’s book “Forming Intentional Disciples” (OSV, $16.95) is, I think, one of the most important Catholic books of this decade. In it, she addresses the core issue facing the Church in our time: How to foster a culture in which all