Melissa Coles received a call in the late summer of 2019. She didn't listen long before she figured it was a prank call and hung up. When the person called back, she hung up again.
"On the third call, they had all the
Pauline Sister Nancy Usselmann writes: “I find that it is easy for my mind to get caught up in the struggles of society, the suffering of people, the horrible things that happen every day. Evil seems to be rearing its head and
OSV publisher Scott P. Richert addresses how we are living in a time of “madness” and lies: “The increasing politicization of public discourse has meant that we all too often measure the truth of any statement not by the extent to which
In a new In Focus, Julie Davis dives into the work of six great Christian authors of the 20th century to see what all the fuss is about. Most people have a superficial sense of these writers and their works. C.S. Lewis
Managing editor Scott Warden reflects on a piece of advice his dad gave him when he was younger: “The only way to get better at writing is to read. A lot. It could be Stephen King or The New York Times or
Sister Nancy Usselmann addresses the increased problem of loneliness in young adults and how mentoring them can bring back connection and purpose to their lives: “Young adulthood is a time of discovering our desire for deeper connection, meaning and purpose in life
Associate editor Ava Lalor shares the history of her favorite hymn, “O God Beyond All Praising” and how she encountered it in a kids TV show: “I learned that the music from this favorite hymn originally comes from Gustav Holst’s orchestral suite
In his latest column, Scott Warden writes about how his job in Catholic media has become a vocation. Lately, though, he writes, “the reputation of both institutions that I love so dearly — the Church and the Fourth Estate — has fallen
Following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Our Sunday Visitor contributing editor Russell Shaw looks at the increased violence from left-wing extremists: “things like the firebombing of pregnancy centers and pro-life offices and the desecration of churches, carried out,
Our Sunday Visitor columnist David Mills reacts to a recent Facebook post in which someone mentioned following all of the Church’s teachings. Mills explores what that means — and even if it’s possible. “The Church teaches a lot of things, some of