Mary, human and not divine, shows us what the living inculturation of the Gospel looks like by revealing herself as one of the people to whom she appears. Juan Diego doesn't see an outsider; he sees a mother and trusts her. In
Sparrows were and still are a symbol of confident trust in God’s care. A seemingly insignificant bird used in the Gospels to illustrate God’s love.
The Catholic Church cannot measure people's engagement with religion only by looking at church attendance, but also must observe how they express religious sentiments outside of church -- even on their own bodies, a Jesuit priest said.
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Understanding the distinctions between God's positive (or ideal) will and God's permissive (or conditional) will is important. The distinctions matter to all Christians because of the very practical implications that flow from them -- distinctions that, when properly understood, can help us
Archbishop Thompson spoke to teens about this year’s NCYC theme “Fully Alive” in a prayer service at the beginning of the opening session -- after the teens had settled down from a rousing concert by Christian rock band for KING + COUNTRY.
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As Advent approaches, Scott Richert reflects on the example of his mother, who passed away in early November. Richert writes: “When my sisters and I were young, my mother would spend all of Advent baking cookies and making candy. … But my
Lillian Fallon, who has been writing and speaking on the intersection of faith and style since 2015, melds her experience in the fashion world with her knowledge of St. John Paul II's theology of the body.
TORONTO (OSV News) — “The Tammy Peterson Podcast” delves into issues such as faith through a counter-cultural lens. Behind the podcast stands a 62-year-old cancer survivor and wife of Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson who has just begun the journey to become a
Simcha Fisher writes that high school teacher Dan Finaldi likes to paint his students. He says: “I just want to paint them. Sometimes people will come to me and say, ‘Can I pose?’ and I say, ‘Sure.’ I’m fascinated by looking at
Karen and Kevin Beaton have lived through the loss of two of their six children. Independent tragic circumstances claimed the lives of their five-year-old daughter, Christine, in 1982 and their adult son, Colin, in 2018 at the age of 31. "In my