In his latest “From the Chapel” post, OSV publisher Scott Richert writes that “so much of our life comes down to showing up. To being present. To preparing to act. And then acting when we’re called to do so. Yet so much
In his latest column, OSV publisher Scott Richert continues the conversation of hospitality. Reflecting on his first encounter with author Russell Kirk at Piety Hill, his ancestral home in Mecosta, Michigan, Scott writes that when it comes to relations with others, we
OSV publisher Scott Richert writes in his latest post that “Sitting on my front porch, rereading Walker Percy and writing yesterday about my mentor, Russell Kirk has sent my mind down an unexpected path of thinking about the decline of hospitality, and
Alexa: In his latest “From the Chapel” post, OSV publisher Scott Richert writes that “It’s in our nature to want change to happen quickly — and when things need to be torn down, it can. When we’re building something new, something better,
In his latest “From the Chapel” post, OSV publisher Scott Richert writes that everything in modern life tries to rip us out of the present moment, this place here and this time right now, and from the company of the people closest
In his latest “From the Chapel” post, OSV publisher Scott Richert writes that “front porches have gone the way of the horses and buggies. Most modern houses are built without them, and those that do feature a porch treat that porch not
In his latest “From the Chapel” post, OSV publisher Scott Richert writes that “we can only really get to know it when we breach its borders, walk among the trees, pay attention to the deer and the hare and the hawk and
In today’s From the Chapel post, Scott Richert writes about the love of neighbor: “Can you love every person on earth as fully as you can love your spouse? Can you love other people’s children as much as you love your own?
In his latest “From the Chapel” blog, OSV publisher Scott Richert recalls a quote by American political theorist James Burnham: “Where there’s no solution, there’s no problem.” Richert writes: “This is how we respond to many issues in society. ... If things
In his latest “From the Chapel” post, OSV publisher Scott Richert writes that “‘[T]he best way out,’ according to Robert Frost, ‘is always through.’ But then, in a different voice: ‘And I agree to that, or in so far / As that