In her latest column at OSVNews.com, Teresa Tomeo writes that “This Lent, no doubt, is being seen not only as one of the most unique Lenten seasons in Church history, but also one of the most difficult. It’s been one for the
In the U.S., this Lent started out with some people discussing if it was acceptable to eat plant-based burgers on Fridays in Lent. But fast forward a few weeks and that discussion is very dated as burgers as well as other foods
Lent in the time of COVID-19 is connected to the suffering of Jesus Christ. It forces us to reexamine the practices we committed ourselves to, asking ourselves how these practices enable us to unite ourselves to the suffering of Our Lord and
In this week’s All Things New, Scott Richert writes about the reserved body of Christ that is distributed to the faithful. This most commonly happens on Good Friday when Communion was consecrated at Mass on Holy Thursday. Receiving the Eucharist without a
OSV publisher Scott Richert writes that over the course of the last 50 years, the state of public health worldwide has improved dramatically. For most people in the developed world, and even a good portion of the population of the developing world,
Debating the morality of eating an Impossible Burger on a Lenten Friday might be as Catholic as it gets. While the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops explains in its Lenten guidelines that the Church's laws on abstinence hold that meat "comes only
In the Opening the Word for the Second Sunday of Lent, Timothy P. O’Malley writes that, as Christians, we are always on pilgrimage. Our home is heaven itself, the beatific vision, where we will see God face-to-face. The transfigured one is the
As a new Lenten season begins, Father Jorge Obregon from Houston is encouraging young Latino Catholics to participate in a new spiritual campaign titled Life Savers. "I hope this can get to as many Spanish-speaking people starting in Spain and all the
Ashes not only symbolize humanity's frail mortality but are also a reminder of God's infinite love of people, whom he created from dust, Pope Francis said. While men and women are just "dust in the universe" compared to the galaxies and space,
Lent is a time for deeper dialogue with God through prayer, for renewed gratitude for God's mercy and for increased compassion for people whose lives are under attack, Pope Francis said. Also, people must not only show generosity through charitable giving, but