On Dec. 14, reports surfaced that the well-known priest-artist Father Marko Rupnik had serially abused members of a women's religious community while serving as their chaplain in the 1990s. That same day, Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, was concelebrating
Carefully unrolling an enormous canvas on the living room floor of his Reisterstown home in early March, Sulpician Father Peter W. Gray unveiled a striking image of Christ that he considers one of his best works.
In vibrant colors, Jesus is portrayed at
When Pope Pius XII added the feast of St. Joseph the Worker to the Church’s calendar in 1955, the celebration highlighted the Church’s esteem for workers and human labor. The feast affirms that work is sacred because it is the privileged path
While Jesus’s earthly life unfolded in time in a particular place and culture, his saving mission was universal. At the heart of Jesus’ preaching was the coming of God’s kingdom on earth with the divine invitation extended to all people transcending time,
“God, please use my hands today the way you want me to use them.” North Dakota teenager Maria Loh prays that prayer every morning. It makes an offering of the 17-year-old’s usual household chores, and it gives profound meaning to the not-so-usual
An art exhibit honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego currently on display at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles gives "give thanks for the blessings received through Nuestra Morenita and San Juan Diego, as
Mary remains one of the most common and moving subjects in the history of art. Although we hear very little about her in the Gospels, her life has been imagined by countless artists throughout the centuries. Here, Our Sunday Visitor takes a
The sacred art of this world is not eternal, but it calls us to what is. For centuries and centuries Christians have made pilgrimages all over the world, especially to Rome. In this week's In Focus, we'll walk in the footsteps
From Teresa Tomeo: I thought about and prayed for the many cynics and Catholic critics as I was glued to the news coverage of the devastating fire at the famous Notre Dame cathedral in Paris during Holy Week. As I listened and
It is a sign of what is happening. Another new Catholic church in the Atlanta archdiocese has opened, Mary Our Queen. It features artifacts and other items from St. Gerard's Church in Buffalo, New York, which has closed.