The bishop of La Crosse, Wisconsin, said Sept. 9 that he has privately begun "applying Gospel principles" to correct a pastor who in a video says Catholics who are Democrats must "repent" of their support for the party or "face the fires
Assistant Editor Ava Lalor writes in her Openers column that there is a lot of woundedness in the world and in the Church. This is nothing new. But we all can do our part to love more, to check our thoughts, speech
In his latest “From the Chapel” blog, OSV publisher Scott Richert writes: “For many years now, I have urged everyone who will listen (and many who won’t) never to read comments on articles and blog posts online. By following that advice, you
Every night since March 15, editorial director for periodicals Gretchen R. Crowe and her husband have gone “live” on OSV’s Simply Catholic Facebook page to pray. They gather in front of her laptop at or a little after 9:30 p.m., depending on
In pandemic-unnerved America, we're all shut-ins now. In another time, just about any city of a certain size had television station that offered a Sunday morning "Mass for Shut-Ins." With the advent of digital communication, there are many ways to watch Mass
Catholics are deciding to 'unfriend' social media for Lent and adopt a 'digital detox.' How about you? Will you be giving up selfies, cat videos, and status updates? Read more about the no-social-media movement online.
We live in a cacophonous world saturated with both physical and mental noise. God can be salvaged out of most social constructs, and God can be found in all things. If we are to find God, one another and even ourselves, we
Online community prays for those healing from, struggling with pornography
Recently I had a civil but nonetheless interesting exchange with a Facebook follower. She was lamenting that, in her opinion, too many elected officials and others who support Catholic teaching — including protecting life from womb to tomb, as well as marriage
Priests, deacons and religious see the benefit of engaging with others through online platforms.