By Adele Chapline Smith (OSV News) — As children, we learn to fabricate all kinds of imaginary scenarios in great …
Pope set to leave hospital after three-day stay for bronchitis
By Carol Glatz ROME (CNS) — Pope Francis enjoyed a pizza “party” with staff on his second night at Rome’s …
A God Who Walked Here
Without realizing it, we have begun to think of Jesus as character or idea instead of an individual. Perhaps it …
Your Daily Bible Verses — Matthew 11:28-30
ENCOUNTERING THE WORD — YOUR DAILY BIBLE VERSES “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I …
The End of Reading
In reading literature, the tropological way of reading does not mean we pray the text itself, as we would with …
Baltimore cathedral to host world premiere of musical setting of St. John’s Passion narrative
By George Matysek Jr. BALTIMORE (OSV News) — The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore will host the world …
Why Do We Follow a Secular Compass?
In today’s hectic world, we are almost always moving and going somewhere, but are we going in the right direction? …
Pope hospitalized for respiratory infection, Vatican says
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After having difficulty breathing, Pope Francis went to Rome’s Gemelli hospital March 29 …
Arvo Pärt: The Unexpected Profile of a Musical Revolutionary
Pärt’s Cultural Influence and Ensuing Controversies How can we judge if the events and the consequences in Pärt’s life in …
Other Witnesses
This week’s poem in the Catholic Poetry Room is by Mark D. Bennion. Other Witnesses After the earth let go …