The experience of illness can be isolating and alienating. Serious and chronic illness can make one feel unwelcome in one’s …
Discerning young women could benefit from houses of study
By Melissa Lesieur (OSV News) — The church has prayed for vocations my entire life. Usually, this intercession is specifically …
Ukrainian Catholic bishop reacts to rebellion in Russia
(OSV News) — While the head of Russia’s Orthodox Church backed President Vladimir Putin’s attempts to put down a military …
How Doctrine Develops
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The Flash
NEW YORK (OSV News) – Ah, time travel. It’s long been a favorite device for screenwriters who like to pile …
Why do we call it “Mass”?
“The dismissal of Mass marks the beginning of our mission.” Have you ever wondered why we call what we do …
‘Reafirmó mi sacerdocio’: Obispo nicaragüense que vive exiliado en Florida inspira a sacerdotes hispanos de Nueva Jersey
By Joe Jordan NEWARK, Nueva Jersey (OSV News) — El mensaje que un obispo nicaragüense que vive en el exilio …
U.S. bishops encourage Catholics to ‘read, pray and discuss’ Synod on Synodality working document
(OSV News) — The working document released June 20 on the Catholic Church’s upcoming worldwide Synod on Synodality “presents the …
Praise
This week’s poem in the Catholic Poetry Room is by John Hopkins. Praise Bees praise Godby trying to pollinateevery flower …
Servant of God Stanisława Leszczyńska: The Midwife of Auschwitz Who Delivered Thousands of Babies and Saved Thousands of Lives
Auschwitz was hell, a nightmare of agony, grief, and despair. Except in the maternity ward. There, as the lice bit …