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“Theresa’s ministry was about truth-speaking,” Sister Susan Sanders said in a statement. “Truth-speaking about women’s desire for full inclusion in the Church; and truth-speaking to Church leaders like Pope John Paul II.”
FaithScripture Reflections
Colleen Dulle
A Reflection for the Memorial of the Passion of St. John the Baptist, by Colleen Dulle
FaithScripture Reflections
Kerry Weber
A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Monica, by Kerry Weber
FaithScripture Reflections
Ashley McKinless
A Reflection for Monday of the Twenty-first Week in Ordinary Time, by Ashley McKinless
Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage during the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Aug. 22, 2024. (OSV News photo/Brendan Mcdermid Reuters)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Kathleen Bonnette
Vengeance and grievance are nihilistic motivators. We need to ground ourselves in joy and gratitude if we are to promote unity and peace.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Kristen Day
The abortion issue is emblematic of a larger problem within the Democratic Party—an obsession with ideological purity that has proven to be both counterproductive and divisive.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 19, 2024. (OSV News photo/Kevin Lamarque, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Bill McCormick, S.J.
For many Catholic Democrats, President Biden is the zenith of public faith. For many Catholic Republicans, he represents a betrayal of the Gospel. The truth is somewhere in between, and that is OK.
Arts & CultureIdeas
Jake Martin
Rife’s humor of the quick, off-the cuff variety is best suited to these more conversational modes of presentation. He is lucky that he has a gift for improvisation and interacting with crowds, because his straight up standup is pedestrian.
Arts & CultureCatholic Movie Club
John Dougherty
Gaston is troubling because he is the Disney villain who resonates most with reality: It’s unlikely that we’ll encounter an Ursula or a Jafar, but we all know a Gaston.
Arts & CultureIdeas
William Gualtiere
In "Batman: The Caped Crusader," we explore the mystery of heroism.
FaithFaith and Reason
Richard Francis Crane
The intertwined stories of Jacques Maritain and 'Nostra Aetate' underscore the need for Christians, now more than ever, to repudiate and combat antisemitism.
FaithShort Take
Greg Popcak – OSV News
What are some ways Catholic parents can help their children grow up to be faithful Catholic adults? It might start with three Rs: relationship, rituals and reaching out.
FaithNews
Michael R. Heinlein - OSV News
In a lengthy interview with OSV News, Archbishop Richard G. Henning addressed his recent appointment as archbishop of Boston and shared his hopes for his new ministry.
FaithThe Word
Victor Cancino, S.J.
August 25, 2024, the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time: After five Sundays in a row, the bread of life discourse from the Gospel of John reaches its anticlimactic close.
FaithNews
Justin McLellan – Catholic News Service
“Right now, Christians, Jews and Muslims cannot meet with one another, at least not publicly,” said Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, patriarch of Jerusalem.
FaithThe Good Word
Terrance Klein
A Homily for the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Father Terrance Klein
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
J.D. Long García
The difference between the GOP and Democratic party platforms is acute on the hot-button topic of immigration, an issue on which the U.S. bishops have weighed in consistently over the last 20 years.
The Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, speaks at a campaign rally on Aug. 10, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Logan M. Isaac
JD Vance should publicly retract his comment about Mr. Walz “abandoning his unit” lest it lend credence to false guilt felt by many of our military veterans.
FaithNews
Caroline De Sury — OSV News
During the Paris Olympic Games, track champions rang the bronze bell located close to the finish line. In December, that same bell will ring in the newly reopened Notre Dame Cathedral during the most sacred part of the Mass.
FaithYour Take
Our readers
In the July-August issue of America, Emma Camp argued that a person with doubts about God's existence could still benefit from attending Mass.