October 17, 2025

Older person walking outside in a forest

Embracing Our Bodies

Even as we wrestle with the realities of living in a human body—illness, aging, disability, declining health—we also have the opportunity to embrace our bodies as a means of experiencing God in the material world.

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Child and father | Photo by Daiga Ellaby on Unsplash

Parenting Is Never Perfect

How do we define success in parenting? Our worth as a person is not dependent upon our child’s accomplishments; our identity as a person is not dependent upon our “success” as a parent. We are of value not because of ...
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A young Venezuelan migrant carries a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe as she walks with her family in caravan in an attempt to reach the U.S. border, in Tapachula, Mexico, Nov. 5, 2024. (OSV News photo/Daniel Becerril, Reuters)

Missouri’s Catholic bishops call for merciful, just immigration policies

Missouri's Catholic bishops are urging lawmakers and policymakers at every level of government to work toward lasting solutions to the challenges brought by immigrants.
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Assuring a Person’s Salvation

Two readers asked the same basic question about final repentance and salvation.
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