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Meet the Mystics

Murray Bodo, OFM March 24, 2024

The word mystics has the same linguistic root as the word mystery, which denotes something secret, hidden, something that is beyond our understanding. The mystic

7 Catholic schools dancing in this year’s March Madness

OSV News March 19, 2024

The 2024 Men’s Division I NCAA Tournament gets underway March 19 with the “First Four” play-in games, and seven Catholic schools will be playing at least once in the single-elimination Big Dance.

Saint Francis and brothers meet Sultan Malik al-Kamil' in this artist's rendering

Meeting Sultan Malik al-Kamil: St. Francis in a Foreign Land

Omer Englebert March 1, 2024

The deep friendship and rich dialogue between St. Francis of Assisi and Sultan Malik al-Kamil centuries ago can inform interfaith dialogue in our own times.

Richard Rohr: Modern-Day Mystic

Franciscan Media February 25, 2024

His is a Franciscan legacy—one marked by love, laughter, peace, justice, and inclusivity. Three authors reflect on Father Richard Rohr’s impact on them and spiritual seekers everywhere.

Admitting Gross Historical Injustices

Pat McCloskey, OFM February 23, 2024

Call it tribalism, but I’ve always cast a skeptical eye on the Dominicans ever since I learned about their role in the Inquisition. Do you have any advice for thinking about historical misdeeds?

Members of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation in Nashville, Tenn., are pictured in a file photo preparing for Mass at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, where they made their final profession of religious vows. (OSV News photo/CNS file, Rick Musacchio, Tennessee Register)

Vocations to religious life in US decline, but key factors can impact numbers

OSV News January 31, 2024

A new report shows a continued decrease in the number of permanent vocations to consecrated life in the U.S.

Rare Blessed Carlo Acutis stained-glass window installed in Minnesota adoration chapel

OSV News January 12, 2024

Several stained-glass windows are being installed in St. Anne’s Chapel at St. Louis Parish in Foreston, including a depiction of Blessed Carlo Acutis, one of the patrons of the revival.

A Mother’s Love

Pope Francis January 1, 2024

“Mary treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart!” (Luke 2:19). In these words, Luke describes the attitude with which Mary took in

Out of Many, One: A New Franciscan Province

Susan Hines-Brigger December 27, 2023

In October 2023, Franciscans from a number of US provinces gathered to become one. Now they are discovering new ways to live out the spirit of St. Francis.

Vatican Museums share hidden images, details found by art restorers

OSV News December 15, 2023

The Vatican Museums has launched an initiative to give visitors — online and in person — a “backstage” peek into the secrets, curiosities and insights discovered by their art restorers.

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