Our Saints, Ourselves
Vanesa Zuleta Goldberg
October 25, 2021
“I’m no saint,” we may tell ourselves. But stories of the saints show us that we, too, are capable of extraordinary faith, courage, and love.
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St. Joseph: Man of Virtue
John R. Barker, OFM
October 25, 2021
Faced with a difficult decision, Joseph teaches us that righteousness means loving both God and neighbor.
Pope shares survivor’s letter pleading for clergy to face truth of abuse
OSV News
October 19, 2021
An adult survivor of abuse by a priest appealed to the world’s seminarians to become good priests and to make sure the “bitter truth” always prevails, not silence about scandals and their cover-up.
Nourished in Body and Spirit
Carol Ann Morrow
October 17, 2021
I have been remiss. I have enjoyed second helpings. I have tossed away remains. I have not remembered those who are hungry as I am filled.
Sister Megan Rice, who crusaded against nuclear weapons, dies at 91
OSV News
October 14, 2021
Sister Megan Rice, whose yearslong crusade against nuclear weapons included serving two years behind bars for a felony, died Oct. 10 at the Rosemont residence of her religious order, the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. She was 91.
American Exile on PBS
Christopher Heffron
October 14, 2021
American Exile, a blistering documentary, tells the story of two brothers, Vietnam veterans Manuel and Valente Valenzuela: Mexican by birth, American to their very core.
Faith and Family for October 17: Ambition of James and John
Susan Hines-Brigger
October 13, 2021
In this week’s Gospel, James and John ask to be seated beside Jesus in his Glory, only to be reminded that they are called to be servants for others.
Sunday Soundbite for October 17, 2021
Greg Friedman, OFM
October 13, 2021
The humanness of the disciples gives us hope that God will work in our lives and will patiently remind us–as Jesus does today–that true greatness comes through serving others.
Church’s inability to put victims first is ‘moment of shame,’ pope says
OSV News
October 6, 2021
The Catholic Church’s inability to make victims of abuse their top concern is a cause for intense shame, Pope Francis said.
St. Thérèse: My Spiritual Companion
Heather King
October 1, 2021
What I thought was a brief walk with this beloved French saint turned into a lifelong journey of love and admiration.
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