Louis of France: A Saintly King

Jack Wintz, OFM July 23, 2021

To care for his people, Louis of France built cathedrals, churches, libraries, hospitals, and orphanages.

Vatican prosecutor seeks six-year sentence for priest on trial

OSV News July 16, 2021

A Vatican prosecutor requested that Father Gabriele Martinelli, who is accused of sexually abusing a younger student at the St. Pius X Pre-Seminary, be sentenced to six years in prison if convicted.

My Quest for Quiet Time

Susan Hines-Brigger July 13, 2021

As a mother of four, quiet time is in short supply. But our faith provides plenty of avenues for reflection, such as prayer and meditation.

My Mind’s Patterns

Stephen Copeland July 12, 2021

Richard Rohr sometimes talks about how negative thoughts have a way of sticking to our brains like velcro, while positive thoughts have a way of slipping away like teflon.

Haitian church ‘stunned’ by president’s assassination, says bishop

OSV News July 9, 2021

Bishop Alphonse Quesnel of Fort Liberté, Haiti, said the Haitian church was “stunned” by the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.

Gomez: July 4 should also honor missionaries’ role in nation’s founding

OSV News July 5, 2021

As the nation’ celebrates its independence on the Fourth of July, Americans should recall the country’s “other founding” by the missionaries who, beginning in the 1500s, came to proclaim “the love of Jesus Christ to Indigenous peoples,” said Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez.