Must I Obey All Laws?

Pat McCloskey, OFM November 19, 2025

Aren’t immigration laws as binding as all other laws? Even though someone can campaign to change a law, isn’t that person obliged to obey all current laws?

Water and kids | Photo by Gilley Aguilar on Unsplash

Living Waters May Flow

Stephen Copeland November 19, 2025

St. Francis of Assisi once said, “Create within yourself a place where God might dwell.”

The Beauty of Our World

Kathy Coffey November 18, 2025

Reflect St. Francis of Assisi was Pope Francis‘ “guide and inspiration” for his letter Laudato Si about the environment. Because St. Francis saw the world

A pair of wedding bands symbolizing the sacrament of marriage is depicted in a stained-glass window at St. Isabel Church in Sanibel, Fla. (OSV News photo/CNS filer, Gregory A. Shemitz)

Is Marriage Really a Sacrament?

Pat McCloskey, OFM November 18, 2025

How can marriage possibly be a sacrament? Yes, Jesus attended a wedding feast, spoke of the Kingdom of God in terms of a wedding banquet, and used the Genesis creation story to support the idea of union.

Virgin Mary praying in front of a Church

Surrounded by Saints

Christopher Heffron November 17, 2025

The saints are popular because they are both holy and wholly relatable. Often we can find aspects of their lives that mirror our own.

Eucharist: Symbol or Reality?

Pat McCloskey, OFM November 17, 2025

In our missalette for the Solemnity of the Epiphany the prayer over the gifts, the bread and wine, speaks of them as symbolizing Christ. But don’t most priests say they are really the body and blood of Jesus Christ?

Not One Stone

Ela Milewska November 16, 2025

Endings are not the end of the story. God is still present when everything else feels unstable.

Divinity All Around Us

Patricia Breen McNeil November 15, 2025

St. Hildegard of Bingen had a powerful ability to see the work of the divine all around her, in every living thing.

Why Are These Symbols Connected With Saints?

Pat McCloskey, OFM November 15, 2025

I have noticed that many paintings of Saint Jerome include a lion lying at his feet. In other paintings there is a skull. I have noticed similar images in paintings of other saints. I am intrigued by these symbols. What do they mean?