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Rivers of living water: Jesus wants souls dedicated to receiving his love

A sister who lives and prays in solitude at the Monastery of Bethlehem, Livingston Manor, New York

This article first appeared in Our Sunday Visitor magazine. Subscribe to receive the monthly magazine here. “God is love”… This post Rivers of living water: Jesus wants souls dedicated to receiving his love appeared on Our Sunday Visitor.

God doesn’t always make his will crystal clear — here’s why

Sister Nancy Usselmann

This article first appeared in Our Sunday Visitor magazine. Subscribe to receive the monthly magazine here. Christ does not… This post God doesn’t always make his will crystal clear — here’s why appeared on Our Sunday Visitor.

Distracted during prayer? Here are 5 tips to help you focus

On an average college day, I was in my dorm room praying a Rosary with a few friends when I… This post Distracted during prayer? Here are 5 tips to help you focus appeared on Our Sunday Visitor.

Illinois bill provokes outcry from homeschool advocates, private schools

Simone Orendain

(OSV News) — An Illinois bill that compels homeschooling families and private schools to provide the state with… This post Illinois bill provokes outcry from homeschool advocates, private schools appeared on Our Sunday Visitor.

Love as a treasured possession

Catherine Cavadini

Be ready for Mass this Sixth Sunday of Easter. Catherine Cavadini reflects upon the law of love that Christ lays out in the Gospel: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” “If we love Christ and enter into the intimate relationship that “he himself is,” we will love as Christ loves. Christ’s love will become our new way of life.” She adds, “And then a most beautiful indwelling will happen: “On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you.” This post Love as a treasured possession appeared on Our Sunday Visitor.

4 vital tools to help keep your kids safe during confession (or anywhere else)

Award-winning columnist Simcha Fisher responds to a tweet asking Catholics how they can send their kids to confession when so many priests over the past decades were sexual abusers. Fisher replies by giving parents four tips in how they can help to keep their kids safe: “As Catholics, we believe that confession is a great gift from Christ where we can meet him and he will relieve our burdens and strengthen us. Most priests simply want to give people this gift. It is not necessary either to desanctify the sacrament or to frighten kids and make confession seem like a risky, terrifying place.” This post 4 vital tools to help keep your kids safe during confession (or anywhere else) appeared on Our Sunday Visitor.

Does the Shroud of Turin contradict Scripture?

Msgr. Charles Pope

A reader is wondering: “The Easter Gospel mentions the burial cloths that John and Peter found in the empty tomb. The passage makes a point that the cloth around Jesus’ head was separate from the rest. The Shroud of Turin seems to be one continuous cloth that covers his whole body, including the head. Please reconcile this apparent contradiction.” In his latest column, Monsignor Charles Pope quickly explains this contradiction as well as expounds on the reasons to believe in the Shroud of Turin. This post Does the Shroud of Turin contradict Scripture? appeared on Our Sunday Visitor.

Britain’s Catholics prepare for king’s upcoming coronation

When King Charles III is crowned May 6 in the gothic splendor of London's ancient Westminster Abbey, it will be one of the year's most watched events. The coronation has attracted controversy -- not least over its $125 million price tag during a cost-of-living crisis -- even as opinion polls show dwindling public interest in the monarchy. But despite controversies, it will still be an opportunity to project the soft-power of British royal pageantry and reaffirm Christianity's place in public affairs, including the presence of Britain's small but significant Catholic minority. This post Britain’s Catholics prepare for king’s upcoming coronation appeared on Our Sunday Visitor.

Buyer beware: Women’s safety is a key oversight in the abortion pill debate

Over the last several weeks, various courts in the U.S. judicial system — including the Supreme Court — have issued rulings on the legality of the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion drug mifepristone. Even for legal scholars, the decisions have been hard to follow. In a new essay for Our Sunday Visitor, Elizabeth Kirk, director of the Center for Law and the Human Person at The Catholic University of America, clears up the confusion, writing that the plaintiffs in the case are claiming that the safety regulations used in the trial of the drug are not being put in place in real-world applications. Kirk writes: “If the plaintiffs are correct, and the FDA abused its legitimate authority and ignored science in such a way that endangers women, all of us — whatever our views on abortion — should be gravely concerned and eager for a full and fair hearing to take place in court.” This post Buyer beware: Women’s safety is a ke

True faith is open to others, pope repeatedly says in Hungary

Catholic News Service

Praising the piety and charity of Hungarian Christians and their commitment to supporting traditional family life, Pope Francis said Christ also calls them to open their hearts -- and perhaps their borders -- to others in need. When it comes to the church or to society, isolationism is not Christian, the pope said in a variety of ways during his visit to Budapest, Hungary, April 28-30. This post True faith is open to others, pope repeatedly says in Hungary appeared on Our Sunday Visitor.

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