Sometimes it feels like the church in the U.S. suffers from the very short attention span that we young adults are accused of having.| Catholic Review
Jesus’ Transfiguration is one of the most dramatic scenes in the Gospels. It is a central image of Lent, reminding us that during this season we are invited to ascend a high mountain with Jesus to live a unique spiritual experience.| Catholic Review
It can be a beautiful practice to go to Mass on a feast that isn't strictly obligatory simply to enter more deeply into the spirituality of our liturgical year.| Catholic Review
Limbo is not included in our Creeds and is never mentioned in our current Catechism of the Catholic Church.| Catholic Review
We can always turn to Jesus as a friend and confidant like none other.| Catholic Review
In opening the Holy Door, Pope Francis opens the door of hope for the Church and for the whole human family.| Catholic Review
This year’s Rite of Election in the Archdiocese of Baltimore was beautiful. The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen was filled to overflowing. Nearly 800 catechumens and candidates for reception into the church were joined by their godparents, sponsors, families and friends.| Catholic Review
Pope Leo XIV will canonize Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati together Sept. 7, the Vatican announced.| Catholic Review
Beginning in 1208, Jesus would use a pious, holy and humble nun, St. Juliana of Cornillon, as his instrument to take advantage of the increasing visual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and, at the same time, return the People of God to regularly receiving holy Communion. Juliana would be Christ's source to establish the feast of Corpus Christi.| Catholic Review
The Catholic Church has long honored early Christian leaders, theologians and teachers from the East (Greek) and West (Latin) as Fathers of the Church. Unlike doctors of the church, there is no official list of Church Fathers.| Catholic Review
Utterly life-changing was the day I learned that the Hebrew word most frequently used for "sin" (hhatah) is understood by scholars to mean "missing the mark."| Catholic Review
MONTCLAIR, N.J. (OSV News) — The rector of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Oratory in Montclair sees an upcoming one-day exhibit at the church featuring hundreds of sacred relics as “a blessing from God.”| catholicreview.org
Sometimes it seemed as if Pope St. John Paul II could do just about anything — do it well, in fact — if he simply set his mind to doing it. This impression of uncommon giftedness would by itself have been enough to give his pontificate its special aura.| catholicreview.org
The idea of union with God is, for most people, alternately attractive and terrifying.| catholicreview.org
WARSAW (OSV News) — During his pilgrimage to Poland in 1999, St. John Paul II highlighted the stark contrasts in living conditions across the country, pointing out challenges faced by many families in small towns and villages.| catholicreview.org