Elizabeth Scalia, OSV News
Pope Francis: Recalling many popes in one — Elizabeth Scalia
Before he was known for anything else, Pope Francis was known as "the first non-European pope in nearly 1,300 years."
As we absorb the news...
The best of Francis: Five unforgettable moments
As the world absorbs the news of the death of Pope Francis -- and before the ever-busy oddsmakers and deep insiders begin the game...
Accept that we are forever and always at the Last Supper,...
In Lent, we expect the sojourn through the desert, encountering spiritual heat, thirst, mirages that disappear as we draw near to them. Sometimes, we...
When it came to Lenten meals, Mom tried, we offered it...
It's OK, we can say it (you know it, and I know it): Compared to our Orthodox brethren and our Muslim friends, the Catholic...
The love story of the church is no NGO, but brings...
In the wake of recent headlines about the bruising cuts made to federal funding of various Catholic ministries, Pope Francis' words from his 2013...
The challenging task of 2025: Look for the smallest miracles among...
"You are not being asked to be anything other than human…"
That was uttered by a colleague during a meeting. It was a mere aside...
My ‘Catholic Wish List’ for this past year shows signs of...
So, at the end of 2023, I published my "Catholic Wish List" for 2024, laying out some hopes for the church that seemed, if...
Pride, self-satisfaction and the lies that serve both are still our...
"After the man, Adam, had eaten of the tree, the Lord God called to the man and asked him, 'Where are you?' He answered,...
Gather around the family table, be thankful, and for goodness sake...
Beyond my usual list of things to be grateful for -- mercy, family, reasonable health, employment, the elders still among us and the children...
Supernaturalism: Even those who claim no faith testify to the unseen...
The supernatural is real.
We all know it. We all know that there are "things visible and invisible," and we've all experienced moments where the...